Went to Porec in the north last year. Lovely place great food friendly people. No real beaches to speak of as it’s got a very rocky coastline. People just seem to find the comfiest rock. Didn’t get to do any riding but looked like there was some fantastic scenery inland worth exploring.
I went to the same place, stayed in the Hotel Mediteran, was very nice, had been fully modernised and had a small army of cleaners who appeared every morning. We did go for the upgraded room with balcony and sea view after reading reviews online, was only 50 quid extra or something.
Buffet style dinners included, but there was a massive choice, must have been 5-6 different main courses you could have, along with chefs cooking fresh things, so it wasn’t the **** fight that you normally associate with buffets.
Would recommend it, as said above “Reminds me of Italy before the euro prices.” It was just as good as when we went to Sicily, but 1/3rd of the price!