Visit Motovun

Motovun is a town in central Istria, located on top of a steep hill that dominates the Mirna River, with a staircase of 1052 steps leading up to it.

It is attractive because of its medieval atmosphere (the walls in the shape of a ring and two half rings) with a view spreading over vineyards and fields of the Motovun forest, which belong in the category of Forest Parks.

It is the center of congress and cultural tourism – this is the headquarters of the International Research Centre for Late Antiquity and Early Middle Ages and the International Center of Anthropological Sciences (ICAM).

Motovun hosts a traditional film festival at the end of July that has become an integral part of the Croatian cultural offer.

During the summer there is also an international summer school of architecture and an international summer school of health.

The Motovun forest is a habitat for underground mushrooms called truffles that are extracted with the help of specially trained dogs.