Rovinj is a city situated along Croatia’s Adriatic coast. It is a typical Mediterranean fishing town with a population of around 14,000. It lies right on the western coast of the Istrian peninsula and is a popular tourist resort during the summer. The town is officially bilingual, the population speaks both Italian and Croatian, and hence the city has two official names, Rovinj and Rovigno in Italian. A brief history of Rovinj Initially inhabited by Venetian or Illyrian tribes, it became a Roman settlement called Arupinium or Mons Rubineus, then later Ruginium and Ruvinium. T... [More information]