Kloštar: Hotels and accommodations

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Village Character

Kloštar displays the traditional architectural features of western Istria. A large village pond and several rural building ensembles have been preserved.

Culture

Kloštar is associated with the remains of the Benedictine Abbey of St. Michael above Lim, which was founded at the beginning of the 11th century. The surviving complex includes parts of the cloister, two churches, Romanesque frescoes, and a cistern. According to local tradition, the foundation of the abbey is connected with Saint Romuald.

Nature

The Kontija Forest covers 65 hectares between Kloštar, Gradina, and Flengi. It contains a stand of European hornbeam that is more than 140 years old, as well as established hiking and cycling trails. The hillfort of Mukaba preserves visible dry-stone fortifications.

The 530-metre-long Fratarske škale footpath leads from the abbey area to the sea at Lim and has an elevation difference of 115 metres.

Cycling

The family cycling route Na pustinjakovoj stazi passes through Kloštar and the Abbey of St. Michael. It is 9.5 kilometres long and has an elevation difference of 149 metres. The route uses 7.5 kilometres of gravel roads and 2 kilometres of asphalt.

Cuisine

Istarska Hiža Kontija is a restaurant at the address Kloštar 4. Konoba Patricija is a restaurant at the address Kloštar 5.

Getting there

Kloštar is located on the county road to Vrsar, which branches off at Pilj from state road D21 between Pula and Trieste.

Other destinations: Marasi, Kruncici, Stranići Kod Lovreča, Perini, Gradina, Jakići Dolinji, Heraki, Bralići

To the higher-level travel overview: Općina Sveti Lovreč.