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Bastia, across the square and sharing a leafy terrace with Pintur, is a bit bigger, with a
menu focusing on truffles (50-110-kn pastas, 70-150-kn main dishes, daily 8:00-23:00, 1
Svibnja 1, tel. 052/776-370).
For a scenic picnic, shop at the grocery store facing the church; nearby is a fine shady
terrace with benches.
• From Grožnjan, follow signs for Oprtalj. Along the way, you'll see Završje signs directing
you to the right.
Završje
If you've ever wanted to visit a nearly deserted hill town, Završje (ZAH-vur-shyeh) is your
place.Called“Piemonted'Istria”in Italiano ,thismini-Motovunseemstohavemoretruffle-
hunting dogs than people. One of the smallest, most compact, and most picturesquely set
hill towns in the area, Završje was once just a double-walled fortress clinging to the top of
itsbulboushill.Overtimeitsprawledjustabitoutsideitsoriginalwalls,butitwasdeserted
afterthepost-WWIIItalian exodusandremains almost uninhabited today;onlyafewlocals
live here, and virtually all of the buildings are abandoned skeletons. There's very little to
actually “see” or “do” here—no museums, no restaurants, and a sporadically open church
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