Motovun Travel Guide

 ivanab Says:  This is just one of the old and most romantic houses you can see in Motovun. Wherever you go in this little city, there is a feeling of old times right there...the calmness is in the air - little hills and vineyards all around you make Motovun an ideal hideaway. No wonder... 

 ivanab Says:  This is Motovun during the Film Festival. All of the day the town is full of people- drinking first cup of coffie in the morning on the sunny terrace, catching few early afternoon movies, then going for a light lunch, maybe a short drive to the coast and taking a swim in the... 

 FRONA Says:  The parish church, St. Stjepan (St. Steven), the construction of which began in the early 17th century carries late Renaissance markings. The painting of the Last Supper in the sanctuary is attributed to Stefano Celesti (17th cent.); the marble statues at the main altar are... 

 FRONA Says:  Motovun (in Italian Montona d'Istria) is a town in central Istria, Croatia. The population of the village itself is 531, with a total of 983 residents in the municipality (2001).It is situated on a hill 270 meters above sea level. On top of a Motovun hill is probably the... 

 JLBG Says:  This is the landscape from the city wall. In the middle of the picture, river Mirna and the road to Buje. On the right, the Motovun Forest served as a source of oak logs (Quercus robur) for Venice. The logs were bundled into rafts and floated down the Mirna to the coast.... 

 croisbeauty Says:  This wonderful stone staircase leads you up to the Virgin Mary's Church, known also as "Of the Portal".It is also one of the walking paths into the centre of the old core of Motovun.This is the view of the church from the upper city walls. 

 JLBG Says:  This lawn inside the city wall is one of the places where films are shown during the Motovun film festival. That must be great to stare at a film in such a wonderful place. But there is so little space in and around the city that I wonder how visitors can park their car ! 

 JLBG Says:  It is possible to walk on the inner city wall and to make the whole tour around the old city. On this picture, you can see that walking on top of the wall is comfortable. On the right is the old city with gardens, yards or lawns one or two meters lower than the path. On the... 

 FRONA Says:  Settlement in the central region of the Istrian Peninsula on the south side of the Mirna River Valley. Economy is based on agriculture, wine and ranching. The oldest core of the town is belted with well preserved city walls from the 13th and 14th century, and today serve as... 

 JLBG Says:  Nowadays, "beware school" road signs are somehow standardized and not very different from one country to the other. I collect pictures of these signs and look especially for the older ones that has been forgotten and not removed. This one was still in lower Motovun in... 

 JLBG Says:  Ìn the old town of Motovun, I spotted this workshop where 20-30 women were sewing. I have not found any sign that gave the name of the workshop or of the company and that said what they were doing. I took this picture across the window and fortunately it is not too bad. Next... 

 croisbeauty Says:  The passageway of the main gate is decorated with the founds from the medieval times of Motovun. Besides the inevitable collection of winged Venetian lions, here you can see coat of arms of noble families from the town and its surroundings. Also, there are a few basreliefs... 

 croisbeauty Says:  Most of the medieval towns have had double row of the defending walls. This is the point from where the final defending battle have started.The main gate of the town is carved by the Venetian lion because, in the medieval times, town itself was conquored by the Venetian... 

 croisbeauty Says:  The medieval town Loggia is situated right in front ot the upper city gate. In the past times it served for the community meetings, open court, or night-shelter to those who came in the town after the gate was closed. It is one of the best spot for sightseeing of town...