Polesini Palace is a historic 17th-century Renaissance building in Motovun, once owned by the powerful Polesini patrician family and now serving as the boutique hotel Kaštel.
Polesini Palace- The palace building - the castle, which has now been converted into a boutique hotel Kaštel, has changed considerably, from its original form from the 17th century. The Renaissance palace was owned by the Polesini family, a powerful patrician family, whose generations lived in the castle from generation to generation. Apart from Motovun, Polesini had large estates in Zamask, Motovunski Novaki and Poreč.
The Municipal Palace in Motovun is the best-preserved Romanesque public building in Istria and Croatia, dating back to 1248 and serving both as a town hall and a defensive structure.
The City Printing House Antico offers unique, hand-printed Motovun souvenirs created on a medieval Gutenberg press replica using artisanal paper.
The Parish Church of St. Stephen the First Martyr in Motovun is a historic 16th-century church designed by Andrea Palladio, known for its rich sacral inventory including the Altariolo Colleoni and a relic of the Holy Thorn.
The Tower „New Gate” in Motovun is a 17th-century fortification featuring historical defensive architecture and a lapidary collection of Roman tombstones and coats of arms.
The Church of St. Anthony of Padua and St. Cyprian in Motovun is a 15th-century structure originally dedicated to St. Cyprian, a protector against the plague, and later reconstructed in the 19th century.
Gradiziol is a historic suburb of Motovun that developed during the 14th and 15th centuries, featuring the church of St. Margaret and 18th-century architecture.