Parenzana Cycle Path – Italy–Slovenia Border

The Parenzana cycle path runs along the disused 123-kilometer stretch of the narrow-gauge railway Trieste-Parenzo-Canfanaro (Trieste - Porec-Koper) in northwestern Istria, which in the years 1902 to 1935 crossed a total of 13 kilometers in Italy, 32 kilometers in Slovenia and 78 kilometers in Croatia. For 33 years, the Parenzana, named after the Italian name of Porec, connected 33 Istrian towns with each other. It was built during the imperial and royal monarchy and brought summer tourists and Istrian delicacies to and from Austria and Hungary. The little train contributed to the economic progress of Istria, brought wine and olive oil from Buje and Motovun, salt from the Piran salt pans, marble, lime, coal and wood to the lands of the imperial and royal monarchy and thus boosted the economy of the fertile peninsula.

A paradise for cyclists

the beauty of passing freely from one state to another without customs