Cycling from Trieste to Pula

Advantage of the days of Easter and Easter Monday, we travel by bicycle in accordance with a type so far unknown to us: bikes, bags and tent with you. While the movements are riding our bikes, overnight accommodation is provided at campsites. The itineriario, designed to the tiniest details in the winter, will lead us to discover the Adriatic coast, before the Italian, Slovenian and Croatian then bounded by the Italian Trieste and Pola located at the bottom of the Istrian Peninsula. Spend three nights in the Croatian town of Umag, Rovinj and Pula.

 

Trieste - Umag

The exact point of our Partez Barcola is not far from Trieste and where we leave the car and the car park seems secure, given that many people enjoy the daily promenade. Fantastic landscape that takes us to the town of Muggia recommend where to stop to admire is the center that the new port. The road that leads us to the Italian-Slovenian border is not very wide and the rider requires a special attention. Without even accorgeci arrive in Koper (Koper), the traffic becomes more intense but cyclists to cross the city, may rely on cycle paths and walkways well tended. The road is not hard, flat and paved always stops but we do allow us to reach Umag some 'behind the roadmap. But since the goal of the day we do not reject, however, to visit, if the note already lontanaza, situated on a narrow peninsula, where stands the bell tower surrounded by stone houses, all enclosed within the walls well preserved.

Umag - Rovinj

Left the camp behind, very close to that beautiful clear waters of the sea, we head towards Novigrad (Novigrad). If the day before the road was pretty flat today, we expect the ups and that if taken with too much heat can turn the pedal on a crucifix. Cittanova A stop to visit the town's streets, anchesso like other medieval character, which brings us to the loggia in Piazza Slodobe. Return to starting to ride Porec (Porec) where we have the pleasure of attending a colorful procession today is the day of Easter and the town is enlivened by the multitude of people. There seems to be true across the border, when we hear most people speak Italian and this characteristic will hear throughout the journey. Driving through the town of Vrsar (Vrsar), we come to what is now declared marine reserves: the Lim Channel (Kanal Limski). This bay, only 600 meters wide, we are riding in only 9 kilometers to reach the other side but the landscape that is in our view is fantastic: the road, though uphill, along the sides of mountains that plunge into waters of the channel. Now there just to get to Rovinj and the road, once past the Lim channel, is safe and always down. Rovinj, in the distance, looks like all the towns visited so far: the bell tower stands out above the roofs of the houses from the walls multicolere. We, pedaling along the streets of the citizens, we recommend to admire it from the square right on the harbor. In close, you can admire the Arch of Balbi, an ancient port city, clock tower and loggia.

Rovinj - Pula

Today, Monday after Easter, the time is not the best and we believe, from the start, we give a few drops of rain. But today our goal is also the destination for the whole tour and then we do not lose heart. We follow a fairly flat road from where, near the town Valle (Bale), we glimpse the islands National Park Brijuni islands that can be visited only in groups accompanied by local guides. The beach became our traveling companion from the city of Fažana (Fazana) where, before we seek shelter in the park in front of the port, then, now resigned, we head to the main pier - we were not alone! - From where, in fine weather, you can admire the Brioni Islands. We continue towards the goal and, without realizing it, we enter the city of Pula, the tree-lined avenue leads us right at the bottom of the symbol of the city: the amphitheater. E 'immense and the way it was presented to our eyes, first hidden by foliage of the trees then, suddenly, it breaks with its majestic appearance, leaves us almost without breathing, a feeling that you can hear diffilcimente along the same road in the car. The sky begins to lighten and the rain ceases when we do the photo rite, two cyclists, with waterproof, bikes and bags, front all'anfiteatro Roman. The first thing we do before the visit to the city, you know the bus timetable for the return home scheduled for the following day, was very easy, once talked to the driver, at 4 am the next day , load our bikes, bags ... in the baggage and start over to Trieste.