Sightseeings Pazin
Pazin offers a great variety of cultural and historical sightseeings. Here we will present the most interesting sightseeings in Pazin.
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The Castle of Pazin - the biggest and the best-preserved medieval fortress in Istria. It was first mentioned in documents from 983. Today, the Ethnographic Museum of Istria and the Museum of Pazin are located there.
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Cave of Pazin - has since long ago attracted the attention of many who had a chance to see that unique work of natural forces. The Cave, together with the Castle of Pazin, is mentioned in the works of many travel writers such as Valvasor, Petronio, Yriarte…
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The parish church of St. Nicholas – it was originally built in 1266, but it was rebuilt in 15th and 18th century. It is very interesting because of its star shaped presbytery with a fresco cycle painted around 1460. The church has the beautiful organ built by Gaetano Callido in 1780.
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The Franciscan Monastery - originates from the middle of the 15th century. It has a late Gothic presbytery based on the model of St. Nicholas. Through history, the monastery was used as the pharmacy and the hospital, as a public school and as a grammar school with classes.
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Beram - one of the oldest continuously populated settlements in Istria located near Pazin. Explorations of the prehistoric necropolis on the south slopes of Beram have shown with certainty that during the iron age a settlement already existed here.