Motovun

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U sjevernom dijelu Istre, pogledom na prekrasnu dolinu brze rijeke Mirne, smjestio se zasigurno najpoznatiji istarski srednjovjekovni grad Motovun. Naime, vladavine nad Motovunom neprekidno su se izmjenjivale kroz dugi niz stoljeća, od Venecije, preko Austrije pa konačno do Hrvatske. Ovaj veličanstveni grad podignut na brdu na visini od 277 metara,okružen je vinogradima i motovunskom šumom poznatom po brojnim nalazištima tartufa. Motovun je mjesto brojnih legendi i starih priča, a jedna od najpoznatijih je i priča o divu imena Veli Joža čiji je lik poznati hrvatski pisac-Vladimir Nazor utjelovio u jednoj od svojih bajki. Po starim vjerovanjima, Istra je u prošlosti osim patuljaka imala i mnoštvo divova, koji su obrađivali polja, krotili divlje zvijeri i radili druge teške poslove. Veli Jože je pripadao Motovuncima, te svaki put kada bi se loše osjećao,protresao bi motovunski zvonik. Jednog dana Velog Jožu su patuljci poslali galijom u Veneciju gdje je upoznao Iliju koji mu je pričao o slobodi. U velikoj oluji, galija se nasukala, a Veli Jože se uspio spasiti i isplivati na istarsku obalu. U tom je trenutku odlučio potražiti sve ostale divove kako bi ih oslobodio. Patuljci su, međutim, kupili divove vinom i zlatom i nagovorili ih da se vrate kao sluge u svoje gradove. Svi su pristali osim Velog Jože koji je odlučio uživati u svojoj slobodi i nikad se više nije vratio u Motovun. Kao odgovor na svu patnju, dobri gigant nije učinio ništa loše stanovnicima Motovuna. I premda ga ljudi više nisu vidjeli,neki ipak vjeruju kako Veli Jože i dalje spava u blizini Motovuna i čuva njegove stanovnike. Veli Jože je tako dobio svoju ulicu u srcu Motovuna, a početkom kolovoza 2008. godine, u sklopu Festivala fantastične književnosti, Nazoru i njegovom divu postavljena je i spomen-ploča.

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Ivana

Ivana

14/01/2022

For me, the trip to Motovun was the most memorable. I could not sleep at night, becouse I was so much impressed by this town. It is so well preserved, you can go around it from all sides, I went through 2 entrances / exits and I am sure that I did not see everything.
Dmitry

Dmitry

27/10/2021

This town is not only historically beautiful, but also very clean. Almost every house has pots of flowers, there is no garbage on the road, everything is very nice.
Mateo

Mateo

13/10/2021

very good!!!
Neumann

Neumann

19/12/2021

Motovun has some top-quality spa facilities found in beautiful Italian-like buildings. My friends and I enjoyed bathing in Cleopatra milk baths, soothing body scrubs, and warm lavender facials. We had a really delightful time.
De

De

14/12/2021

We had a magical time sightseeing the ancient walls and we took beautiful pictures of the surrounding hills and forests. My family took pleasure in the beautiful views and we look forward to our next trip.
Pichler

Pichler

12/02/2022

I am a certified nature lover and the amazing forests in Motovun had perfect nature walks trails. The perfect oaks and bright purple flowers provided the most amazing feeling.
Hansson

Hansson

16/01/2022

My trip to Motovun developed my deep love of wine. I sampled several locally brewed wines in the wineries around motovun and enjoyed the fresh, crispness of the flavours.
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