Municipality of Raša: Mining History, Diving and Hiking Trails

• Raša lies in a narrow valley on the Krapanski potok, a tributary of the Raša River, about 2 kilometres from the sea.
• The planned mining town of Raša was built between 1936 and 1937 to designs by Gustavo Pulitzer Finali.
• Centar Arsia presents the town’s mining heritage in a small museum on the town square.
• The reefs at Zidovi Sv. Marine extend to a depth of 55 metres; Bella Vista leads to Skitača and offers a view of the Kvarner.

Raša was built as a planned mining town. The designs were by architect Gustavo Pulitzer Finali, and construction took place between 1936 and 1937. From 1928 to 1966, the Raša mine employed more than 10,000 miners. This period and the town’s later creation are two distinct milestones in the local mining history.

The small Centar Arsia museum on Raša’s town square presents the town’s mining heritage. For a visit focused on this subject, Kova Experience also offers tours of the mine: visitors enter a mine and experience a day in the life of a miner. Centar Arsia is accessible to people with disabilities and people with reduced mobility.

The Church of Sv. Barbara in Raša is a modernist and rationalist building. Its shape resembles an upside-down mining cart, while the bell tower is reminiscent of a miner’s lamp. At 25 metres tall, the tower makes the building a distinctive feature of the townscape. Visitors interested in architecture can look out for details that translate the theme of mining into a distinctive architectural form.

The Church of Sv. Lucija in Skitača offers a different historical perspective. It was built in the early 17th century and is a single-nave Baroque church. Raša and Skitača thus feature two different architectural forms and historical periods: the modernist, rationalist building in Raša and the Baroque church in Skitača.

Three reefs lie below the pebble beach at Zidovi Sv. Marine. They descend directly from the beach into the open sea and reach a depth of 55 metres. The site offers numerous dives for divers of all categories. The reefs’ precise depth and location make this a distinct focus for travellers interested in diving.

If you prefer to explore on foot, consider the Bella Vista hiking trail. It follows a white path through Gora Glušići to Skitača. From Skitača, the route offers a view of the Kvarner. The trail therefore combines a specific route with a destination where you can enjoy a view of the bay.

The Rt Crna Punta Lighthouse is best reached by boat. Keep this mode of transport in mind if you are considering visiting the lighthouse. This makes the trip distinct from the experiences described in Raša and along the hiking trail to Skitača.

To get your bearings within the municipality, you can also visit the pages for Skvaranska, Barbići, Diminici, Trget, Sveti Bartul, Stanišovi, Most-Raša and Raša.

More local pages cover Trgetari, Brgod, Polje, Sveta Marina, Koromacno, Topid, Crni and Kunj.

Local pages are also available for Viskovici, Brovinje, Drenje, Ravni and Skitaca.

What is the best way to reach the Rt Crna Punta Lighthouse?

The lighthouse is best reached by boat.

Where does the Bella Vista hiking trail lead?

It follows a white path through Gora Glušići to Skitača; from there, the route offers a view of the Kvarner.

What does Centar Arsia display?

The small museum on Raša’s town square presents the town’s mining heritage.

For the broader travel overview: Istria County.