Viskovici: Hiking on varied trails

If you are planning a hotel stay in Viskovici, the named hiking and cycling routes offer a specific reason to look at the routes before your trip. They differ in their stops and landscape features: the Vale di Tono passes through several places before returning to its starting point, while other routes include Veliko Kolo, Skitača, or the connection to Labin.

Hiking trails and routes

The Vale di Tono Trail runs from Camp Tunarica in Raša via Viškovići, Skitača, and Crna Punta, and back to Camp Tunarica. The sequence links the named places into a continuous loop. Before setting out, check the trail conditions locally so your plans reflect the current route.

Nearby, the BATTIALA Trail continues from Viškovići to Veliko Kolo. There is a meadow there with a natural watering place for wildlife. This section connects the trail route with a specific landscape feature; it therefore offers a different point of reference from the Vale di Tono loop.

The 45° Latitude Trail runs from Raša to AC Tunarica. It passes through Perčići and Sveti Lovreč Labinski and continues toward Viškovići, before the next climb to Veliko Kolo. The sequence of places and the climb offer another way to assess route sections by their course. When choosing, it is therefore worth considering which of the named stops interest you, rather than an unspecified walking time or difficulty.

A cycling route associated with Viškovići is also named: the Bistrooka-Lucija cycling route connects Labin and Skitača via Salakovci, Viškovići, and Brovinje. It then runs via Sveta Marina back to Labin. It differs from the hiking trails by connecting several named places and returning to Labin. Before your trip, confirm the route conditions and availability.

Culture and trails in the wider destination of Općina Raša

The history of the wider destination of Općina Raša can also complement your trip planning, but it should be distinguished from the trails in Viskovici. Raša was built between 1936 and 1937 as a planned mining town, based on designs by architect Gustavo Pulitzer Finali. The Church of Sv. Barbara in Raša is a modernist and rationalist structure with a 25-meter-high tower. Its shape recalls an upside-down mining cart; the bell tower resembles a miner’s lamp.

Centar Arsia presents the town’s mining heritage in a small museum on Raša’s town square. The Raša mine is also part of the historical background: from 1928 to 1966, it employed more than 10,000 miners. Kova Experience offers visitor tours of the mine. Visitors enter a mine and experience a day in the life of a miner. Check booking details before your trip. The museum, mining history, and visitor tour offer different ways to explore this regional theme.

Another hiking trail in the wider destination of Općina Raša is the Bella Vista Trail. It follows a white road through Gora Glušići to Skitača; from Skitača, the route offers a view of the Kvarner. Skitača is also home to the Church of Sv. Lucija, a single-nave Baroque church built at the beginning of the 17th century. These regional stops complement the routes around Viskovici with a different combination of trail, views, and architecture.

Discover more destinations: Sveti Bartul, Trget, Trgetari, Stanišovi, Drenje, Crni, Brovinje, Skitaca

For the wider travel overview: Općina Raša.