Programme
United Istrians of the World
ISTRIA 2000

  • Programme: meeting of Istrians from emigration in Istria
  • Meeting: friendly visit and socializing
  • Guests: Istrians from all over the world
  • Number of participants: cca 250
  • Accommodations: Pula (hotel Histria, Punta Verudela apartments) - half board - per price list (Activa travel Istra)
  • Host: the Region of Istria, Tourist Association of the Region of Istria, towns and communes of the Region of Istria
  • Date: from 15th to 22nd of July 2000
  • Coordinators of the programme: Manuela Hrvatin, Sergio Pavat and Mario Jelčić (New York)

Under the programme United Istrians of the World:

(A); subprogramme Terra Histrica
(B) is intended for young people from emigration.


PROGRAMME

15th of July 2000 (Saturday)

  • arrival of participants
  • check-in and ID tags at info point in hotel Histria
  • 13:00 - lunch (half board)
  • 15:30 - departure for Svetvinčenat (by buses)
  • 17:00 – welcome drink and reception
  • the president of the Region of Istria Mr. Stevo Žufić and the mayor of Svetvinčenat Mr. Dario Bančić
  • opening of Review of Istrian souvenir in Svetvinčent
  • folklore programme
  • 19:30 - dinner in konoba Poli Ondine - Bričanci
  • 21:00 – Grimani-Morosini Castle in Svetvinčenat
  • ethno jazz festival - Tamara Obrovac
  • return to Pula

16th of July 2000 (Sunday)

  • 07:00 - 09:00 breakfast in hotel
  • 09:00 - congress hall of hotel Histria
  • welcome and reception of the mayor of the City of Pula Mr. Giankarlo Župić
  • 09:20 - info meeting / organizers – guests
  • 10:30 - 12:30 historical tour of the City of Pula
  • 13:00 - 14:00 lunch in hotel (half board)
  • 14:30 - departure for Rovinj

Rovinj

  • 16.00 - Marshal Tito's square
  • welcome and reception of the mayor of the City of Rovinj Mr. Lido Sošić
  • sight-seeing tour of the old part of town
  • 17:00 - little pier / boat cruise (Rovinj archipelago and Lim Fjord to Valalta)
  • 20:00 - dinner in Valalta
  • after dinner entertainment on Valalta beach - Anelidi, Batana, Sergio Preden - Gatto
  • after entertainment return to Pula 

17th of July 2000 (Monday)

  • 07:00 - 09:00 breakfast in hotel
  • 09:30 -12:00 – congress hall of hotel Histria
  • lecture: History of Istria, in Croatian language (English translation of the text) - lecturer: Dr. Darko Dukovski
  • 13:00 - 14:00 - lunch in hotel (half board)
  • 14:30 – departure for Žminj

Žminj

  • 16:00 – welcome and reception of the mayor of Žminj Mr. Željko Rudan
  • Zat Kaštela
    - Folklore ensemble Cere, little folk dancers from Rudar Club – New York and folk dancers from Istria Mirna Canadian club - Toronto
    - recitation
    - wine exhibition VINISTRA, souvenir exhibition
  • Pod Ladonjon
    16:30 - tournaments - Lučano Žufić
    - briškula and trešete (8 pairs)
    Boće court
    - tournament in boće (12 persons)

  • 18:00 - visit to sacral and cultural monuments - professional guide
    (B) 18:00 - 20:00 – stadium / soccer game NK Žminj - Istria S.C. New York

  • Pod ladonjon
    20:30 - dinner (fažol)

  • Zat Kaštela
    - concert - Anelidi, Sergio Pavat, Eleonora, Magnolia, Folklore ensemble Cere
    - return to Pula

18th of July 2000 (Tuesday)

  • 07:00 - 09:00 - breakfast in hotel
  • - a day off – possibility of optional excursions

    - Brijuni: half day excursion, bus, guide: $25
    - Wine roads of Istria: half day excursion, bus, guide, wine testing: $10
    - Roč, Kotle, Hum: excursion to inland and lunch: $20
    - Venice $50

  • 20:00 dinner in hotel (half board)
  • 22:00 - dance night on a terrace Verudela in hotel village:
    - Anelidi, Sergio Pavat, Vesna Nežić-Ružić, Eleonora, Bruno Krajcar…

19th of July 2000 (Wednesday)

  • 07:00 - 09:00 - breakfast in hotel
  • 10:00 – departure for Labin
  • 12:00 - meeting on the town square in Old town of Labin
    - welcome drink and reception of the mayor of the City of Labin Mr. Tulio Demetlika
    - folklore musicians RKUD Rudar - Raša, klapa Kvarner, the City of Labin majorettes, little folk dancers from Rudar Club – New York and folk dancers from Istria Mirna Canadian club - Toronto
  • 13:00 - sight-seeing of the Old town
  • 14:00 - lunch (half board - catering establishments in Labin)

Group I:

  • 15:00 - departure for Nedešćina (Sveta Nedelja)
    - welcome and reception of the mayor of Nedešćina Mr. Feručo Černjul
  • 17:00 – departure for Kršan

Group II:

  • 15:00 - departure for Kršan
    - welcome and reception of the mayor of Kršan Mr. Leonardo Fable
  • Stare staze (rural tourism in Kršan)
  • tournaments:
    - briškula and trešete
    - boće
  • 17:30 – arrival of Group I from Sveta Nedelja to Kršan
    possibilities:
    - Plomin and Čepić tour
    - Pićan: high mass in the parish church

(B) 17:00 - Labin stadium/soccer game NK Rudar – Istria S.C. New York

  • Dubrova
    20:30 - presentation of Anton Bozanić’s book "Istrian emigrants in New York and surroundings" with verses by Daniel Načinović
    - dinner
    - concert
    - return to Pula

20th of July 2000 (Thursday)

  • 07:00 - 09.00 - breakfast in hotel
  • 10.00 - departure for Lim Fjord
  • 12:00 - 13:00 - lecture on different topics
  • 13:00 - fish picnic on Lim Fjord – restaurant Lim Fjord
  • 14:00 - departure for Poreč

Poreč

  • 15:00 - big parking place by the Primary school Poreč
    - welcome and reception of the mayor of the City of Poreč Mr. Rodoljub Kosić with Poreč’s dolphins
  • 15:30 formation of groups and sight-seeing tour of the town -The Basilica of Euphrasius
  • (B) 17:00 - soccer game NK Jadran - Istria S.C. New York
  • 18:00 - evening mass in the Basilica of Euphrasius (mons. Josip Sajina)
  • 19:30 - departure for Višnjan
    - sight-seeing of the geno park of the Istrian boškarin
    - dinner in the restaurant Boškarin
    - entertainment
    - return to Pula

21st of July 2000 (Friday)

  • 07:00 - 09:00 - breakfast in hotel
  • 09:00 - departure for Pazin
  • Spomen dom
    - welcome drink and reception of the mayor of the City of Pazin Mr. Robi Zgrablić
  • 10:30 Spomen dom (large hall)
    - open conference
    - lecture: Development projects of Tourist Association;  lecturer: Mr. Marino Brečević, director of Tourist Association of the Region of Istria
    - the president of the Region of Istria, officials of the region, heads of departments, members of parliament, managers, the mayor of the City of Pazin and others
  • 13:00 - 14:00 - lunch at Motel Lovac
  • 14:00 - terrace of the motel
    - lecture: Jules Verne in Pazinska jama and the presentation of the project Pazin – the town of Jules Verne; Lecturer: Davor Šišović – journalist
  • 15:45 - Ethnographic museum of Istria
    - folklore, visit and lecture : Traditional life of Istria; lecturer: Lidija Nikočević – director of Ethnographic museum of Istria (translator: prof. Renata Šamo)
    - concert in entrance court of the Castle
  • 17:30 - departure for Pula
  • 19:00 - dinner in hotel in Pula (half board)
  • 20:30 - departure for Forum
  • 21:00 - formal concluding evening at Forum in Pula
    - concert Kantana Beseda (about 20 performers); host: Robert Ferlin
    - special sitting places for emigrant guests
    - little folk dancers from Rudar Club – New and folk dancers from Istria Mirna Canadian club - Toronto
    - greeting of the president of the region – so long and till next year

22nd July 2000 (Saturday)

  • breakfast in hotel
  • check-out from hotel

Educational programme/subprogramme (B) is intended for young people from emigration.

Aim: present and introduce Istria to children of Istrian emigrants, join them with young people from Istria; this will be an introduction to future continuation of this programme

Models: meetings, excursions, lectures, workshops

Contents: geography, history, tradition, customs, culture, agriculture, tourism, gastronomy, linguistics, sport, meeting with students…

Accommodations: apartments in tourist village Punta Verudela

Date: 7 days (from 15th to 22nd of July 2000)

Age: 18 years and older

Number of Participants: approximately 50 persons

Organizational Committee:

  • Manuela Hrvatin
  • Youth club Bad Taste – Pazin
  • Youth club BUM – Buzet
  • Istrian student’s clubs in Rijeka and Zagreb
  • SMI – DGI clubs in Labin
  • Otvoreni krug Poreč
  • scholarship holders of the Region of Istria