tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8646905123000256721.post1555231181718490483..comments2023-07-31T18:12:37.161+09:30Comments on There's a big wide world out there…..: Poreč, CroatiaAbigwideworldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09944911489214999701noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8646905123000256721.post-39506992065750445032018-01-27T14:43:57.778+10:302018-01-27T14:43:57.778+10:30Hi, sorry it took me so long to see this! The hote...Hi, sorry it took me so long to see this! The hotel on the island of St Nicholas is part of a resort complex called Valamar Isabella Resort. (They have a website and the beautiful old building is called the Isabella Castle.) There's a tiny bit about the history of the owners. The Polisini who built it named it for his wife, so not the same one that had the house in Porec. The Polisini family bought the island in 1795, they were forced to flee after the communist take over and went to Italy. The state (Yugoslavia) then requisitioned their properties and were broken up into apartments for 'poor people' to quote my father. If you ever get a chance to visit Porec and Istria, do so it's really lovely! Abigwideworldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09944911489214999701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8646905123000256721.post-60981597156357551502017-11-07T09:38:52.275+10:302017-11-07T09:38:52.275+10:30Hi Ophelia
I enjoyed reading this blog with my da...Hi Ophelia <br />I enjoyed reading this blog with my dad. He was born in Porec and my nonno apparently worked as a "servant" for the Marchese Polesini in the beautiful building you describe which is now a hotel! Dad wanted me to research the Marchese (he doesnt have a computer) and theres not much information on him which is surprising considering his influence over the the Istrian area early 1900s - we live in Melbourne Australia..... thanks again Janilla Dal Santo (Vesnaver) and Guido Vesnaver Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com