Via Flavia
The Via Flavia was an ancient Roman road which connected Trieste to Dalmatia, running across the Istrian coast. It was built during the reign of emperor Vespasian, in 78/79 AD.
After Trieste, it crossed the Rižana, the Dragonja/Dragogna and, at Ponte Porton, the biggest Istrian river, the Mirna/Quieto. Then it reached the Limski Kanal/Canale Leme, Dvigrad Due Castelli, Bale, Vodnjan and Pula/Pola, after which it turned towards Visače, reaching the Raša/Arsa River, crossing it, and continuing as a local road through Labin and Plomin as far as Kastav/Castua, where it joined at an angle with the Via Annia.
