‘The Parenzana Trail - Idyllic Istria. The route was originally a railway, although you would be hard-pressed to find evidence of it without the occasional multilingual sign informing you of past landmarks. It connects Trieste in Italy with Poreč in Croatia, running through Slovenia, mainly along its small stretch of coastline. The tunnel in the photo is located between the town of Izola, and the village of Strunjan, which lies next to saltpans that are a nesting site for birds.’
Photograph: Postman Matt/GuardianWitness









