Located in Northwestern part of the Istrian peninsula, the town of Brtonigla is charming, quaint and the perfect place to base yourself while traveling through the region. Full of amazing restaurants, bike trails and access to the sea and other hilltop villages- you can full enjoy your time year round in this village. The people are friendly and you can find everything you need.

Where is it? Istria Peninsula

How to get here? The drive is about 15 minutes from the Slovenia border and 2,5 hours from Zagreb.

Best combined with: Slovenia, Italy, Islands of Cres, Losinj, Krk and Brijuni National Park

Ashley’s Favorite Thing to Do: Wine taste at Cattunar winery

Ashley Colburn

I’m Ashley, a TV producer and host from San Diego, California, however now I live half the year in my new home, Croatia.
I am a two-time Emmy award-winning TV producer and host and have traveled to more than 50 countries. I spend about 9 months a year on the road filming, but several of these months I am based in Croatia. I have two TV series that are airing around the world. In the USA you can watch “Takeoff with Ashley Colburn” on AWE and my other series “WONDERS” airs around the world.

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