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The Buje Region is the area dominated by the small picturesque town of Buje, situated on top of the hill close to Umag. The hinterland with its beautiful landscape, gradually descending towards the sea provides an ideal location for biking fans.
Only a few kilometres from the sea you will find real highlands where you can enjoy riding on some of the most attractive biking trails (with or without signs) which take you through the unbelievable beautiful and almost intact landscapes to the nearby medieval small towns, located on hill tops offering the view of nearby villages, hamlets and blue sea. Apart from the biking trails you will find mountaineering, hiking and riding trails and wine roads.
Biking trails of Buje Region as an integral part of Istrian biking trails have been well known for their attractiveness, offering from each point of these trails magnificent views of the sea and hills of Upper Buje Region.
The main feature of these trails is their gradual ascent from the sea towards higher parts of Upper Buje Region and to the highest point at approximately 400 m height above sea-level. There are 12 trails marked with a different colour each. All of are interconnected and their total length is about 500 km.
Golf
A Golf course with Designer's Acknowledgment
The Golf Club Adriatic is the first golf course in the region designed by the famous Austrian architecture duo - Diethard Fahrenleitner and Barbara Eisserer.
It is interesting that, whilst designing this course, they really paid attention to fir it perfectly in the natural surroundings of the hills and valleys by which it perfectly collided in the landscape, making a real small natural park.
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Umag offers highly attractive possibilities for amateur and professional diving thanks to its ecologically clean and clear sea and rich flora and fauna of the underwater world.
At divers' disposal there are diving centres with best equipment.
DIVING CENTER SUBAQUATICAddress: TN Stella Maris, 52470 Umag
Tel: +385 (0)52 741760
info@subaquatic.org / www.subaquatic.org
Guests can enjoy jogging and trekking all the way from Umag towards the hinterland of Buje Region and Istria along the well- marked trekking and mountaineering trails.
The coastline almost all the way from Kanegra to Lovrečica is especially suitable for jogging.
As the host of a prestigious ATP tournament and region with excellent sports infrastructure, North-western Istria is considered to be a renowned tennis destination in the European context.
Easily accessible from at least 10 countries, it has been attracting tennis professionals and amateurs from Croatia and abroad for decades with its favourable climate and organizational experience.
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The north-western region of Istria, thanks to its diverse natural riches on a relatively small space, is an ideal destination for an interesting vacation with an exquisite gastronomical experience. The region offers a fish rich shore and inland hills filled with truffles and wild flora.
In order to help you plan your visit and select from an array of bars and taverns, we offer you nine gastronomical routes which contain the best of north-western Istria.
Some of our routes offer selected local recipes should you wish to try preparing our specialties at home.
We wish you a pleasant stay and an unforgettable holiday in north-western Istria!
The Olive Oil Route
The Istrian Teran Route
The Istrian Malvasia Route
The Momjan Muscat Route
The Native Istrian Oxen Route
The Wild Asparagus Route
The White Truffle Route
The Agrotourism and Home Cooking Route
More about the topic in the North-western Istrian gourmet guide
