Motovun: the truffle centre of Istria
In the middle of the Istrian peninsula is the small hill top town of Motovun. It was very quiet, being the end of December but there were a couple of shops open including one that specialised in Truffles. Apparently the woodland around Motovun is particularly good for hunting this precious fungus. We didn't try any truffle hunting nor could we afford to buy any of them but the friendly shop keeper gave us a little free gift - a box of chocolate coated prunes. I guess they look a bit a like truffles? It was a very unexpected gesture because all we had bought were a few postcards.You can walk around the edge of the hill top town and get a 360 degree view over the countryside. I think all it lacked was a castle though the church on top was second best.We enjoyed our hot chocolate drinks in the cavern-like coffee bar by the ancient gate.Continuing inland we moved onto a spa located at the...


















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