Too Touristic, Too Crowded, Nothing of Much Value to See or Do
Hilltop Walled Ancient City of Motovun的点评
点评:I’ve probably visited and stayed at 7 or 8 of these little top-of-the-hill Middle Ages towns during my last three+ weeks of traveling in Slovenia and Croatia and this was by far the least interesting. Too crowded, too touristic, not well laid out for parking and exploring. Not much to see or do, especially on a rainy day.
Typical Venetian square but nothing is open, and other than the courtyard of that square, not much to see. Despite all the pedestrians looking lost as they wander around, the place feels like a ghost town since so many venues are closed. Sure, some of the views of the valleys below are nice but there are such views just about everywhere around here. Sure, they claim the best of truffles but that alone isn’t sufficient to make this place special.
The covered entrance of town has some artifacts hanging on its walls with signs explaining what they are but the location makes it difficult to really see anything with all the comings and goings of people and local vehicles.
The longest Istrian stairway with 1,052 stairs leads to Motovun. Here you can shop for Istrian Brandy, olive oil, and truffles. There is a large mural of the giant Veli Jože of Motovun (from a 1908 book). He is a symbol of strength and power. You can find the childhood home of Mario Andretti (formula 1 driver). Anthony Bourdain ate at Konoba Mondo – I wished I had known that before eating at the hotel Kastel (not recommended). Konoba Mondo is just on the outskirts of town. Unless you are into cheap souvenir shops, there’s truly not much here, only commercial exploitation to the max.
If it’s on your way, just do a short detour to see this place, otherwise not worth going out of the way to see it. You can see the whole place in 1-2 hours.
Side note: You cannot drive your own car into town – so prepare for that. The first day I was there, the main bollard that prevents cars from entering (some type of large metal tube that goes down to let you in if you have the proper sensor on your car) wouldn’t go down so no vehicle (even the ones that had the proper rights to do so) couldn’t enter or leave. It was a complete mess, chaos to the max as deliveries couldn’t happen, vans couldn’t bring tourists up into town, etc. Made for a fun show though!
翻译:在我过去三周多的斯洛文尼亚和克罗地亚旅行中,我可能已经参观过并住过七八个山顶中世纪小镇,而这是迄今为止最无趣的。太拥挤,太旅游,不适合停车和探索。没什么可看的或可做的,尤其是在雨天。
典型的威尼斯广场,但没有什么是开放的,除了那个广场的庭院之外,没有什么可看的。尽管所有的行人在四处闲逛时看起来都迷失了方向,但由于许多场所都关闭了,这个地方感觉就像一座鬼城。当然,下面山谷的一些景色很漂亮,但这里到处都有这样的景色。当然,他们声称拥有最好的松露,但仅凭这一点还不足以让这个地方变得特别。
城镇有顶棚的入口处,墙上挂着一些文物,上面有说明它们是什么的标志,但由于地理位置优越,人们和当地车辆来来往往,很难真正看到任何东西。
最长的伊斯特拉阶梯有 1,052 级楼梯通往莫托文。您可以在这里购买伊斯特拉白兰地、橄榄油和松露。这里有一幅巨大的莫托文 Veli Jože 壁画(摘自 1908 年的书)。他是力量和权力的象征。您可以找到马里奥·安德雷蒂(一级方程式赛车手)的童年故居。 Anthony Bourdain 在 Konoba Mondo 吃饭——我希望在 Kastel 酒店吃饭之前就知道这一点(不推荐)。 Konoba Mondo 位于城镇郊区。除非你喜欢便宜的纪念品商店,否则这里真的没什么东西,只有最大限度的商业开发。
如果在路上,请绕一小段路来看看这个地方,否则不值得特意去看看。 1-2小时就可以逛完整个地方。
旁注:您不能驾驶自己的汽车进城 - 因此请做好准备。我在那里的第一天,阻止汽车进入的主护柱(某种类型的大型金属管,如果你的车上有适当的传感器,它会下降让你进入)不会下降,所以没有车辆(即使是那些有适当权利这样做的人)不能进入或离开。场面一团糟,由于无法送货、货车无法将游客送进城等等,混乱程度达到了顶峰。不过,这是为了一场有趣的表演而制作的!