The Brijuni archipelago lies off Istria’s west coast, a 15-minute boat journey from Fažana, just north of Pula. Most of the 14 islands are off-limits to the public. Luckily, there is so much to see on ...

'Untouched nature of beautiful islands,' promises the website of Brijuni National Park. 'Beautiful' is an understatement, and 'untouched' far from the truth: it’s the human touch present in the ...

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Brijuni may be amongst Croatia's tiniest islands, yet it boasts one of Europe's most peculiar travel tales. Situated a short distance from Pula's coastline, the island houses Brijuni National Park, ...

But it is an anecdote of more recent vintage that inspires my own excursion to Istria. During the Cold War, I’m told, the dictator of Yugoslavia, Marshal Josip Broz Tito, chose the Brijuni Islands as ...