The wine and olive oil helps you a better discovery of a Region and today Istrian wines are constantly improving in terms of quality. The Istrian olive oil is among the best one in the World and the wine has an important heritage and tradition.

It was the preferred wine of the first Roman Emperor’s wife Livia Drusilla - Iulia Augusta and today’s Malmsey was for couple of centuries one of the most spread wines in Europe thanks to Venetians.

Giacomo Casanova also recorded in his diary a nice note about Istrian wine…

If you are a wine lover, Villa Annette invite you to join them on 5 days wine and olive oil tour and taste the best Istrian wines in authentic Istrian wineries, in combination with traditional food prepared in restaurants at attractive locations and learn something about history, customs and food in an all Istrian atmosphere - the land of Malvasia, Terran and other good vines.

I invite you to visit Villa Annette website to learn in details about Villa Annette proposed wine tour idea of the Istrian Peninsula that can be modified, extended or reduced to a weekend, or amended with other winemakers and olive oil makers, most of them mentioned in Istria from Smrikve.

There are many other stories that you will learn tasting Istrian olive oil and wine on the roads prepared by Villa Annette staff…

NOSTROMO... THE STORY OF A FAMILY HOTEL AND RESTAURANT IN THE RABAC BAY....

On February 14th, 2011, I met Mr. Valter Kraljevic… the owner of NOSTROMO restaurant and family hotel located in the old town centre of Rabac (Porto Albona)...

We met at noon at the lovely dining room of this well known Istrian restaurant.

NOSTROMO is today a small family hotel ideal for travelers and gastronomy lovers…

It is located just few meters from the seashore promenade “lungo mare”… and the crystal sea bay of Rabac…

Let me explain in short the story why I like its name... the NOSTROMO...

When I hear NOSTROMO… the first thought that came to my mind is how one word can tell many stories… the stories of the sea navigators… and you will understand what I mean by reading my NOSTROMO story…

I do not know if you have heard this word but "NOSTROMO" is an Italian word to define boatswain…