Vela Traba: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Nature

Vela Traba is a Natura 2000 site under the Habitats Directive and protects seven designated species, including six invertebrates and the four-lined snake (Elaphe quatuorlineata). The special area of conservation for species and habitat types HR2001322 Vela Traba covers 540.08 hectares. An area of 540.0839 hectares is also designated for the same protected area.

The area of the ecological network site HR2001322 Vela Traba is located in the settlements of Vela Traba and Beram, and partly in Brajkovići. In the Mediterranean biogeographical region, Vela Traba is one of only two areas of particular importance for the insect species Eriogaster catax. The target species listed for the ecological network site are Euphydryas aurinia, Eriogaster catax, Euplagia quadripunctaria, Lucanus cervus, Cerambyx cerdo, Elaphe quatuorlineata and Morimus asper funereus.

The surroundings of the Vela Traba area include a wooded canyon of the Draga stream, as well as garigue, maquis, meadows, agricultural land, karst sinkholes and small villages.

Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Vela Traba is planning their stay directly in this location.

Cycling

A collection of road cycling routes in Istria passes through Vela Traba between Tinjan and Škropeti.

Culture and Cuisine

At the Slatka Istra event, Mileva Pastorčić from Vela Traba received the award for the best cukerančići.

Near Beram, the frescoes depicting the Dance of Death in the Church of Sv. Marija na Škriljinah were rediscovered and restored in 1913. In nearby Beram, the Church of Sv. Marija na Škriljinah preserves well-preserved late Gothic frescoes by the master Vincent of Kastav.

Other places in the same local group: Trviž, Ježenj, Zabrežani, Beram, Grdoselo, Brajkovići, Heki, Zarecje.

For the higher-level travel overview: Općina Pazin.