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Your complete guide to Motovun: the landmarks worth your time, the food locals love, the quiet corners most visitors miss, plus what's on while you're here. Discover it all in the CroVenture app.

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Hidden gems in Motovun

Grožnjan Old Town
Legendary
Sight

Grožnjan Old Town

Grožnjan Old Town is a reliable stop for a fuller Motovun route.

Photo: Arne Müseler / CC BY-SA 3.0 de

Legendary
Sight

Town Walls & Rampart Walk

Medieval double walls and a panoramic rampart walk around the old town.

Pietrapelosa
Hidden gem
Sight

Pietrapelosa

A medieval castle in the Istrian hinterland, now in ruins.

Photo: Dinko Gubic / CC BY-SA 3.0

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Sights

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Legendary
Sight

Town Walls & Rampart Walk

Medieval double walls and a panoramic rampart walk around the old town.

Church of St. Stephen
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Church of St. Stephen

A late-Renaissance parish church with a tall free-standing campanile.

Photo: Maria Sieglinda von Nudeldorf / CC BY-SA 4.0

Town Gate with the Venetian Lion
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Town Gate with the Venetian Lion

A vaulted gate crowned by the carved Lion of St. Mark.

Photo: Dguendel / CC BY 3.0

Andrea Antico Square
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Andrea Antico Square

The lively main square at the summit, named after a Renaissance music printer.

Photo: Jernej Furman / CC BY 2.0

Sight

Communal Palace

Communal Palace is a reliable stop for a fuller Motovun route.

Sight

Motovun Loggia

Motovun Loggia is a reliable stop for a fuller Motovun route.

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New Gate

New Gate is a reliable stop for a fuller Motovun route.

Sight

Church of Our Lady of the Servites

Church of Our Lady of the Servites is a reliable stop for a fuller Motovun route.

Church of St John the Baptist
Sight

Church of St John the Baptist

Church of St John the Baptist is a reliable stop for a fuller Motovun route.

Photo: Maesi64 / CC0

Sight

Rakotule Village

Rakotule Village is a reliable stop for a fuller Motovun route.

Oprtalj Old Town
Sight

Oprtalj Old Town

Oprtalj Old Town is a reliable stop for a fuller Motovun route.

Photo: Arne Müseler / CC BY-SA 3.0 de

Grožnjan Old Town
Legendary
Sight

Grožnjan Old Town

Grožnjan Old Town is a reliable stop for a fuller Motovun route.

Photo: Arne Müseler / CC BY-SA 3.0 de

Buzet Old Town
Sight

Buzet Old Town

Buzet Old Town is a reliable stop for a fuller Motovun route.

Photo: chris 論 / CC BY-SA 3.0

Sight

Hum Old Town

Hum Old Town is a reliable stop for a fuller Motovun route.

Kaldir Village
Sight

Kaldir Village

Kaldir Village is a reliable stop for a fuller Motovun route.

Photo: PetarM / CC BY 4.0

Brkač Village
Sight

Brkač Village

Brkač Village is a reliable stop for a fuller Motovun route.

Photo: Zoran Kurelić Rabko / CC BY-SA 3.0

Pietrapelosa
Hidden gem
Sight

Pietrapelosa

A medieval castle in the Istrian hinterland, now in ruins.

Photo: Dinko Gubic / CC BY-SA 3.0

Hidden gem
Sight

mini Parenzana museum

A museum in Motovun with a local collection, good even on a rainy day.

Hidden gem
Sight

Muzej narodnih instrumenata

A museum in Motovun with a local collection, good even on a rainy day.

Activities

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Activity

Mirna Valley Panorama

A sweeping view over the green Mirna valley and its patchwork of fields.

Motovun Forest & Truffle Hunting
Activity

Motovun Forest & Truffle Hunting

Ancient oak forest on the valley floor, famed for its prized white truffles.

Photo: lienyuan lee / CC BY 3.0

Parenzana Trail
Activity

Parenzana Trail

A former narrow-gauge railway, now a scenic cycling and walking trail.

Photo: Kiki273 / CC BY-SA 3.0

Activity

Motovun Cemetery Viewpoint

Motovun Cemetery Viewpoint is a reliable stop for a fuller Motovun route.

Activity

Parenzana Viaduct

Parenzana Viaduct is a reliable stop for a fuller Motovun route.

Activity

Parenzana Tunnel

Parenzana Tunnel is a reliable stop for a fuller Motovun route.

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Mirna River Bridge

Mirna River Bridge is a reliable stop for a fuller Motovun route.

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Vrh Viewpoint

Vrh Viewpoint is a reliable stop for a fuller Motovun route.

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Kotli Watermills

Kotli Watermills is a reliable stop for a fuller Motovun route.

Activity

Istarske Toplice

Istarske Toplice is a reliable stop for a fuller Motovun route.

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Motovun Forest Trail

Motovun Forest Trail is a reliable stop for a fuller Motovun route.

Activity

Sovišćina Viewpoint

Sovišćina Viewpoint is a reliable stop for a fuller Motovun route.

Activity

Parenzana Bike Stop

Parenzana Bike Stop is a reliable stop for a fuller Motovun route.

Activity

Sunset Rampart Corner

Sunset Rampart Corner is a reliable stop for a fuller Motovun route.

Žbevnica (Ćićarija)
Activity

Žbevnica (Ćićarija)

Žbevnica (Ćićarija): a summit with marked hiking routes and wide views.

Shopping

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Shopping

Gallery Pet Kula

Gallery Pet Kula is a reliable stop for a fuller Motovun route.

Shopping

Motovun Local Market

Motovun Local Market is a reliable stop for a fuller Motovun route.

Shopping

Montona Gallery

Montona Gallery is a reliable stop for a fuller Motovun route.

Shopping

Motovun Artisan Shops

Motovun Artisan Shops is a reliable stop for a fuller Motovun route.

Shopping

Motovun Hilltop Parking

Motovun Hilltop Parking is a reliable stop for a fuller Motovun route.

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