PetrićiVilla DamianaPazin is the largest town in the interior of Istria. It is the seat of the Istrian County, a cultural and economic center located in the very center of the peninsula. It developed at the bottom of the basin, but for defensive reasons it stands on the edge of a natural barrier, a large chasm into which the Pazina stream flows. The town of Pazin has always played an important role in the history o