THE PATHS OF THE ŠAVRINKE

WHEN THE ROADS FELL SILENT

With the development of shops, better roads, bus services and a different way of life, the need for itinerant trade gradually disappeared. Younger generations chose other occupations, while multi-day walks to Trieste slowly became a thing of the past. The last Šavrinkas were still trading during the 1970s, after which an important chapter in the everyday life of the Istrian hinterland came to an end.