Day three in Rovinj, Croatia’s pocket-sized Venice (albeit without the canals), and I have found genius-level gelato. Being the best gelateria in Rovinj is no small feat. On my final morning, I take another sea trip, on a larger boat this time — the Quo Vadis — buying my ticket from the kiosk on the small harbour (90-minute tour; £13.50). Everyone I met wanted to tell stories of the town: what their parents remembered, their grandparents before them. AdvertisementAnnabelle Thorpe was a guest of the Istria Tourist Board (istra.hr), and the Villa Tuttorotto, which has B&B doubles from £195 (villatuttorotto.com).