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    Motovun
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    Motovun

    Point of Interest

    Motovun is a walled hilltop town in inland Istria, high above the Mirna Valley. Via the preserved town walls, you can walk around the town and look out far over vineyards and the truffle forest in the valley.

    by Felix Gillen

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    Motovun is a walled hilltop town in inland Istria, high above the Mirna Valley. Via the preserved town walls, you can walk around the town and look out far over vineyards and the truffle forest in the valley.A few kilometers northwest lies Grožnjan, known since the 1960s as a city of artists with galleries and summer music events.

    Sights in Motovun

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    St. Stephen's Church
    Church

    1St. Stephen's Church

    The parish church from the early 17th century stands on Main Square Andrea Antico.
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    Grožnjan
    Attraction

    2Grožnjan

    The small hill town northwest of Motovun is since 1965 an art village with galleries, studios, and a music summer.
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    Restaurants in Motovun

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    Zigante Tartufi Shop & Gourmet Restaurant

    Truffle dealer Zigante's restaurant in Livade village, Mirna Valley, specializing in truffle cuisine.
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    KONOBA MONDO

    Small Konoba below the city wall with Istrian cuisine and truffle dishes, listed in Gault&Millau.
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    Food and Drink

    The Mirna Valley below Motovun is one of Istria's most famous truffle regions.

    White Truffle

    White truffles grow in the Mirna Valley forest. A record truffle of 1.31 kilograms was found here in 1999.

    Truffle Days in Livade

    In October, the village of Livade below Motovun celebrates the truffle season over several weekends.

    Truffle, Film, Music

    White truffles grow in the Mirna Valley forest. In 1999, Giancarlo Zigante found a record truffle of 1.31 kilograms near Buje. In October, nearby Livade celebrates the truffle season over several weekends. Since 1999, the Motovun Film Festival has taken place in July. In Grožnjan, artists have settled since 1965; it boasts numerous galleries and studios, and since 1969, the Jeunesses Musicales organization has been training young musicians there.

    Access

    Motovun is best reached by car. Parking is below the village, with the final climb on foot.

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    Istria

    Istria

    Istria is the largest peninsula of the Adriatic and is located in northwestern Croatia, near the border with Slovenia and Italy. Venetian port towns like Rovinj and Poreč, the Roman arena of Pula, and hill villages above the Mirna Valley make the region one of the most visited in the country.
    Poreč

    Poreč

    Poreč is a coastal town in West Istria with an old town on a narrow peninsula and the Euphrasian Basilica, an early Christian episcopal complex on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Besides the old town, long hotel and bathing bays to the north and south attract many beach holidaymakers.The old town's street network still follows the Roman camp, with its main axes Decumanus and Cardo.

    Rovinj is a port city on the west coast of Istria, whose old town is situated on a former island around the Church of St. Euphemia. Narrow streets, colorful waterfront houses, and a number of excellent restaurants make the city one of Croatia's most visited places.Until 1763, the old town was separated from the mainland by a canal; today it is a pedestrian zone. To the south lies the Zlatni rt Forest Park with its bathing coves.
    Opatija

    Opatija

    Opatija is a seaside resort on the Kvarner Bay west of Rijeka, which became a spa town for the Habsburg society in the 19th century. Villas, grand hotels, and parks still define the waterfront today.The Lungomare coastal path stretches twelve kilometers along the water, from Volosko to Lovran.

    Rijeka is Croatia's third-largest city and most important port, at the northern end of Kvarner Bay. European Capital of Culture in 2020, it's more a working city than a holiday resort, with market halls, a promenade, and a lively pub scene.Above the city lie the Trsat Castle and Pilgrimage Church, to which a historic staircase ascends.

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