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Truffle Hunting in Istria
Into the oak forests with hunters and their dogs — then to the table, where the morning’s find becomes lunch.
In the oak forests of inland Istria, truffle hunting is a family craft passed down for generations. You join a hunter and his dogs on their morning rounds — and what the forest gives up becomes your lunch, prepared the way Istrians have always done it.
A private gourmet experience with local experts
Chapter I
The hunt
Mist still hangs between the oaks when the dogs set off. Your hosts — a local hunting family, not a tour operator — read the forest as they walk it, sharing what makes one slope rich and another empty, and why the white truffle of Istria stands beside Alba’s finest. When the dogs start digging, the excitement is real: no two mornings ever yield the same.
Chapter II
From forest to table
Back at the family estate, the morning’s find goes straight to the kitchen. Fresh pasta shaved with truffle, local olive oil, Malvazija from the neighbouring hill — a long, unhurried lunch among medieval hilltop towns, with hosts who treat you as guests of the house rather than visitors.
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Into the oak forests with hunters and their dogs — then to the table, where the morning’s find becomes lunch.
What stays with you
Duration
Full day
Season
Sept – Jan (white) · year-round (black)
Group
Private — your party only
Begins
Istria or transfer arranged
The last page
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