As Glas Istre/Nina Orlovic Radic writes on the 4th of October, 2019, the three-day-long Days of Croatian Tourism (Dani hrvatskog turizma) event ended last night in Osijek, Slavonia, where the laureates in top ten categories were announced. The Istrian town of Rovinj was named the destination of the year for 2019, Poreč's Spinnaker was pronounced the best Croatian restaurant for 2019, and the Valamar Collection Girandella Resort in Rabac was proclaimed hotel of the year.

The Aminess Maravea Camping Resort from Novigrad, also in Istria, triumphed upon being named as camp of the year for 2019.

The last time Rovinj won its biggest professional award was quite some time back in 2014, so there is no reason to doubt that in the past five years, a significant qualitative and quantitative step has been made by the town, which has been being witnessed year after year by its residents and from season to season by both domestic and foreign guests.

''I'd like to congratulate all of my fellow citizens on this award, tourism professionals and companies, craftsmen, and everyone who strives for Rovinj to continue to be the epitome of the best tourist destination in Croatia. I believe that Rovinj deservedly won this award and that will be an incentive for all of us to do more and do even better,'' said Rovinj's mayor, Marko Paliaga.

''Rovinj has been at the top of Croatian tourism for years, not only by the number of overnight stays realised, but by the continuous increase in the quality of its tourist offer. This year, two of the biggest investments in recent years have been completed, the five-star Grand Hotel Park and the new ACI Marina with five anchors.

In addition, this year's Contemporary Steel Bar & Club was opened for fans of nightlife, attracting guests from all over the region with its music programs. Several newly opened high-end restaurants have also contributed to a quality breakthrough in gastronomy,'' said Rovinj's Tourist Board director, Odete Sapač.

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