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Motovun Film Festival Evenings
Motovun · Istria
QUICK INFORMATION
- CATEGORY
- Culture
- COUNTRY
- Croatia
- REGION
- Motovun · Istria
- DURATION
- Half a day
ABOUT THIS EXPERIENCE
For two weeks in late July and early August, Motovun becomes the most atmospheric film venue in Croatia: the Motovun Film Festival, founded in 1999, screens independent cinema on the open-air square, with the valley darkness and the medieval walls as the set.
WHAT YOU’LL EXPERIENCE
What you’ll experience
Evening screenings under the stars, discussions running past midnight in the lanes, the village’s handful of restaurants fully booked and the whole hill walking up and down in festival spirits. Tickets are affordable; the atmosphere is the main feature.
THE EXPERIENCE IN DETAIL
What it’s really like
HIGHLIGHTS
Moments worth savouring
Open-air screenings on a medieval square above the valley
Independent regional cinema with English subtitling
Festival-night energy in a village of a few hundred people
WHAT TO EXPECT
Good to know before you go
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Before you go
MAP & LOCATION
Motovun Film Festival Evenings
Motovun Film Festival Evenings, Motovun, Istria, Croatia
45.3372, 13.8294
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More to do in Motovun
FOOD & DRINK
Where to eat nearby
Konoba Mondo — truffle dishes in the village
Motovun’s wine-cellars and olive-oil shops
Terrace restaurants on the summit square — valley views with lunch
Truffle hunters’ farms in the Mirna valley — book ahead
HOTELS & STAYS
Where to stay nearby
Guesthouses in the village and the surrounding hills
Agriturismo farms in the Mirna valley
Rooms inside the walls for film-festival nights
Wine estates with rooms between Motovun and Grožnjan
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