Beram: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

The sanctuary of St. Martin's Church in Beram dates back to 1431. The sanctuary contains wall paintings by two 15th-century masters. St. Martin's Church also houses a stone relief of Saint Martin and the beggar, protected as a movable cultural monument.

Culture

The cemetery church of St. Mary of the Rocks is located one kilometre northeast of Beram. The interior walls of this church near Beram are almost entirely covered with well-preserved late Gothic frescoes by Master Vincent of Kastav. The fresco Dance of the Dead depicts kings, merchants, cardinals and the pope dancing hand in hand with death.

The Vladimir Gortan Monument in Beram dates back to 1953 and takes the form of a sarcophagus-shaped stećak. It was created jointly by architects Zdenko Kolacio and Zdenko Sila.

History

Beram preserves a radial street network connected to its ancient fortified settlement. The settlement developed over earlier Roman fortifications and medieval castles; the historic entrances are still called Vela vrata and Mala vrata.

A settlement already existed in Beram during the Iron Age. The conical hill of Beram above a fertile valley provided the setting for a fortified settlement. Roman fortifications and medieval castles were later built on the ruins of Beram's earlier defensive structures. The medieval settlement of Beram was surrounded by walls with a square defensive tower; parts of the walls are still preserved today.

Nature

The Pazin–Beram–Pazin 711 hiking trail leads from Pazin via Gortanov brijeg to Beram and returns to Pazin via the Santarija plateau and the Pazinski krov waterfall. The hiking trail runs mostly in the shade.

Those who choose Beram as their travel destination may wish to rent a holiday apartment there.

Other selected places: Vela Traba, Trviž, Ježenj, Zamask, Pazin, Brajkovići, Lindar, Heki.

To the higher-level travel overview: Općina Pazin.