- Sečovlje Salt Pans - Dragonja River Valley
- Sv. Peter - Nova vas - Padna
- Pomjan - Nature Park: Karst Edge - Socerb
- Črni Kal - Osp - Kubed
- Momjan - Grožnjan - Pietrapelosa - Mirna
- Baštija - Kostanjica - Parenzana
- Oprtalj - Završje - Livade - Zrenj
- Istarske toplice - Motovun Forest - Višnjan
- Cave Mramornica - Feštini Kingdom - Cave Baredine
- Lim Bay - Kloštar - Kontija - Dvigrad
- Kanfanar - Bale - Palud - Vodnjan -Islands Brijuni - Fažana
- Svetvinčenat - Tinjan - Pićan - Gračišće
- Belaj - Šumber - Kožljak - Paz
- Čepićko Field - Kršan - Boljun Castle - Lupoglav
- Plomin - Kvarner Gulf - Brseč
- Nature park Učka - Mošćenice
Momjan - Grožnjan - Pietrapelosa - Mirna
Pietrapelosa
The castle was built of limestone and stood amidst dense vegetation on an elevation between Buzet and Livade, secluded from today's roads. Anyone who discovers it will be rewarded by a dynamic journey into the past. It was often named only Castle or Kostel. This overpowering name entirely justifies not only its position, but the reputation of its owners, as well.
Its construction was closely connected to its traffic and economic importance. Since the Mirna River and the Bračana were navigable in the past, the position atop the cliff was important for controlling the river and land traffic, and also for defending feudal lands.
The first document of the Castle dates back to the 10th c. when Patriarch Rodoald offered it as a gift to the Poreč church. It was ruled by the Patriarch of Aquileia until it fell under the Venetian rule in the 15th c. Many rulers followed in succession, many families that were by their family bonds tied to the owners of other lands. The rich history of the Castle lies within the limits of life and death. This is where atonement for betrayal took place, property was lost for card game debts, there was love and cheating, while at the foot of the Castle, the life of peasants went on the usual way: hardworking and toilsome life, with many sufferings and living through the fates of their lords. What reminds us of this today, almost ominously, are its remains, the ruins on the cliff near Buzet.
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