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7. Gračišće - Pićan 11. Palud

• “This is a picture of the world at the moment • ornithological jewel of located only of Creation” - these are the words academic eight kilometres south of and Branko Fučić used to begin his journey through some hundred metres from the sea; the history of Gračišće it covers an area of 210 ha • “The picture” can be viewed from the plateau • 219 registered bird species of the church of St. Vitus (sv. Vid) which offers • Many cultural monuments dating a magnificent view of the entire protected from prehistory to the Middle Ages landscape Gračišće - Pićan covering approx. 600 ha • on the location of today’s church of St. Vitus Our recommendations: Istra • organised tours Istra there probably used to be a sanctuary of the Istra Nature god Perun, the supreme god in Old Slavic myt- • bird watching NATURAL WONDERS OF ISTRIA hology. The area around Sopot waterfall was • cycling home to the god Veles • hiking

1. The Cave of Mramornica (The Marble Cave) 4. Cave Our recommendations: Information: Entrance tickets: entrance free for indi- Information: Central Istria Tourist Board Rovinj Tourist Board • the area of the protected landscape includes a vidual visitors, price for organised 2-hour • the entrance to Mramornica Cave, one of • discover a mysterious play of nature that has 10-kilometre-long walking path of St. Simeon Franine i Jurine 14, 52000 Obala Pino Budicin 12, 52210 Rovinj + 385 (0)52 622 460 tours 10 - 30 kuna, bird watching 10 - 50 NaturePrirodne ljepote Istre been going on for thousands of years, away (sv. Šimun) that passes by Sopot waterfall and + 385 (0)52 811 566 Nature the largest underground caverns in Istria, Natural wonders of Istria + 385 (0)52 616 886 the hill of Škopljak with the church of St. Mary kuna (equipment included) + 385 (0)52 816 007 is located in the vicinity of , near from the light of day and the human eye - visit [email protected] Bellezze naturali dell’Istria Magdalene (345 m above sea-level) offering Opening times: June 15th-September [email protected] www.istra.com the Stancija Drušković the underground world of the Baredine Cave www.istria-central.com wonderful views of the surrounding area 15th: 8 a.m. - 9 p.m., September 16th-June www.istria-rovinj.com • the cave is rich in dripstones of various • the cave is 132 metres deep, includes five Municipality of Gračišće Natural wonders of Istria • several marked and countless “free” cycle tracks Loža b.b. 52403 Gračišće 14th: only by arrangement Natura Histrica Public Institution colours and tall stalagmites that give it a halls, a 30-metre-deep subterranean lake and • organised tasting of wines and traditional dishes + 385 (0)52 687 155 Obala A. Rismondo 2, 52210 Rovinj 300 metres of maintained pathways Naturschönheiten Istriens special charm of the region + 385 (0)52 687 111 + 385 (0)52 830 582 • located away from the summer crowds and • stalactites and stalagmites with red crystals • guided mushroom gathering [email protected] + 385 (0)52 840 318 heat, Mramornica Cave is an ideal refreshing appear in various forms, such as a ten-metre- • attractive positions for taking photographs: Public Institution Natura Histrica [email protected] www.istra.com Obala A. Rismondo 2, 52210 Rovinj escape for all lovers of utterly unspoiled long “curtain” (a very realistic statue of the Gračišće, Pićan www.natura-histrica.hr + 385 (0)52 830 582 nature Madonna, a statue of a shepherdess Milka, Entrance tickets: free entrance + 385 (0)52 840 318 the Leaning Tower of Pisa, and a Snowman- Opening times: non-stop [email protected] Our recommendations: Torchbearer) www.natura-histrica.hr • the 30-minute guided tour • in the subterranean lake flourishes the olm • gastronomic offer in the agrotourism (Proteus anguinus) 8. hill 12. - - Prklog restaurant Information: Information: • the slopes of Plomin Hill are the habitat of • picturesque indented coastline with the • wine-tasting Brtonigla Tourism Board Our recommendations: Tar - Vabriga Tourist Board most appealing coves of Rabac and Prklog. • a visit to the park with domestic Glavna 3a, 52474 Brtonigla • organised 40-minute tour with Istarska 8/A, 52465 Tar many rare and endangered plants and seve- animals + 385 (0)52 774 307 professional guide + 385 (0)52 443 250 ral rare bird species (peregrine falcon, golden The Labin-Rabac path leads walkers through + 385 (0)52 720 860 • speleo-climbing and speleo-adventure + 385 (0)52 443 570 eagle), butterflies and orchids interesting canyon forms, past various plants, [email protected] Entrance tickets: 25 - 50 kuna • picnic [email protected] • the hill’s numerous caves are home to many a stream and waterfalls www.istria-brtonigla.com Opening times: • exhibition area: mini agro-museum www.istria-tarvabriga.com bats • the medieval town of Labin is a valuable Sterle Agrotourism April 1st - 30th and October 1st - 31st: • restaurant offering Silvio Legović • the protected area’s northern part is rural cultural monument; its highest point is Stancija Drušković 20, 52474 Brtonigla 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Jama Baredine, 52446 Nova Vas called Fortica and offers magnificent views + 385 (0)52 774 313 landscape with a patchwork of woods and May 1st - June 30th and September 1st - 30th: Entrance tickets: 20-45 kuna + 385 (0)52 421 333 of Rabac, Mount Ućka, and the islands of + 385 (0)99 250 29 58 pastures characterised by great biodiversity 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Opening times: April 1st-October 31st: + 385 (0)98 224 350, +385 (0)95 910 50 49 and Lošinj [email protected] • attractive vantage point and location for July 1st - August 31st: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. (organised tours start [email protected] • attractive positions for taking photographs: www.agroturizamsterle.hr taking photographs: Plomin November 1st - March 31st: only on week- every 30 minutes), November 1st- www.baredine.com walking trail and the medieval town of Labin ends and public holidays by arrangement March 31st: only by arrangement Our recommendations: Our recommendations: • hiking • hiking (see info-boards and path map) Information: Information: • hunting • sightseeing in the medieval town of Labin 2. Forest - Istarske toplice spa 5. Pazin Cave Kršan Tourist Board Labin Tourist Board Vozilići 66, 52234 Plomin Aldo Negri 20, 52220 Labin Entrance tickets: free entrance • indigenous alluvial hardwood forest • some hundred metres beneath the largest and Entrance tickets: free entrance + 385 (0)52 880 155 + 385 (0)52 855 560, Opening times: non-stop [email protected] Opening times: non-stop + 385 (0)52 852 399 • a very valuable region with respect to natural best preserved medieval castle in Istria, the www.istria-krsan.com [email protected] science, economics (truffles), cultural history largest Istrian karst river Pazinčica disappears www.istria-rabac.com (St. Mark’s Forest) and tourist into the crater of this most striking example • Motovun Forest stretches along the valley of of karst evolution in Istria and the surroun- 9. Channel - Romuald’s Cave 13. National Park the River and is the best-known site ding area • some twenty minutes’ drive north of Rovinj • the only national park in Istria for finding truffles, subterranean fungi, which • this cave is an attraction that leaves a strong lays a flooded canyon valley - Lim Channel, • one of the most beautiful Mediterranean arc- are claimed to have aphrodisiac qualities. It impression on every visitor - from Dante also known as Lim Bay hipelagos, consisting of 14 islands and repre- is the habitat of the largest and most prized and Jules Verne to everybody else who has • Lim Channel is part of the 35-km-long Limska senting a unique combination of nature and of all truffles - the white truffle had the chance to see this unique work of draga hollow that stretches almost to the town cultural and historical heritage • the Istrian white truffle is known for its natural forces. The cave has recently been of Pazin in the very heart of Istria. The channel • indigenous vegetation, exceptionally well preser- unique taste and exquisite aroma owing to opened to public itself is over 12 km long and surrounded on ved Mediterranean macchia, meadows where specific local climatic conditions both sides by steep hills that can reach up to fallow deer, axis deer and mouflons graze free- • nearby are the thermal springs of Istarske 200 m in height (Sv. Martin 230 m) ly - these are all parts of the Brijuni landscape toplice, a spa rich in healing spring waters. Our recommendations: • gastronomic offering, mussel beds BMW Coast Drive Information: Information: and of the excursion programme. A small tourist • attractive positions for taking photographs: • individual tour of the educational hiking trail • 120 m above the sea is Romuald’s Cave Motovun Tourist Board Central Istria Tourist Board train brings visitors to more remote archaeologi- Motovun, and Sovinjak • “Journey to the Centre of the Earth” spe- where, according to legend, St. Romuald BMW COAST DRIVE. Trg Josefa Ressela 1, 52424 Motovun Franine i Jurine 14, 52000 Pazin cal sites, the cove of Veriga with remnants of a +385 (0)52 617 480 leo-adventure with professional guide + 385 (0)52 622 460 used to live in the 11th century as a hermit, Our recommendations: Roman Villa Rustica, and a safari park in which +385 (0)52 617 482 + 385 (0)52 616 886 praying and meditating. This 105-metre-long OPEN DRIVING PLEASUREwww.bmw- – Sheer • hiking cave consists of several impressive halls that zebras, Somali sheep, zebus, dromedaries, la- coastdrive.com Driving Pleasure [email protected] Entrance tickets: educational trail 15-30 [email protected] • cycling bear evidence of continuous life in this area mas and elephants live in harmony YOUR SUMMER HIGHLIGHT IN ISTRIA. www.istria-motovun.com kuna, speleo-adventure 100 kuna (only by www.istria-central.com Information: Information: • archaeological sites, safari park, exhibitions • searching for Public Institution Natura Histrica Natura Histrica Public Institution since prehistoric times (the oldest remains Tourist Board, Kanfanar Tourist Board Sea and landscape, gorgeous coastal roads and a stimulating arrangement with the Istria speleological ( on the Brijuni Islands and the • tasting in local restaurants Obala A. Rismondo 2, 52210 Rovinj Obala A. Rismondo 2, 52210 Rovinj of prehistoric people in Istria). A colony of Trg Marka Zelka 3, 52352 Kanfanar Forum 3, 52100 Pula society via the e-mail address [email protected]) Natural Science Collection) airstream – enjoy this unique experience driving along the Istrian + 385 (0)52 830 582 + 385 (0)52 830 582 greater mouse-eared bats, an endangered +385 (0)52 825 244 + 385 (0)52 219 197 Entrance tickets: free entrance Opening times: June 1st-September 30th: shores. For your personal BMW Coast Drive, we will provide you + 385 (0)52 840 318 + 385 (0)52 840 318 and protected species, lives in the cave. The +385 (0)52 825 043 + 385 (0)52 211 855 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. (except Monday), October Our recommendations: Opening times: non-stop [email protected] [email protected] entrance to the cave is only 47 centimetres [email protected] [email protected] with the brand new BMW 2 Series or BMW 4 Series Convertible. • organised visits: sailing around the archipe- www.natura-histrica.hr 1st-May 31st: non-stop (free entrance) www.natura-histrica.hr high, but the main hall reaches a height of www.istria-kanfanar.com www.istria-pula.com lago, an organised 4-hour tour of the islands We hope you enjoy your drive. Istria speleological society five to six metres. This cave is considered a Natura Histrica Public Institution of and (professional Brijuni National Park Public Institution J. Dobrile b.b. 52000 Pazin unique phenomenon because stalactites and Obala A. Rismondo 2, 52210 Rovinj guide, boat transfer, tour of the island with Brijunska 10, 52212 Fažana + 385 (0)91 512 15 28 stalagmites are located only on its left side; Start now at www.bmw-coastdrive.com. + 385 (0) 52 830 582 a tourist train) + 385 (0)52 525 882, 525 883 [email protected] the right side is bare 3. Kotli + 385 (0) 52 840 318 • hiking + 385 (0)52 521 124 www.sdi.hr [email protected] • cycling or driving electric car [email protected] • the rather abandoned village of Kotli is located Our recommendations: www.natura-histrica.hr • golf www.brijuni.hr halfway between Roč and Hum, at the spot whe- • organised tours • cycling • hotel accommodation on the islands re the spectacular waterfalls of the River Mirna • hiking Entrance tickets: tour of the Veliki Brijun: 45- have formed potholes over many years 6. Učka Nature Park - Vela draga Entrance tickets: the price of an organised 190 kuna, tour of the Mali Brijun 50-160 kuna • In the past, this village was the economic cen- Opening times: Easter-May 31st: 8 a.m.-7 • to experience one of the most stunning tour of Romuald’s Cave (unguided tours are not tre of the Hum region, known for its tailors and p.m., June 1st-June 30th: 8 a.m.-8 p.m., July panoramas in this part of Europe, climb permitted) is 10-30 kuna, which covers the nece- millers. Today it is a protected rural area and 1st-August 31st: 8 a.m.-9 p.m., September the highest peak of Učka - Vojak (1401 m). ssary equipment and a professional guide an attractive excursion destination 1st-30th: 8 a.m.-8 p.m., October 1st-31st: 8 Its stone tower offers a breathtaking 360- Opening times: June 15th-September 15th: • visitors can admire some wonderful examples 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., September 16th-June 14th: a.m.-7 p.m., November 1st-Easter: 8 a.m.-3 degree-panorama of the Istrian peninsula, p.m. (by arrangement prior to arrival) of traditional architecture and a well preserved only by arrangement northern Adriatic islands, mountains in the old watermill. Relaxation in unspoiled nature Gorski kotar region, and all the way to and refreshment in Kotlić Inn - the right com- and the Alps 10. Kingdom of Feštini Cave 14. Cape Kamenjak and the archipelago bination for a perfect break • Učka is the only place in the world whe- • in the very heart of Istria, near the village of • the 3.4-km-long Cape Kamenjak is the souther- re you can take a photograph of the Učka Information: Feštini, close to Žminj, the cave „Feštinsko nmost part of Istria and boasts a very indented (Tommasini) bellflower, and one of the last Our recommendations: Tourist Board kraljevstvo“ (Kingdom od Feštini) is quite coast stretching along some 30 km and inclu- European sites where you can watch griffon ding many picturesque bays, coves, capes and • hiking and cycling on the Kotli-Hum or Trg Fontana 7/1, 52420 Buzet remarcable for its natural beauty vultures or golden eagles beaches. The Medulin Archipelago includes Kotli-Buzet trail along the River Mirna + 385 (0)52 662 343 • as soon as you enter the cave you will • Učka Nature Park includes two educational 11 uninhabited islands and islets surrounded • bathing beneath the waterfalls [email protected] hear the rhythmic sound of dropping trails (the Plas that passes over the top rid- by shallows • picnic www.istria-buzet.com Information: water that from time immemorial has Turistička zajednica Istarske županije ge of Mount Učka, and the 2-km-kong Vela • this is one of the last oases on the coastline which • gastronomic offer Učka Nature Park Public Institution been creating the magnificent under- has preserved its original appearance - a mosaic of draga) and the Slap hiking path Liganj 42, 51415 Lovran ground formations reflected in the re- Pionirska 1, HR-52440 Poreč cultivated fields, pastures and green groves that • Vela draga is an impressive canyon on the + 385 (0)51 293 753 sevoir lakes below Entrance tickets: free entrance seem to disappear straight into the sea. Tel. +385 (0)52 88 00 88 western slopes of Mount Učka where atmosp- Opening times: non-stop + 385 (0)51 293 751 • this is the habitat of more than 560 plant spe- Fax. +385 (0)52 85 84 00 heric processes over millions of years have [email protected] cies, many of them rare and endangered (33 Our recommendations: created this stunning place amidst the Istrian www.pp-ucka.hr types of orchids) • 20-minute tour of the cave [email protected] | www.istra.hr karst. Its amazing limestone towers will re- • palaeontological finds on the small island of • small domestic animals farm tour main etched in the memory for a long time, Fenoliga - remnants of dinosaurs that lived here BMW [email protected] DRIVE. | www.istra.com • catering establishment (bar) Information: reawakening admiration for the greatest arc- some 80-90 million years ago Information: • sampling of Istrian specialities in the Žminj Tourist Board OPEN DRIVING PLEASURE – hitect of all - Mother Nature • unique views and vantage points Medulin Tourist Board nearby agritourism farms Čakavska kuća bb, 52341 Žminj YOUR SUMMER HIGHLIGHT IN ISTRIA. Centar 223, 52203 Medulin + 385 (0)52 846 792 Our recommendations: Our recommendations: + 385 (0)52 846 844 +385 (0)52 577 145 Entrance tickets: 25-40 kn • hiking Sea and landscape, gorgeous coastal roads and a stimulating • hiking (more than 50 hiking trails) [email protected] +385 (0)52 577 227 BMW Coast Drive • cycling (welcome drink included) www.istria-zminj.com [email protected] airstream – enjoy this unique experience in an open BMW Z4 • mountain biking (8 marked paths) • windsurfing Opening times: April 1st - May Snježana Širol www.istria-medulin.com Roadster. Don‘t let your holiday highlight pass you by and experience • free climbing (more than 60 climbing routes) Mužini 15, 52341 Žminj • photographing orchids 31st and October 1st - 31st only on Kamenjak Public Institution Zeleni Mediteran. • alpinism + 385 (0)91 721 28 54 your personal BMW Coast Drive. We hope you enjoy your drive. weekends and holidays 10 a.m. - 6 Entrance tickets: May 1st - September 30th: car Centar 223, 52203 Medulin www.bmw- Sheer Mirjana Orbanić 20 kuna - bus 150 kuna, cyclist and hikers pay no coastdrive.com Driving Pleasure • bird watching p.m.; June 1st - September 30th every +385 (0)52 576 513 Mužini 15, 52341 Žminj entrance fee; October 1st - April 30th: free entrance day from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.; October 1st +385 (0)52 576 527 Start now at www.bmw-coastdrive.com. + 385 (0)91 561 63 27 Opening times: May 1st - September 30th: 7 a.m. Entrance tickets: free entrance [email protected] - March 31st only by arrangement [email protected] - 9 p.m.; October 1st - April 30th: non-stop: free Opening times: non-stop www.sige.hr entrance www.kamenjak.hr

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MOMJAN ZRENJ 5 4 BUZET OPRTALJ ZAVRŠJE ROČ 1 GROŽNJAN 6 BRTONIGLA KRASICA 8 9 The Cave of Mramornica 7 (The Marble Cave) 2 SOVINJAK

Motovun Forest 3 DAJLA NOVA VAS Istarske Toplice Spa VRH 10 Kotli R A 11 IVER MIRN HUM 12 VIŽINADA BUTONIGA 13 NOVIGRAD MOTOVUN LAKE

A L UČK 16 TUNNE KAŠTELIR 14 TAR 15 6 4 PAZ VIŠNJAN Učka Nature Park Baredine Cave Vela draga 5

Pazin Cave PAZIN POREČ 17

BADERNA 7

TINJAN GRAČIŠĆE Gračišće - Pićan PIĆAN KRŠAN SV. LOVREČ 8

18 Plomin hill ŽMINJ 9 PLOMIN 19 Lim channel KANFANAR LIMSKI KANAL Romuald’s cave 10 Kingdom of

Feštini Cave LABIN

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SVETVINČENAT R ROVINJ A Š 20 A RAŠA RABAC 12 11 Labin - Rabac - Prklog

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VODNJAN MARČANA

FAŽANA BRIJUNI

VANTAGE POINTS 13 Brijuni National Park Name of the belvedere Position

1 Sv. Petar Crveni vrh, Umag 2 Žbevnica Lanišće 3 Sv. Mauro Sv. Mauro-Momjan, Buje PULA 4 Buje Old Town Buje 5 Buzet Old Town Buzet 6 Sovinjak Sovinjak, Buzet 7 Sv. Jelena Oprtalj Vrh 8 Vrh, Buzet MEDULIN 9 Črnigrad Ročko polje, Buzet LIŽNJAN 10 Gradišće Donji Srbani,Brtonigla 11 Vižinada Vižinada 12 Motovun Old Town Motovun 13 Grimalda Grimalda, PREMANTURA 14 Padova Kaščerga, Pazin 14 15 Huhober Grdo Selo, Pazin Cape Kamenjak 16 Paz Paz, Cerovlje and the Medulin 17 Tinjan archipelago 18 Trsine Vrsar 19 Plomin Plomin, near the Vidikovac restaurant 20 Veli Golaš Bale 21 Labin Old Town Labin 22 Bronza on the -Fažana road 23 Mutvoran Mutvoran, Marčana 24 Stari Rakalj Marčana 25 Brdo Raša, above Skitača

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