Ližnjan: Exploring the South of Istria
To discover the south of Istria, which I know very well, I choose the 45.5-kilometer-long Ližnjan trail, which leads from the small village of Muntić to Valtura and Nesactium and continues to Šišan. If you go down to the sea, you will reach Ližnjan and Cape Marlera in the very south of Istria. Most of the road is macadam, only 15 kilometers of the trail is asphalt. The trail is not particularly demanding, and it offers a lot to see. Its biggest advantage is that it goes by the sea, and yet it is in the wild. After Marler we head towards Nesactium. It is called the oldest Istrian town, and the material fact that proves it is the votive altar to Emperor Gordian (3rd century) which reads "Res Publica Nesactiensium". Today, the remains of ancient and late antiquity 800 meters long rampart can be seen in this meditative place. At the very entrance to the town, between the Roman and prehistoric gates you will see a necropolis. Urns and objects which have been found here prove that people have lived there since the 9th century BC. With the suicide of the ruler Epulon, the world did not stop at Nesactium. History says that after the bloody siege in 177 BC. Romans demolished the town and built a new one in the same place.
Rubinum (Rovinj): A Scenic Bike Trail
There are railways all over Istria, but they have been abandoned. Such a shame.
Today, this is evidenced by the remains of the railway, i.e. the rails and railway station in Rovinj and Kanfanar. You will pass along this forgotten railway if you take the macadam road from Rovinj to Rovinjsko Selo. This is where a section of the fantastic Rubinum bike trail is. I would recommend this trail to everyone, the beginners because it is easy, the experienced to get to know Rovinj and the history lovers to see where the railway once passed. It is 27.5 kilometers long, 22 of which is a macadam. It is a loop trail that leads from Rovinjsko Selo to the Polari camp, on to Rovinj, and back to the starting point.
| 1. Labin/ Ivan Sardi | 2. Rovinj/ Ivan Sardi | 3. The Lim Canal/ Ivan Sardi | 4. Vrsar/ Damir Kvajo | 5. Labin/ Ivan Sardi | 6. The Parenzana Trail/ Aleksandar Gospić | 7. Vrsar/ Damir Kvajo | 8. The Parenzana Trail/ Aleksandar Gospić | 9. Labin/ Ivan Sardi | 10. Rovinj/ Dejan Hren