Inspirit – Travel through time

Theater and gourmet experiences in Istria ()

Manuela Hrvatin, project leader [email protected]

Unique, creative and multiply awarded project.

Interactive cultural&gourmet experiences on authentic locations with the elements of theatre.

12 locations in Istria: , , , Savičenta, Poreč, Savudria, , , , Dvigrad, Brijuni, Bale, ...

It unites 7 clusters, 400 artists, 50 volunteers and 10 sponsors who are proudly supporting the project.

An additional tourist offer for hotels, agencies and private house owners. Travel through time Numerous experiences, a sea of sensations, a myriad of flavors, one Istria.

Promotion of Istrian and Croatian food culture that revives stories, myths and legends.

Food culture is present in all the menues of the Istria Inspirit events: Roman period (i.e. original receipts from the Roman period), Middle Ages, Baroque, Austro-Hungarian era...

Promoting the typical flavours of the region travelling through the time of Istria.

Promotion of Istrian and Croatian food culture that revives stories, myths and legends.

Food culture is present in all the menues of the Istria Inspirit events: Roman period (i.e. original receipts from the Roman period), Middle Ages, Baroque, Austro-Hungarian era...

Promoting the typical flavours of the region travelling through the time of Istria.

Gastronomy is a very important reason for travelling.

Istra Inspirit events take part in different locations of Istria as a part of cultural and gastronomy routes thus making Istria a tourism destination with autochthones and local offer. Istra Inspirit 2012 – 2015

20.000 visitors 30 % domestic - 70 % foreign

Our menues emerged from our stories.

‘Jules Verne: Escape from the castle’, Pazin Voyage au centre de la Terre / Le Tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours A Journey to the Center of the Earth Around the World in Eighty Days

•Baked potatoes with •Boškarin (Istrian ox) sausage with rosemary homemade dry curd cottage cheese •Marinated boneless pork loin in •Smoked bacon with tomatoes Mediterranean herbs •Istrian ham and smoked •Various homemade cheese plate bacon plate •Tomatoes with sea salt -Interaction with guests -Guest experience -Entertainment & education Old Buzet, Buzet

Traditional food menu:

•hot sandwich with home-made prosciutto •home-made chickpeas maneštra •jota •štrukolo (strudel)

Spacio, Rovinj

Menu of the fisherman:

•salt-packed anchovies or savory sardines •mixed fried fish (fritto misto) with salad •mussels •fritule

Morgans treasure, Dvigrad

Menu of the Pirates dinner:

•roasted chicken •potatoes with rocket salad •rice with vegetables •game sauce with pineapple •tomato with coarse salt •salad with beetroot and lenses •seasonal fruits

Lighthouse of love, Savudrija

Love menu of the Count Metternichs dinner:

•chickpeas maneštra (vegetable stew) •home-made sausages •brodetto •polenta with truffles •fritule / strudel

Crispo, Medulin

Menu of the Roman dinner:

•boiled eggs with capers •tuna and barley salad •roasted chicken with honey •mussels •fried anchovies •barley soup •pancakes with honey •wine with honey •elder juice

Mare the witch, Svetvinčenat

Menu of the Renaissance dinner:

•barley salad •drumsticks and tights •baked potatoes •home-made bread •local wine

Jules Verne: Escape from the castle, Pazin

Menu of the Austro-Hungarian dinner:

•Prosciutto on rocket with melon •Smoked sea bass filet with lemon •Tomatoes with sea salt and olive oil •Baked potatoes •Chicken with Mediterranean herbs •Apple cake and Watermelon

The Miners Republic, Labin (Raša)

The miners menu:

•sauerkraut and sausage •baked potatoes •beans and sausage •seasonal fruits

Fools or oxen?, Bale

Venetian menu:

•grilled polenta •grilled sardines •squid sauce •smoked sea bass with rocket salad •peach cake •wine, water, elderberry juice

Prestigious awards

• CBTour – Award for the best creative program of Croatian business tourism. • MRAK (Development and creativity network) - Award for the best creative and innovative tourist product. • “Simply the best” – Award assigned by UHPA and Way to Croatia magazine for creative and innovative approach in shaping a tourism offer. • Zlatna koza 2012 / Capra d’oro 2012 – For the best innovative product in Istrian Region. • Golden Zoom Awards – The best marketing campaign of tourism destination. • „XVIII edición Concurso al mejor producto de turismo”, FITUR, Madrid - Nomination for the best international tourism product. • Creative Tourism Awards – Award for the most creative experience in 2014 CBTour

“Simply the best” • Unique brochure and leaflets in Croatian, English, Italian, Slovenian and German language

• Sponsorship car branded in Istra Inspirit and branded Istra Inspirit bus

• Sales - online booking and web page in 6 languages with over 20.000 unique visitors

• Souvenirs with authentic Inspirit motives (T-shirts, cups, umbrellas, corkscrews, etc.)

• Presentations on fairs and manifestations

• PR – over 1.000 articles in print, on web, and on TV and radio channels in Croatia Numeorus satisfied guests www.istrainspirit.hr https://www.facebook.com/istrainspirit http://www.youtube.com/user/istrainspirit http://blog.istrainspirit.hr