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Photos: Bernd Thaller from Graz, Austria, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 Mateusz Kamiński from Gdańsk, Poland, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 This Photo was taken by Miha Peče. Feel free to use my photos, but please mention me as the author. I would much appreciate if you send me an email [email protected] or write on my talk page, for my information. Please do not upload an edited image here without consulting me. I would like to make corrections only at my own source to ensure that the changes improve the image and are preserved.Otherwise you may upload an edited image with a new name. Please use one of the templates derivative or extract., Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
The steep lanes below St Euphemia
Your local guide
Ivana Grubišić
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Highlights
- Stairs climbed by someone who grew up on them
- Washing still hanging as it always has
- A quiet hillside pocket most crowds skip
- Rovinj's residential side, up close
- A steep contrast to the busier waterfront
About this tour
This session climbs the narrow, steep lanes below St Euphemia, a part of Rovinj most evening crowds never bother with. You see the steepest stretches of stairway and a section where washing still hangs overhead between houses, much as it always has. It stays within this quiet hillside pocket.
I climb at a steady pace, share details about the houses along the route from having grown up here myself, and take questions as they come up.
This suits anyone who wants a quieter, more residential side of the old town. It also works well as a contrast to the busier waterfront and Grisia sessions.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Rovinj before heading out.
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A Steep Stone Stairway 21 min
You climb one of the narrow stepped lanes below the church, and I point out which stairs are steepest, having grown up in one of the houses along this exact route.
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Washing Lines Overhead 21 min
The camera passes a stretch where washing still hangs between the houses, and I explain how little this daily routine has changed despite the crowds passing through the town below.
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Your questions 9 min
Time to ask anything about Rovinj: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 4 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Brudet (Istrian fish stew) and Golden Cape, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Zagreb time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 10 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Rovinj, showing you A Steep Stone Stairway and Washing Lines Overhead live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet and the link comes with your booking. I hold the phone steady against the crowd so the marina stays clear on screen.
Times shown in Zagreb time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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