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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4.6
(27 reviews)
Emili
My family were so excited to visit motovun city and honestly, it was as we expected, especially my brother who loves history and historical cities, he really liked this place and the legend of veli joze.
Armen
I liked this beautiful city so much, it was an amazing vacation, i really had the best days in my life there, without exaggeration
Mathilde
My husband and i choose this beautiful city for honeymoon and honestly without a compliment it was the best choice we have made ever. we love the houses style it gives a good feeling and the people there are helpful and generous, the small streets and view from the city wall are amazing.
Mark
It was a lovely experience, motovun is an amazing city, i like everything there, from farms to houses and streets, their style gives a comfort feeling.when you visit this place you woudn't leave it. i hope to visit it again i was soo happy there.
Lina
My husband and i choose this beautiful city for honeymoon and honestly without a compliment it was the best choice we have made ever. we love the houses style it gives a good feeling and the people there are helpful and generous, the hotel services are amazing.
Mario
I decided with my friends, after a whole year of hard work, to visite a new place that we never visit it. and we choose Motovun, it was a nice travel, we will never forget it, it is a place that makes you love to take a walk all day long, to explore its attractions. we also have tried the hotels ther and the servise was at the required level.
Enrico
I'm vlogger from spain, i always try to visite a new places around the world. so a year ago, someone advised me to visite motuvun that city which is located in istria, and honestly it was an excellent choice. my followers loved the place and the comments was encouraging, its streets just amazing, its historic landmarks, its legends and people were so nice there, i really loved that town.