Epic Rides
Poreč / Istra

Istria is Croatia's gem. Touristically, but also much more than that.

It is a region that is not experienced only through postcards, summer crowds and famous vistas, but through the rhythm of life, the scents of morning, the colours of the earth, the taste of wine and olive oil, the warmth of stone houses and the silence of roads not yet filled with seasonal bustle. And exactly then, when Istria slowly awakens and prepares for a new season, is the right moment to experience it in the best possible way — by bike.

Epic Rides takes you to Poreč.

A town that many know as one of the most famous Istrian and Croatian destinations, but which outside the main season reveals its special face. Then Poreč breathes differently. Calmer, more authentic, warmer. The streets of the old town core, stone squares, views toward the sea and the surrounding landscape create the perfect backdrop for the beginning of yet another Epic Rides story.

But, as always, we don't come just for the town. We come for everything that surrounds it.

Because Poreč is not just the sea and the seaside promenade. Just a few kilometres from the centre, a different Istria opens up — the green one, fragrant, rolling and full of hidden paths. Vineyards, olive groves, small villages, forests and hills alternate in a rhythm that makes the ride diverse, interesting and full of those little scenes that make you stop, look around and just say: "That's why we came."

That is the charm of Poreč as an Epic Rides destination. On a small area, sea and interior merge, history and nature, the easy Mediterranean rhythm and an active experience of the space. Here, riding is not just a sporting challenge, but a way to feel Istria at the moment when it is perhaps most beautiful — before the summer rush arrives, while it is still entirely itself.

Spring in Istria has a special character. The air is fresh, nature is alive, and every kilometre carries that measure of peace and energy that is hard to find anywhere else. Poreč is therefore an ideal starting point for yet another Epic Rides — familiar enough to draw you in immediately, and diverse enough to surprise you as soon as you go beyond the first glance.

This is an invitation to experience Istria when it is just opening up.

To get to know it through movement, landscape and feeling.

To not just look at it, but to pass through it, breathe it in and remember it.

Welcome to Istria.

Welcome to Poreč.