Pariži is a village south
of Pazin consisting of five houses only, with about twenty permanent and
a few periodic inhabitants, whereby most of the villagers still bear the
ancient Paris surname. Three families are occupied with the biological
cultivation and the processing of lavender, and precisely that shared
passion has made them join together and, in June 2009, made them start
setting up a Lavender Festival for the first time, following the
example of similar festivals throughout the world. Please be their
guests in the time of the year when their village is the most beautiful!
And no, you don’t need to travel beyond Paris, you don’t need to leave
for the French Provence to experience the magic of lavender fields. Take
a fresh Istrian breath and, in July, do stop for a while in Pariži.
How to come to Pariži?
By car from Rijeka: take the highway (the ‘Istrian Y’) to
the exit Pazin West, then take the road to Žminj. After a few kilometres
you’ll find a signpost for Pariži indicating you are to turn right.
By car from Pula: take the "old" road through Vodnjan and Žminj
in direction Pazin. Not far ahead of Žminj you’ll find a signpost for
Pariži indicating you are to turn left.
By car from Poreč, Vrsar, Novigrad: Entering Tinjan follow the
signposts for Sveti Petar u Šumi (new asphalt road through Draga), then
continue in direction Pazin. After the village Banovci you’ll find a
macadam road on the right. Turn there and when you see the first
lavender field you are in Pariži already!
By train: Pariži are just 2 km away from the railway station
Sveti Petar u Šumi on the railway line Divača - Pula. Check the train
time-table on the Croatian Railways
webpage. From the railway station take the road to Pazin through Jukini,
Turčinovići, Banovci... After a mile or so (one to two kilometres) of
macadam road turn right for Pariži.
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