Belavići: Hotels and Accommodation

Belavići is included in the listed route layout of the official cycling route 341 Flanatica; the route is rated as having a moderate level of difficulty and is suitable for e-bikes. Anyone wishing to book a hotel in Belavići can then continue searching for accommodation.

Cycling and Trails

Trail 631 Barban is classified as a difficult official trail. In the nearby area, it follows the road towards Hreljići and Belavići and runs along Belavići before descending on a gravel surface to Blaz Bay.

In the nearby area, Trail 631 Barban offers views of the mountains to the west and the Kvarner Sea to the east.

On the longer course of the XCM Rakalj Mountain Bike Marathon, the route approaches its first technical descent towards Blaz Bay through the forest to the village of Belavići. The longer course is 61 kilometres long.

In the nearby area, cycling paths and the Stjepan Hauser footpath run through Rakalj.

Landscape

In the nearby area, Blaz Bay has sources of drinking water that were historically used by residents of eastern and central Istria. In the 15th century, water-powered mills were built there to grind wheat and corn; their walls are still visible.

In the nearby area, the 15th-century Church of Saint Agnes in Old Rakalj overlooks Raša Bay and the Kvarner Islands.

Culture and History

The Church of Our Lady of Good Health in Hreljići serves Belavići. It is a Marian pilgrimage site built in 1726, and a procession takes place every year on the second Sunday in October.

A local legend is associated with Belavići: after a conflict between two ships, the crown and royal regalia of King Tomislav are said to have been hidden in Blaz Bay. Whether they exist there and where exactly they might be located is unknown.

In the nearby area, the memorial ethnographic collection in the birthplace of Mijo Mirković in Rakalj presents his life, his literary work, the Istrian heritage and the pottery tradition.

In the nearby area, Old Rakalj contains the remains of a prehistoric fortification, an ancient fortification and a medieval castle.

The tour South Istria Mysterious South lists Belavići as one of its stops. The Belavići stop is titled “Crown of the first Croatian king Tomislav”. The tour is an adventure for visitors who are drawn to legends and mysterious places.

In the nearby area, interpretive walks are used in Mutvoran to preserve and convey the cultural and historical value of the place.

More destination pages: Kavran, Peruski, Cokuni, Divšići, Šegotići, Šarići, Filipana, Rakalj.

To the higher-level travel overview: Općina Marčana.