As always with these places however, they are usually touristy for a reason. Namely, they are beautiful and fun to explore as long as you don't spend too long and can then recover by visiting some very tranquil places afterwards! We ignored the tourist shops (selling a plethora of sandals, sunglasses and snorkles) and headed up further into the town. Although bustling, we found if we avoided the main walkways things became quieter.
One of our main problems in fact wasn't the tourists, but the cobblestones themselves. Unlike the rough stone that I was accustomed to in Europe, Croatia seemed to favor smooth and flat white paving stones which looked beautiful but were unnaturally slippery. Warn smooth over time, heading downhill in this town proved to be a lot harder than it looked, with much slipping and skidding. Thank goodness it wasn't raining!
My favourite thing about this town was the little alleyways and steps that all suddenly opened out onto the azure ocean, affording beautiful views.
As we headed back to our car we took in the fishing boats of which there were a decent number, Rovinj being an old fishing port after all. The most interesting thing however wasn't the boats but the nefarious looking jellyfish which lurked around them! They looked more like sea sponges until I saw their undulating tentacles and realized what they truly were. Any thoughts of fancying a nice dip on such a sunny day instantly evaporated from my mind.
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