Discover Male Mune through its language, traditional dress and Muna bell-ringing custom. The bell-ringing tradition is also open to visitors from outside the area during the carnival season. When planning your trip, it is worth keeping an eye on seasonal performance dates and local routes.

Language and Traditional Dress in Male Mune

Male Mune is part of the Mune dialect area. An archaic Chakavian acute accent has been preserved in local speech. Traditional women’s dress is also part of the local cultural heritage: it is preserved in both Male Mune and Vele Mune. Its features include a red headscarf and an apron with richly coloured lace decorations. The dress can be seen during performances by the Muna Zvončari.

The Muna Bell-Ringing Tradition During Carnival

The custom includes pairs ringing bells in unison and wearing distinctive headpieces. The village carnival tradition is also open to guests from outside the area during the carnival period. Performance dates and local routes are seasonal and may vary. So, check when the performances are scheduled before your trip.

More Culture in the Wider Destination of the Municipality of Matulji

In the wider destination of the Municipality of Matulji, carnival takes place in Matulji in January and February; its central event is the Zvončari Festival. The Zvončari are traditional carnival figures whose origins date back more than 500 years. The Zvončarska Smotra traditionally takes place in Matulji on Shrove Saturday.

The Memorijalni centar Lipa pamti opened in April 2015 on the site of an older memorial museum that existed in Lipa from 1968 to 1989. Its exhibition interprets the history of the Second World War in the Liburnian Karst. In addition to Lipa, this area includes Pasjak, Rupa, Šapjane and Brdce. The museum visit therefore offers a distinct regional history focus within the Municipality of Matulji.

Getting there and opening hours are also relevant when planning your visit. Suburban bus route 30 runs from Delta in central Rijeka to Lipa; Lipa is the terminus. From there, an approximately 100-metre-long, gently uphill footpath leads to the Memorijalni centar Lipa pamti. Parking is permitted close to the museum. It is open Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Thursdays and Saturdays from noon to 7 p.m. It is closed on Sundays and public holidays. Check bus information and opening hours again before your visit.

Landscape and Routes in the Wider Destination of the Municipality of Matulji

In the Municipality of Matulji, a hiking trail follows the scenic ridge of Crni vrh, a 1,037-metre-high peak in the protected landscape of Lisina. The trail begins southwest of the mountain lodge in Lisina. The protected Turk’s cap lily (Lilium martagon) also grows in Lisina. The Matulji area has a network of 150 kilometres of cycling and hiking trails, including ten circular routes; route markings and trail conditions may change.

Two routes have different profiles: the 15-kilometre Bike and Hike route 119, “Od Golopusta do sup Šije,” starts in the centre of Vele Mune and has an elevation gain of 240 metres. The 37.5-kilometre circular route 113, “Mune i Žejane,” starts in Jušići and has a total elevation gain of 590 metres. It runs mostly on asphalt. This makes it possible to compare the two options by length, elevation gain and route character.

Discover more destinations: Brešca, Pasjak, Šapjane, Zaluki, Mučići, Rupa, Matulji, Jurdani.

For the wider travel overview: Municipality of Matulji.