About David Matković

Manager by profession. Photographer by passion.

CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL CENTER “KAŠTEL”

ISTRIADUCTION August | Free Entrance Motovun is a town of incredibly diverse, colorful, sometimes turbulent history. Here was born and grew up a pioneer of music printing - Andrea Antico, lived and worked the inventor of the propeller - Josef Ressel and in the gloomy times of World War II spent his childhood one of the greatest automotive aces in history - the great Mario Andretti. From the Motovun forest, through the railway station at the foot of the hill, to the highest point - the bell tower shaken by Veli Jože, we tell you an unforgettable story about this magical town, a story called "Motovun: history on the move". If you want to learn a lot more about all this in one place, then the Cultural and Educational Center Kastel is a place you must visit. In an interactive way, with lots of multimedia and through play with human senses, read, listen to and even taste, in a homemade pasta and cake workshop, a piece of the rich past of Motovun and its surroundings. Cultural - educational center Kastel (Boutique hotel Kastel) Andrea Antico Square 7, Motovun tel: 052 681 607 info@hotel-kastel-motovun.hr

2022-03-22T18:52:59+00:00By |Free, Motovun-Montona, Pets, Things to do, ♿|

THE SUBMERGED CITY OF SIPAR

ISTRIADUCTION September | Weekend| Free Entrance Along the west coast of Istria, four kilometers from Umag is the flooded town of Sipar, to which many legends are associated. During high tides and today you can see the remains of this ancient city that springs from the sea. Sipar Castle was built probably around the year 1000, next to the already missing Siparis, when it allegedly once served as a lighthouse. At that time, nearby Umag suffered from robbers several times, and it is not excluded that the castle was built by pirates who, when they conquered Siparis, lived there and prepared for their further expeditions from here. The castle was in good condition until 1943, when the Germans demolished its upper part with artillery for strategic reasons. You can read more about Cyprus and the legend of Rosamund here: https://blagamisterije.com/ponekad-izroni-drevni-sipar-taj-potopljeni-grad-kod-umaga-kojeg-biljeze-legende-o-ljubavi-price-o -battles-and-researchers-records / 17165 /. MORE ISTRIAGO COLLECTIONS

2022-03-11T14:03:54+00:00By |Free, Pets, Umag-Umago|

ISTRIAN DESERT NEAR ŠTERNA

ISTRIADUCTION In September| Weekend | Free Entrance Did you know that Istria also has its own desert? Near the town of Šterna not far from Grožnjan is the 'Istrian desert', which consists of "dunes" of marl or tašela, as this fine-grained sedimentary rock is often called in Istria. Although in Istria, especially in its central and northern part, we often come across such parts of the landscape, here we are talking about a unique concentration of such forms on a fairly large area. MORE ISTRIAGO COLLECTIONS

2022-05-18T11:15:31+00:00By |Free, Grožnjan-Grisignana, Nature, Pets|

CITY PRINTING HOUSE ANTICO IN MOTOVUN

ISTRIADUCTION In August | All Year | Free Entrance MOTOVUN - At the very top of Motovun, on the main Motovun square named Andrea Antico, the Antico City Printing House, named after Andrea Antico da Montona, a famous publisher, composer and music printer, was born in Motovun at the end of the 15th century. City printing house Antico offers a unique production of autochthonous Motovun souvenir in the traditional technique of hand printing on a replica of the medieval Gutenberg machine - press, with the possibility of your own choice of motifs and accompanying personal messages to forever immortalize your memory of a day spent in Motovun. The motifs of graphics and illustrations range from the idyllic depictions of Motovun to fairy tales and legends of the Istrian region. The paper used to print the unique souvenir is also the result of handwork, because each sheet contains a part of the Motovun forest thanks to fallen vegetation collected and processed in the workshop of Master Janez, a famous Slovenian master of medieval hand printing, from whom he personally learned about this unique craft. and the initiator of the Motovun printing house. The working

2022-03-22T18:55:14+00:00By |Free, Motovun-Montona, Pets, Sights, ♿|

BIKE TRAIL “STARA FERATA” IN MOTOVUN

ISTRIADUCTION In May | Weekend | Free Entrance The "Stara Ferata" bike trail starts and ends at the foot of Motovun, a picturesque medieval town in the heart of the Istrian peninsula, and 21.3 km long leads you along the beautiful Parenzana route from Motovun to Vižinada, the green valley of the river Mirna and fairytale vineyards of Motovun. It was named after Parenzana, a former narrow-gauge railway (in operation from 1902 to 1935), and today a favorite cycling and hiking trail in Istria. The trail is moderately difficult (yellow mark) due to several ascents from the Mirna valley towards Brkač, while the rest of the trail is easy. You drive almost entirely on macadam (18.3 km), while the asphalt is only 3 km. It is not entirely marked with characters, so follow the GPX trail and instructions at: https://bit.ly/3cXnGiP. Take advantage of the beautiful spring weather to visit Motovun and ride through the green landscapes overlooking Motovun ? You can watch the promotional video trails here: https: /youtuu.bekO7e0SDsEE-A.

2022-03-22T19:01:50+00:00By |Free, Motovun-Montona, Pets, Things to do|

MOTOVUN PHOTOHILL – WEEKEND PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL

ISTRIADUCTION In April | Weekend | Pay per Entrance Motovun PhotoHill is a weekend photography festival held in April in Motovun. Designed for photo enthusiasts, amateur and professional photographers, members of photo clubs or simply photography enthusiasts, this festival offers participants a range of interesting photography content, from lectures and workshops through photo exhibitions and exhibitions of the latest photographic equipment to Photo Quiz, Photo Quest, small photo school for kids, Photo Booth and more. The main goal is to connect together like-minded people and to learn and popularize photography. The relaxed atmosphere of this event is also derived from its motto: "The Hill of Good Photos". The event is organized by the Photographers Association Fotovun in cooperation with the Motovun Municipality and the Motovun Tourist Board. Applications for #MotovunPhotoHill2020 are open until 3/25/2020. (when the payment deadline is also due). You can apply at: https://bit.ly/2VNueLi! See you at Hill of Good Photos! Photo: Boris Baran, Matej Damijanić & Fotovun CO. MORE

2022-03-22T19:03:30+00:00By |Motovun-Montona, Pets, Things to do, ♿|

HALLELUJAH CAVES

ISTRIADUCTION All Year | No working time | Free Entrance Between Buzet and Motovun, lies a health spa Istarske toplice with massages, saunas and swimming pools, but the climber‘s gaze will drift to the rocks that surround it. There you can find spectacular climbing sector called Hallelujah Caves, equipped by living legend of world's climbing scene Gerhard Hoerhager and his friends. They also made a trail so everyone in good condition can climb to this magnificent place with overview on Mirna river's valley and picturesque Motovun. Author of the most difficult route is Klemen Bečan Bečko from Slovenia. Name of the route is Cavemen's Playground (difficulty grade 8c+). These are the directions to climb, from the trail author himself: "There is a trail going up what we made and we always parked on the end of the road in a old quarry. You drive in to the area from the thermae then go right to the end of the road and up an S curve on a gravel road (50m) in to the quarry and Park there. From there you can see a wire fence from a water reservoir, that's where the trail

2022-03-11T13:46:07+00:00By |Free, Nature, Oprtalj-Portole, Pets|

THE TRAIL OF 7 WATERFALLS

ISTRIADUCTION All Year | No working time | Free Entrance The Seven Waterfalls Trail will show all of Istria’s mystic beauty in all seasons: its greenery and rich vegetation will leave you breathless during the summer, whilst in the autumn rainfall fills the river and creates an engulfing babble of water, breaking over the rocks. In the wintertime frozen water droplets create an unusual perspective, and the first rays of the sun lure seasonal messengers and the first animals to the light in springtime. The circular trail that starts and ends in Buzet (close to the Istrian water supply system). The trail is 14 km long and will take you around 5 hours to cross it. Difficulty is medium. Waterfalls (height): Zagon (5 m) Bačva (8 m) Vela peć (26.5 m) Mala peć (4 m) Kotli  (12 m) Zelenšćak - also called Ispod stare kave (7.9 m) Grjok  (8.2 m) Found the best trail in Istria with beautiful Waterfalls and Nature original Forest and all the values are on the travel guide Istriago. Each year we develop more content on Istria in lots of categories like gastro, Nature, To do, and sights so you can

2024-02-20T09:25:27+00:00By |Buzet, Free, Pets, Things to do|

FEŠTA OD FRUTI I FRUIT FESTIVAL IN KALDIR NEAR MOTOVUN

ISTRIADUCTION  In September | Working time: 11.00 - 24h | Pay per Entrance Fešta od fruti (Fruit Festival) is held in the place called Kaldir, near Motovun, at the end of September. At festival visitors can taste many fruit based sweets made by valuable members of the Kaldir Association, as well as buy products from local producers. This manifestation is the crown of the Kaldir's Fruit Market, held every other Sunday during the summer, where seasonal, freshly harvested fruits can be purchased. This year, the 11th Fruit Festival, Kaldir, takes place on Sunday, 29.9.2019. In Kaldir you can: Buy fresh homemade fruits and fruit products. Taste homemade marmalade, pancakes, applesauce, apples in beer dough and gnocchi with plums, but also fuži and pljukanci with stew. The program starts at 11am. You'll be entertained by the singers of Mali veliki mikrofon, the Bambus Band, the Malvazija Band and host Meri Simičić Beato. The program takes place under a tent and free shuttle service is provided from the parking lot to the festival. Adult ticket is 10,00 kn. This Sunday everyone are welcome in Kaldir at FEŠTA OF FRUTI!

2022-03-22T19:10:16+00:00By |Gastro, Motovun-Montona, Pets, ♿|

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