Giro d'Italia in Istria II

Hi there,
yesterday 87-th Giro has left the Istria after 2 days… This was great event for promotion of Istria and it’s tourism. All big TV stations has sent Istrian postcards around the world, so people could see the beauty of our region.
Even some of my friends that watched Giro at Euro sport or RAI television, has said that they didn’t noticed in what a beautiful place they are living. The TV were filming from air, and commented every place(Rovinj, Pula, Porec…) by which the cycle caravan has passed. It was indeed great promotion, and maybe some persons that knew less about Croatia and Istria were left surprised by culture, heritage and natural beauty. Even the commentators were surprised to see roman arena in Pula, one of the most saved in the world.
You can see on our site some pictures from Giro 2004 in Istria, but what I truly hope, is that this rich cultural, historical and natural heritage would be saved, for us and future generation, and not devastated for sake of few.