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Aventura Speleo

Name: Aventura Speleo
Address: bb Valvasorova ul., Pazin, Istarska županija, HR

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July 4, 2021

The Pazin Abyss is protected by law. Its entrance is under a 200 m high rock. Its interior hides two lakes, the Martel's and the Mitro's, which are mutually connected. The Pazin Abyss or the abyss of the Pazinčica river, the longest Istrian subterranean river, is located in central Istria. A well-known Pazin Castle was built above it. Hydrogeologically, the pit is the abyss created at the border of a waterproof bed of the Pazinčica basin and waterproof limestone forming entire south-west Istria. The subterranean canal stretches further south-west, goes narrow and wide, and finally creates a long and final hall with a siphon lake also known as the Martel Lake. It connects by a siphon with the next in line Mitro's lake, a visible but unexplored extension. The unusual play of nature inspired Jules Verne to take the characters of his Mathias Sandorf novel through the mysterious Pazin Abyss. It has also inspired other writers as well, including Nazor and Dante.