Pazin Travel Guide

 Ekaterinburg Says:  Much more romantic than the facts, are the stories associated with Pazin Chasm. It was one of these stories,( the Jules Verne one) which made me want to come here but apparently Dante himself has been said to have had the chasm in mind when writing his Inferno. Jules Verne,... 

 Ekaterinburg Says:  Wherever there's a castle or a natural wonder there is usually a museum and Pazin is no exception. Its castle is home to The Ethnographic Museum of Istria, with various displays, some permanent and some temporary, over three floors. It's a vast and impressive project and... 

 Ekaterinburg Says:  Pazin Chasm also known as The Pazin Pit is one of the most dramatic sights in Istria and is interesting on many levels. It's a massive, ravine/canyon with white, striated cliffs falling away to the endless depths below. At the bottom, which is difficult to see because it's... 

 Ekaterinburg Says:  This is a fabulous castle with a spectacular location. You have to walk right through town to get here and eventually the street narrows, runs downhill, then broadens out again to reveal the castle's rather bulbous rear end. On one side of the road is a house overhanging the... 

 Enzyme_X Says:  The first church on this place was built in 1266. The only reminder of that is the latin inscription on the main door. It was a simple romanesque building with a bell tower. In the year 1441, a late gothic sanctuary with a net vault was added. The vault was painted with... 

 Enzyme_X Says:  Next to the castle in Pazin is a 100m deep chasm, a result of millions of years work by nature in this karst region. this is also a place where river Pazincica ends it's flow on the surface and dives into rich karst undrworld. During heavy rains a lake forms at the opening... 

 Enzyme_X Says:  The castle of Pazin is the biggest and most preserved castle in Istria. It dates primarily from the 15th and 16th centuriesThe original fortification was elongated in form. It had a square tower, bulwarks that also encompassed the surrounding houses and a Romanesque chapel... 

 Bregman Says:  Well, I'm not sure it's really a "must see". I didn't bother to go in. But, come here for the view. The museum is built on the edge of the cliff and the view is amazing. 

 JLBG Says:  The second bas-relief is more conventional and represents a bishop's coat of arm with two roaring lions and two knights holding a banner. The cap and the cross show undoubtedly that it is a bishop coat of arm, but which one ? 

 JLBG Says:  The third bas-relief also is conventional and represents a cardinal's coat of arm with in the bottom what looks like a goose feather for writing. On top of the coat of arm, the figure is more enigmatic and I won't write what I feel it might represent (and which it certainly... 

 Ekaterinburg Says:  Perhaps this should be a shopping tip but it struck me very much as being part and parcel of life in Pazin. As we drew nearer to the centre of town, we noticed that almost everyone passing was carrying a large bag of oranges. Outside the park in the centre, a solitary vendor... 

 Ekaterinburg Says:  We were due to leave Pazin in the early afternoon and as we strolled back to the bus office, a large school opened its doors and what seemed like at least 50% of its students flowed along with us. I'd anticipated a bit of chaos and it was certainly lively with so many... 

 Ekaterinburg Says:  Everywhere I went in Istria I came across the name Vladimir Nazor. In Rovinj, the street the Tobaco Factory Art Gallery is on is called Vladimira Nazora, and the name made me curious. I wanted to know who Vladimira Nazora was and when I came to Pazin I discovered very... 

 Enzyme_X Says:  When we arrived to Pazin and wanted to leave our car somewhere in the center, many pedestrians and stalls with differnt kinds of goods blocked our way. We had to find a parking spot somewhere else. Later we found out that this is a monthly fair where people from near and far... 

 Ekaterinburg Says:  We went to Pazin on what seemed to be the first morning of Autumn. The sun shone just as brillliantly but there was dew on the land and a slight chill that anticipated a change of season . Once we left Kanfanar behind the landscape became much more interesting and... 

 Ekaterinburg Says:  Pazin is a perfect town to visit for a flavour of life away from the coast. It bore no resemblance whatsoever to Rovinj, and beautiful as Rovinj was, I was glad to see something different. It's an important town in the sense of being the administrative capital of Istria and...