Rock Climbing area of Istria in Northern Croatia

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.

No	Crag	Total number of routes	Number of Routes in Grade Range						Multi or Single
			Up to 4c	5a to 5c+	6a to 6c+	7a to 7c+	8a to 8c+	Project
1	Cepic	39	3	11	22	3	0	0	Single
2	Istarske Toplice	12	0	2	5	4	1	0	Multi
3	Raspadalica	30	1	6	20	3	0	0	Single
4	Nugla	21	0	0	10	8	1	2	Single
5	Ponte Porton	29	2	17	10	0	0	0	Single
6	Izvor Mirne	9	0	0	2	4	2	1	Single
7	Krkuz	10	0	1	0	6	1	2	Single
8	Kompanj	40	0	1	15	11	5	8	Both
9	Vela Draga	58	5	10	38	5	0	0	Multi
10	Medveja	12	5	5	2	0	0	0	Single
11	Moscenicka Draga	29	3	1	18	6	0	1	Single
12	Brsec	30	0	4	25	1	0	0	Both
13	Limski Kanal	107	2	21	58	21	1	4	Single
14	Pazin	46	4	5	13	19	3	2	Single
15	Rovinj	98	16	44	36	2	0	0	Single
16	Dvigrad	89	5	25	31	23	2	3	Single
17	Zub - Dolina Rase	9	1	2	6	0	0	0	Single
18	Rabac	11	0	3	6	2	0	0	Single
19	Vinkuran - Cava Romana	37	0	5	18	11	3	0	Single

Click on the images opposite to view a larger photograph.  These photographs show the excellent rock climbing to be found in the northwest peninsula of Istria, Croatia.