Kažun represents a traditional and native Mediterranean round dry stone house with conical roof. Our ancestors diligently and patiently removed all stones from the soil (in order to create a viable piece of land for cultivation), piling them with geometrical precision, interlocking them by small pieces of stone into dry stone structures. By their shape and construction they perfectly fit into the Mediterranean landscape and blend with the dry stone wall used as boundaries in fields, vineyards and olive groves. The Kažun was a safe shelter from sudden rain, but also from the sun in time of midday rest. If work was not finished by the end of the day, this is where farmers would often spend the night. Nowadays, these structures are gradually losing their function due to the modern ways of land cultivation. In the past there were about 10.000 to 20.000 of them in Istria, but today there are only 2.000 to 3.000 of them, which makes them an even more special part of Istrian history.
