The Rovinj Craft Tour is a free 2.5-hour guided experience that takes you behind the doors of the old town's surviving workshops, where traditional skills are still practised by hand. Tours depart every Thursday at 10:00 from the Tourist Board office at Trg na mostu 2, running from late May through early October (with a summer break in July and August).

Each tour follows a carefully curated route through the old town's narrow streets. You'll visit Rovinj's last remaining cobbler on Zdenac Street, watch a demonstration of fijoki — a traditional Istrian pastry — at the historic Spacio Matika tavern, and see fishermen repair nets and maintain boats at the harbour. Other stops include a workshop on wicker demijohn weaving, a tasting of pelinkovac liqueur made from a recipe that's over a hundred years old, and a bowl of Istrian supa, the traditional wine-and-bread soup that has sustained local sailors for generations.

The tours are available in Croatian, Italian, English, and German, and are completely free of charge. To join, email [email protected] at least one hour before departure. This is one of Rovinj's most authentic experiences — a chance to see the living heritage behind the picture-postcard facades.