In the daily newspaper, we read the invitation to the 2nd edition of the “Dvigrad Blues Festival” in Kanfanar. Organizes it Gustafi Association Led by Eddie Maružin.
This is the reason why we organize the walk right from that starting point.
The rain has been tirelessly falling for several days, but today she decided to stop. It'll be wet and muddy, but that doesn't bother us.
We park in the center of Kanfanar, at Marko Zelko Square. The festival stage is still quiet.
Kanfanar is the name of the most famous Istrian stone so it has recently lined the central Canfanar Square.
Sculpture “Two Necklaces”, academic sculptor Josip Diminić, is the personification of Dvigrada, two cities, but also the magic of number two in general.
From the center to the Istrian Ox Park.
After castration, the bull was given a name, and most often it was Boškarin. It is this name that became the common name for the Istrian ox, and also for the Istrian cattle.
The Istrian Ox Park
Boškarin has been a support and hardworking servant of Istrian households for centuries, and it is not surprising that THANK YOU to him with this park. Deservedly deserved rewarded!
Hay columns, silhouettes of oxen along the road, stone embroidery columns, hay canopy are a vivid representation of former, dependent family farms.
The trail continues across the railway line. The locals say that trains from Kanfanar to Pula rarely pass today. Internet source hard 5 times a day during September, the price of a one-way trip starts from 23.40 kn/3.11 Eur. For excursion purposes and not bad.
Kašteljir
We descend towards Kašteljir on a wide, macadam road. We're on a steep and dangerously slippery terrain. The posted signs indicate that the trail is also a bicycle path. All we have to do is see these kamikazes!
Cultural-historical and natural the Kašteljir locality has recently been enriched with information boards and a lookout point from which, indeed, only a forest thicket can be seen.
We just peeked into the caves and jumped over the “shell”. ⁇
We continue downhill, along a narrow and slippery forest path. We only breathed in the meadow at the base.
Dvigrad
At the meeting point of macadam and asphalt there is a cemetery and church of st. Mary of Lakuća.
In a few steps we are on an asphalt road in front of the walls of the medieval city Dvigrada. Entrance is free and there are no information boards. ⁇
We were here 10 years ago. Some significant progress in restoration with a view to valorising heritage is not visible. The scaffolding set up is a hope that something will change until our next arrival.
Let's invigorate ourselves with a drink from the flask, and head towards the finish line. Walking along the paved main road, we end at the place where we started it.
It's a lot more alive already. The blues atmosphere is warming up. The stage is waiting for the first performers, and the restaurateurs are ready. A little cheese on a tray with bread is offered for 30,00 kn/3.99 Eur, and a nice 80,00 kn/10.63 Eur should be allocated for a boškarin burger on a plastic saucer.
Gastro corner
We will give confidence 2. Peron, in Cerovlje. A place that we have already discovered on our journeys as ideal for a meal while your electric car is charging at the charging station in the immediate vicinity.
The waitress patiently answers our questions, while eating unobtrusively checks if everything is in order.
In addition to wine, the female part will also teranino. We do not offer the preferred Aura, but offer teranino from Krulčić. Mmmm, too fine! So good that he takes 1st place on the throne. ? 1◇ ⁇
Two desserts, accidentally or not, were at the expense of the house. ⁇
They deserve all the praise and re-visit!
Route
Light, educational trail 10,65 km long.
Care should be taken when descending, especially in rain-soaked soil.
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