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Swimming and Sunbathing
Rovinj doesn't have any sandy beaches—just rocky ones. (The nearest thing to a sandy
beach is the small, finely pebbled beach on Red Island/Crveni Otok.) The most central spot
to swim or sunbathe is at Balota Beach, on the rocks along the embankment on the south
side of the Old Town peninsula, just past La Puntuleina restaurant (no showers, but scenic
and central). On nice days, Balota can get crowded; if you continue around Rovinj's pen-
insula to the tip, just before the old WWII pillbox you'll find the more secluded “Pillbox
Beach,” where steps lead steeply down to a cluster of more secluded rocks. For bigger
beaches,gotothewooded Golden Cape (ZlatniRt)southoftheharbor(pastthebig,water-
front Hotel Park). This cape is lined with walking paths and beaches, and shaded by a wide
variety of trees and plants. For a scenic sunbathing spot, choose a perch facing Rovinj on
the north side of the Golden Cape. Another beach, called Kuvi, is beyond the Golden Cape.
To get away from it all, take a boat to an island on Rovinj's little archipelago (see previous
listing).
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