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Lim Fjord - Poreč/Rovinj
One of the most beautiful natural resources of the Istrian peninsula, Lim Bay, is located, also known under the name of the Lim channel or the Lim fjord. Of course, both expressions are incorrect since the geological beginnings are interpreted through the erosive activity of the Pazinčica, a rivulet that now is in its largest part a small gulf. The very name of Lim has its origin in the Latin word «Limes» (border), since as far back as during the Roman Empire the valley divided two of the Roman provinces at that time, the today's cities of Poreč and Pula.
The Castle of Pazin
The Castle of Pazin is the biggest and the best-preserved medieval fortress in Istria. It was first mentioned in written documents in 983. Since that time, the Castle and the growing civil area that surrounded it have been given as present, conquered and sacked, destroyed, rebuilt and sub-leased many times. It has changed owners, managers and names. It was under the dominion of Patriarchate of Aquileia, and then under the County of Gorizia. The whole Middle Istrian area, then called Graftschhaft Mitterburg, Contea di Pisino or the County of Pazin was being governed within the safety of its masonry. Since 1374, the whole County had been a private property of the Austrian house of Habsburgs. Today, the Ethnographic Museum of Istria and the Museum of Pazin are located there, and their exhibitions are held.
