The castle is situated on the brink of a Karst wall of 300 m, because of this particular location we can admire a beautiful view of Koper’s and Trieste’s gulfs. 
The castle was originally built on the rests of an ancient Illyrian fort, a particularity visible even today. We can say that the castle’s story is quite stormy: it was firstly mentioned in 13^thcentury and considering of its strategic position it was the reason of different battles between Venetians and Austrians. In 1678 the castle was visited and described by Vajkard Valvasor. The building was strongly damaged by lighting in 1780, when it became inaccessible. The castle was sold by its owner, the Municipality of Dolina, to the baron Demetrius Economo from Trieste who commissioned the restoration in 1924/5. On the east it is protected by a defensive wall and all around by steeps walls. In the past, the only accessible entrances were a drawbridge and a gallery.