Motovun, the other face of Istria

Motovun Film Festival

Approaching Motovun from the Istrian coast, this small hilltop village may seem as a vision. But it has nothing to do with a vision. It is a certainly the most provocative and attrattive town of Istrian interior. Its only 25 kilometers northeast of Porec on the road to Buzet.From Porec take one of five daily busses for 35 min. ride.

Visiting this town sitting on a hill some 227m above sea level will become a trip to the past when this town was a part of Venice. Evidence of the Venetian influence is present everywhere from the city gate, late Renaissance church of St.Stephan to Municipal Palace. Round the village you can see vineyards that create the famous Teran and Malvasija wine and the forest are the places where you can find white and black truffles (tartufi).

Dream town

Dream or reality

If you are in Istria last week of July or the beginning of August, I highly advice to visit International Film Festival. During the 5 days of festival , more than 60 film are shown at five different locations with 1500 available seats. Besides the festival you can visit same exhibitions and concerts. In this period more than 30.000 persons are present in this small village.

Looking for a hotel accomodation?

Hotel Kastel
Trg Andrea Antico 7
Boutique Hotel Kastel in the very center is really something different... a small family hotel, at the very top of a 277 meters high hill of the Istrian city, in a reconstructed Medieval palace.

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