Istria is the biggest peninsula in the Adriatic Sea. The peninsula is located at the head of
the Adriatic between the Gulf of Trieste and the Bay of Kvarner.
The region lies mostly in Istria county of western Croatia. Important towns in Croatian Istria include
Pula (Pola),
Porec (Parenzo),
Rovinj (Rovigno), Pazin (Pisino),
Labin (Albona), Motovun (Montona), Buzet (Pinguente) and Buje (Buie), as well as
smaller towns of Vi?njan (Visignano), Roc (Rozzo), and Hum (Colmo). A small slice in the north, including the coastal towns of Piran (Pirano), Portoro? (Portorose) and
Koper (Capodistria) lies in Slovenia, and a tiny region encompassing the town of Muggia (Slovenian Milje) belongs to Italy.
The larger geographical features of Istria include the Ucka (Monte Maggiore) mountain in the east, the rivers Dragonja, Mirna, Pazincica and Ra?a, and the Lim bay.
Famous people like Dante, Jules Verne, James Joyce and Robert Koch worked, wrote, visited or were simply inspired by 'Terra Magica'.
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