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

• 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 

• 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 Istra Učka Canadian club - Toronto
  - recitation
  - wine exhibition VINISTRA, souvenir exhibition

• 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…

• 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 Istra Učka 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

• 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

• 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

• 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 Associationč;  lecturer: Mr. Marino Brečević, director of Tourist Association of the Region of Istria
  - the presinent 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 Istra Učka 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
  
  

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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 15^th to 22^nd 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