Rock Climbing in Istria, Croatia

Rock Climbing area of Istria

The Istria region, which includes rock climbing around Pazin, Pula and Rovinj is the 2nd best rock climbing area in Croatia after Paklenica. In terms of routes there are over 500 sports routes here, which are mainly single pitch, well bolted and on solid limestone rock. Close by there is also the excellent crag at Osp in Slovenia, and further rock climbing can be found around Trieste in Italy. This comprehensive region has a good mix of grades and has got something for everyone.

The best time to rock climb in Istria is the spring and autumn, though due to the varied character of the crags it is possible to climb all year round. For example it is possible to climb at places such as Rovinj, Pazin and Cepic in the hot summer months, or climb at sheltered crags such as Limski Kanal, Dvigrad and Raspadalica in the winter.

Istria is a popular holiday resort, with the main towns being Pula, Rovinj, and Porec. This area is ideal to include a few days rock climbing as part of your general holiday.



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	Rock Climbing Areas in Istria Rock climbing areas are numbered with the details shown opposite

No	Crag	Total No of routes 2007	Number of Routes in Gade Range							Multi or Single Pitch
No	Crag	Total No of routes 2007	Up to 4c	5a to 5+	6a to 6b	6b+ to 6c+	7a to 7b	7b+ to 7c+	Over 8a	Multi or Single Pitch
1	Cepic	39	3	11	16	6	3	0	0	Single
2	Istarske Toplice	12	0	2	2	3	2	2	1	Both
3	Raspadalica	30	1	6	13	7	1	2	0	Single
4	Ponte Porton	29	2	17	9	1	0	0	0	Single
5	Izvor Mirne	7	0	0	1	0	1	4	1	Single
6	Nugla	20	0	0	3	7	4	4	2	Single
7	Krkuž	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	Single
8	Vela Draga	55	5	10	21	14	4	1	0	Both
9	Medveja	12	5	5	2	0	0	0	0	Single
10	Moscenicka Draga	29	3	1	13	5	5	1	1	Single
11	Limski Kanal	107	2	21	37	21	16	4	6	Single
12	Pazin	45	4	5	8	8	7	9	4	Single
13	Rovinj	92	15	40	23	11	2	0	1	Single
14	Dvigrad	87	5	23	15	16	12	11	5	Single
15	Zub - Dolina Rase	9	1	2	4	2	0	0	0	Single
16	Rabac	11	0	3	5	1	2	0	0	Single
17	Vinkuran - Cava Romana	31	0	4	8	8	3	5	3	Single

Photographs of rock climbing around Istria

Click on the images opposite to view a larger photograph, showing the excellent rock climbing to be found in the north west peninsula of Istria.

The above information has been extracted from the new 2007 edition of the climbing guidebook for Croatia, written by Boris Cujic. Order a copy of this guidebook today from our shop.