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Toget the lay ofthe land, take a 10-minute town wander: Facing the church'sfront door,
go left and loop clockwise through town (you'll pass the town's lone ATM on your right as
youstartdownthestreet).Walkingalongthemainstreet,ulicaUmbertaGorjana,you'llpass
the Enoteka Zigante truffle shop (one of many outposts of the truffle magnate described on
here
), then the
TI
(which doesn't have a lot to do; closed Mon, Gorjan 12, tel. 052/776-131,
www.tz-groznjan.hr
). Then you'll reach the shaded square with Café Pintur and the Bastia
restaurant, then the Italian Cultural Center. Don't worry about addresses or finding a partic-
ular place; whether you want to or not, you'll find yourself walking in circles, and quickly
seewhatthereistosee.Instead,letyourpulseslowandenjoybeingacastaway onthisisol-
ated, tranquil hilltop.
Sleeping and Eating in Grožnjan:
$ Café Pintur,
a non-descript restaurant on a cozy
Grožnjansquarejustdownhillfromthechurch,rentsfourtinyandbasicbutcomfytop-floor
rooms. The
Č
erneka family doesn't speak much English, but the rooms are cheap and work
in a pinch (Sb-€25, Db-€50, includes breakfast Sept-May, or €5 extra June-Aug; cash only,
lots ofstairs with noelevator,air-con,free Wi-Fi, Mate Gorjana 9,mobile 098-586-188,tel.
052/776-397,
ivan.cerneka@pu.t-com.hr
)
.
Café Pintur
's restaurant, open long hours daily in summer, serves up basic pasta and
grilled meats (40-50-kn pastas, 40-90-kn main dishes).
