Pomjan - Nature Park: Karst Edge - Socerb

Karst Edge Nature Park

This natural border of sheer limestone cliffs between the continental part of Slovenia and Slovenian Istria is 20 kilometers long and stretches along the Slovenian-Croatian border, from Socerb to Mlini. The area presents a natural transition from the warmer Istria to the colder Karst area, a mixture of continental and Mediterranean climate with numerous natural beauties. The alteration of limestone and flysch, as well as fragmented relief provide ideal conditions for a wide variety of plant and animal species. Along the Karst Edge there are several partly preserved forts and towers erected by the Venetians as a defense against the Habsburgs. Because of the urban design which is ideally incorporated into the landscape and typical examples of traditional architecture, the villages Črni Kal, Črnotiče, Gračišče, Hrastovlje, Kubed, Podpeč and Socerb have the status of protected cultural heritage.