Rovinj 26.08.2011.
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Rovinj Celabrates Three Million Stays With Cake

The Town of Rovinj Tourist Board treated home folk and guests with a celebratory cake and 30-metre long apple strudel. The reason for the treat was a repeated record year, during which the Town of St Euphemia realised three million stays for the second time, thereby becoming once again the most visited tourist destination in the Adriatic.

3000000

Rovinj holds the Croatian record for most overnights stays

On October 7 2011 Rovinj saw its 3 millionth overnight stay

After 25 years (since 1986) Rovinj again reached a record-breaking 3 million overnight stays and, for the second consecutive year, regained leadership position in Croatia.

Compared to the same period last year and 347,716 more stays this is a 13 percent increase. Rovinj recorded a total of 434,167 arrivals, i.e. 56,096 or 16 percent more compared to 2010

Rovinj 27.08.2011.
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THE ROVINJ NIGHT TURNS INTO A WORLD SPECTACLE - The “2CELLOS” Thrill Twenty Thousand

Despite the fact the Rovinj Night has been, for almost four full decades now, a night not to be missed – the night written in gold into the calendar of summer events – the last one proved, by its selection of guests and the programme concept, to be beyond itself.

Rovinj 26.08.2011.
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FISHING TRADITION EVENING - Calm Seas for the Scurleina

The last on the list of this year’s Fishing Tradition Evenings, organised by the Tourist Board in cooperation with members of the association the Batana House, was characterised by great Dalmatian tunes and the launch of the newly reconstructed indigenous batana boat – the Scurleina – into the sea.

TZ Rovinj

Night Club Lone
Rovinj 14.08.2011.
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44th VISUAL ARTS EXHIBITION “GRISIA” CLOSED - Tea Bičić is the Laureate

On the isle of Maškin, connected to the Red Island (Crveni otok) by a stone overpass, just off Rovinj, the music and stage manifestation of “Ronald Braus and Guests” took place this year for the eleventh time. It is organised during Assumption Day by the Town Tourist Board, the hotel and catering company “Maistra” and the Town of Rovinj.

Rovinj 14.08.2011.
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THE ELEVENTH EDITION OF RONALD BRAUS AND GUESTS

Na otočiću Maškin, koji je kamenom prevlakom spojen sa Crvenim otokom, smještenim nadomak Rovinja, ove se godine po jedanaesti put za redom održala glazbeno- scenska manifestacija "Ronald Braus i gosti", a koju za blagdan Vele Gospe organizira Turistička zajednica grada, hotelijersko-ugostiteljska kuća "Maistra" i grad Rovinj.

Rovinj 12.08.2011.
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ST LAWRENCE NIGHT TURNED ROVINJ INTO THE MOST ROMANTIC DESTINATION IN THE ADRIATIC

During the night from the 12th to 13th of August, thanks to employees of the Town Tourist Board, Rovinj was the most romantic destination in the Adriatic. That is, for the fifth year in a row the tourist office organised St Lawrence Night, celebrating shooting stars that can be seen best on the sky precisely during this night. They also achieved this particular manifestation is the shiniest pearl of the tourist offer.

Rovinj 11.08.2011.
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YOUNG EXPATRIATES THRILLED WITH ISTRIA - Straight As for Rovinj and Local Folk

Young expatriates, members of this year’s Eco Heritage Task Force organised by the Croatian Heritage Foundation, stayed in Rovinj for the past three weeks, and were welcomed by the Town Tourist Board. And during the few weeks of their stay they were not idle, but – day in and out – actively participated in making the town a better place – they did everything from painting fences along the suburbia settlements, decorating the yard of the Hope Home targeted at children who had been hurt by mines that is located in the perimeter of the Rovinj hospital, to cleaning Monkodonja, the old, reconstructed Istrian ruins just in the vicinity of Rovinj.

Rovinj 03.08.2011.
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A ROVINJ SUMMER FESTIVAL CONCERT - Homage to Liszt and Mahler

Within the Rovinj Summer Festival, mezzo-soprano and Festival art director, Katja Markotić, held a concert dedicated to anniversaries of musical greats Franz Liszt (100 years since death) and Gustav Mahler (200 years since birth). Accompanied by the pianist Mia Elezović, the same concert was premiered this spring in the Mimara Museum.

Mimara. Noć svetog Lovre
Rovinj 02.08.2011.
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The AJG Bigband Made Rovinj Dance

Within the organisation of this year’s concert tour by UNICEF, seventy-eight young members of the AJG Bigband from German Münster made Rovinj folk dance, as well as their numerous guests gathered in the central town square.

Unicef
Unicef


02.08.2011, Trg M. Tita, 19:00
Arnold Janssen Gymnasiums Bigband, UNICEF tour


Rovinj 28.07.2011.
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ROVINJ SUMMER FESTIVAL - The Vogl String Trio

In the church of St Francis, and as part of Rovinj Summer Festival, a concert was given by the Vogl String Trio, composed of Iva Nikolova playing the violin, Elisaveta Staneva on the viola and Bernhard Vogl on the cello.

Rovinj 17.07.2011.
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Explosion of Mediterranean Music

During the final evening of the Sete Sòis Sete Luas Festival, along with the domestic and ever attractive Gustafi, who once again thrilled the audience, making it dance and sing aloud all of their hits, members of the Le Voix du 7Sois band performed, an ensemble comprised of prestigious musicians from the Mediterranean.

Rovinj 17.07.2011.
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THE SECOND FESTIVAL EVENING CHARACTERISED BY THE MYSTICAL JOURNEY

The second evening of the Sete Sòis Sete Luas Festival was marked by the Esta band, one of the oldest multiethnic groups in Israel, and their mystical musical journey, in search f the rhythms of the ancestors of Israel, stemming from Bulgaria, Iraq, Syria and Turkey.

Rovinj 17.07.2011.
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THE 19TH SETE SÓIS SETE LUAS FESTIVAL

The nineteenth year of the Sete Sòis Sete Luas Festival, i.e. its fourth occurrence in Rovinj in a row, brought a host of good music. During the first evening, the open space of the town Square saw two bands presenting themselves to Rovinj folk and their guests – the Christian ethno group Šćinka and the star of the evening – the Basque group Korrontzi.

7 Sois 7 Luas
Rovinj 08.07.2011.
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AVANT-GARDE JAZZ FESTIVAL - George Benson in Rovinj

As part of the Avant-garde Jazz Festival, ex-Rovinj Tobacco Factory featured a concert by George Benson, one of the best jazz guitar players and an icon of pop and R&B music.
Benson opened the concert evening with the composition “Lady”, only to play some thirty tunes during the two hours, among which “Give me the night”, “Breezin’”, “Turn Your Love Around”, “This Masquerade”, and ending the performance with the fantastic hit “On Broadway”.

Rovinj 06.07.2011.
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THE BaRoMus BAROQUE MUSIC FESTIVAL - A Concert by La Terza Praticca Ensemble

As part of the BaRoMus baroque music festival, the Franciscan monastery featured a concert by the Italian ensemble La Terza Praticca, comprised of Max de Aloe, playing the harmonica, Marlise Goidanich on the baroque cello, Nicola Stranieri playing percussion and Massimiliano Toni on the harpsichord.

Rovinj 01.07.2011.
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IN THE ROVINJ HERITAGE MUSEUM - UNDERWATER ARCHEOLOGICAL RESEARCH OF THE VEŠTAR BAY 2008-2011

Employees of the international archaeological team gathered by the International Underwater Archaeology Centre in Zadar and lead by archaeologist Luka Bekić, the Croatian Restoration Institute, Bayerischen Gesellschalf für Unterwasserarchäologie and the Rovinj Heritage Museum, having systematically worked for three years at the archaeological location of the Veštar Bay, their findings saw the light of day in the form of an exhibition.

Rovinj 01.07.2011.
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THIS YEAR’S FIRST FISHING TRADITION EVENING HELD - History We Should Be Proud of

Fishing evenings are proof that Rovinj folk are indeed aware of the beauty and attractiveness of the region they live in. During these manifestations, the gastronomic offer and the entertainment programme set along the town quay evoke memories of Rovinj from old postcards and of the time when fishermen were principal bread winners, with the grilled anchovy as the queen of Adriatic and Mediterranean cuisine. It is exactly the Fishing Tradition Evenings that, year in and out, stand out from other manifestations with their richness and diversity of programme – something one can but applaud to.

Rovinj 01.07.2011.
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AVANT-GARDE JAZZ FESTIVAL PRESENTS - The New Gary Burton Quartet Thrills Audience

In Maistra’s Eden Hotel, the night before yesterday Gary Burton performed together with the musicians of the New Gary Burton Quartet, Mr Burton being a winner of several Grammys and the musician who popularised the duet format in jazz and promoted the four sticks playing style.

Rovinj 30.06.2011.
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RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBITION BY BRUNO MASCARELLI IN THE ADRIS GALLERY - Bruno of This and Transcendent World

In cooperation with the Zagreb Contemporary Art Museum, the Adris Gallery opened the retrospective exhibition of paintings by Bruno Mascarelli, or – aptly put by the foreword to the exhibition catalogue by the prominent art historian Igor Zidić – “the Bruno of this and transcendent world”.

Ribarska festa
Rovinj 25.06.2011.
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7TH INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SALSA FESTIVAL - Rovinj Dancing to Salsa Rhythm

Town squares, hotels, halls and entertainment venues in Rovinj have been occupied these days by salsa dancers, coming from all over the globe to the seventh International Summer Salsa Festival, which year in and out keeps attracting ever increasing numbers of devotees to the town of St Euphemia.


Rovinj 11.06.2011.
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ROVINJ HOST TO THE 6TH REGATTA OF TRADITIONAL VESSELS WITH MAST AND LATIN SAILS - The Sea Spotted with White and Colour Sails

The visitors to Rovinj on land simultaneously having the opportunity to enjoy the photographs of Photodays from the mega-billboards placed along the town quay, they were, during the past weekend, witness to an unusual spectacle on the sea – and none less attractive either – the regatta of traditional vessels with mast and Latin sails, organised by members of the eco-museum “The Batana House” and the sailing club “Maestral- Ronhill”.

Rovinj 10.06.2011.
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THIS YEAR’S PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL IN ROVINJ - Igor Zirojević is the Winner

Na natječaj koji se svake godine raspisuje u sklopu fotografskog festivala Rovinj Photodays stiglo je sedam tisuća fotografija u jedanaest službenih kategorija.

Rovinj 9.06.2011.
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AVANT-GARDE JAZZ FESTIVAL - Dr Lonnie Smith Trio in Rovinj

The Dr Lonnie Smith Trio, led by the recognised organist and pianist, also dubbed the grandfather of acid jazz, had his first performance in Croatia in Rovinj, as part of the Avant-garde Jazz Festival.

Rovinj 9.06.2011.
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RICH AND ATTRACTIVE PROGRAMME OF THE FOURTH CROATIAN POHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL

The fourth-in-a-row Croatian photography festival, the Rovinj Photodays, gathered about 350 participants from the whole region and announced as many as fifteen photographic exhibitions the authors of which are world famous photographers.

Rovinj 29.05.2011.
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FIRST SUPER SPRINT TRIATHLON HELD, PART OF OPEN CROATIAN CHAMPIONSHIP - Winners Papišta, Pletikapa and Miloš

The Town of Rovinj was host to the First super sprint triathlon, part of the Open Croatian Championship.

Rovinj 27.05.2011.
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Anat Cohen Quartet at the Avant-garde Jazz Festival

Israeli saxophone and clarinet player with a New York address, Anat Cohen, thrilled jazz buffs and visitors to Gandusio, by her performance at the Avant-garde Jazz Festival. This multi-instrumentalist and one of the best clarinet players in the world, also the winner of several prestigious prizes and awards, came to Rovinj accompanied by her quartet – the pianist Jason Lindner, drummer Daniel Freedman and bassist Joe Martin.

Rovinj 01.05.2011.
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African Marathon Man Breaks Last Year’s Half-Marathon Record

The third and last day of Popolana was all about the great and tasty culinary event. The seventh in a row half-marathon and the recreational street race attracted a record number of participants from Slovenia, Italy, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Austria, Hungary, Germany and Croatia.

Rovinj 30.04.2011.
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Popolana Attracts More than 1,700 Participants

The three-day sports manifestation of Popolana, held under the patronage of the Town, the Town Tourist Board and the hotel company Maistra and organised by the Association of Sports of the Town of Rovinj, this year attracted over 1,700 athletes and recreationists and some 300 volunteers.

Rovinj 29.04.2011.
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SPORTS COMPETITIONS OF THOSE YOUNGEST IN ROVINJ

Along with several sales stalls, the sound of the Marching Band and majorettes, laughter and play of those youngest in Rovinj, the Marshal Tito Square saw the opening of the fifth in a row sports and entertainment manifestation "Populana".

Rovinj 16.04.2011.
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THE TOURIST BORD GAVE AWAY 1,500 SAPLINGS

Traditionally, the employees of the Tourist Board of the Town of Rovinj this year too gave flowers to their fellow citizens, as part of the ecological campaign “Let My Istria Shine” and the project “I Love Croatia”.

Rovinj 18.03.2011.
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TOWN OF ROVINJ TOURIST BOARD ORGANISED ATTRACTIVE LECTURES FOR TOURIST GUIDES

Director of the Tourist Board, Odeta Sapač, pointed out the Board shall organise free tours for tourists this year, weekly, in Croatian, Italian, English and German, while on occasion guided cycle tours will also be organised.

Valentino

12.02.2011. 20:00
MMC
Valentine's Day Concert Music

Performed by:
Vladimir Nazor Music school
HKD Franjo Glavinić
Klapa Rovinj
V.I.P. accoustic feat. Eligio Bosazzi
Dream Project Acoustic accompanied by Kristian Terzić on the piano & All Stars Project

 

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