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Pazin Waterfall – Pazin Castle loop from Cerovlje

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Pazin Waterfall – Pazin Castle loop from Cerovlje

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Pazin Waterfall – Pazin Castle loop from Cerovlje

03:02

42.0km

820m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 10, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 10.5 km for 88 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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336 m

Pazin Waterfall

Highlight • Waterfall

Unfortunately no water in the waterfall in August.

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9.28 km

Park narodnog ustanka

Forest

9.85 km

Located in central Istria, Pazin (Pisino in Italian) is a town of ancient charm, known for its imposing castle overlooking the spectacular karst chasm.
Its history begins in 983, when it is mentioned as Castrum Pisinum. The village grew up around the castle, which over the centuries became the seat of the County of Pazin, an important bastion of the Holy Roman Empire. Unlike much of Istria, under Venetian rule, Pazin remained tied to the Austrian Habsburgs for a long time (from 1374 to 1918).
After the First World War, it passed to the Kingdom of Italy, then to Yugoslavia in 1945, and finally, since 1991, to independent Croatia.
Today, Pazin is considered the historical capital of the Istrian hinterland, also famous thanks to Jules Verne, who set some scenes of his novel Mathias Sandorf here.

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10.2 km

Pazin Castle and Waterfalls

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Pazin with its gorge is definitely worth seeing. To walk through the gorge you have to pay an entrance fee. But which is worth seeing.

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10.4 km

Montecuccoli Castle

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Pazin Castle is a well-protected fortress located on the edge of the Pazinčica River ravine, and is also the largest and best-preserved fortress in Istria. It is first mentioned in 983, in the deed of gift by which King Otto II granted the castle to the Bishop of Poreč. Over the next two centuries, the castle changed hands frequently; the daughter of Meinhard von Schwarzenburg, the castle's owner, brought the building as a dowry to the Counts of Gorizia, who owned it until 1374. In the same year, the castle was taken over by the Habsburgs, who, from behind its mighty walls, governed the entire Istrian hinterland, or the County of Pazin. The castle's glory and strength are also evidenced by the fact that it was not conquered during the war against Venice. The inhabitants of Pazin enjoyed considerable autonomy and freedom at that time, unlike the peasants who lived in the surrounding territories. In the 17th century, the castle was purchased by the Marquis Montecuccoli of Modena. The fiefdom remained his property until the mid-19th century, while the fortress remained his until 1945.
During World War II, in September-October 1943 and again in April-May 1945, Montecuccoli Castle served as the headquarters of the OZNA (Tito's secret police) and the "People's Tribunals." It also served as a trial site, a place of imprisonment and torture for Istrian Italians. They were then eliminated by being thrown into the sinkhole (foiba) or, more simply, thrown into the ravine of the Foiba stream from the castle windows or the parapets of the square. The remains of the bodies—already battered by the impact with the rock faces and the branches of the vegetation growing on the cliffs—resurfaced a long distance after their underground passage through the Foiba, reaching the sea between Rovinj and Vrsar.

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10.5 km

Pazin Gorge

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A hiking trail that is easy to walk on. But you have to pay an entrance fee. It goes down and up again via serpentines.

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10.5 km

View of the canyon from Pazin Castle

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The Pazin Kastel is one of the largest and best preserved medieval castles in Istria. It has been mentioned in written documents since 983. The vertically sloping castle rock is spectacular.

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10.6 km

Pazin Castle

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Since this is a museum, you can only see a little of the castle

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42.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

36.7 km

2.08 km

1.62 km

1.55 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

37.6 km

2.52 km

1.80 km

< 100 m

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Highest point (420 m)

Lowest point (120 m)

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Friday 10 July

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69 %

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Pazin Waterfall – Pazin Castle loop from Cerovlje

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Pazin Waterfall

Pazin/Pisino d'Istria

Pazin Castle and Waterfalls

Montecuccoli Castle

Pazin Gorge

View of the canyon from Pazin Castle

Pazin Castle

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