Hill towns of Croatia

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Croatia’s landscape is dotted with sleepy, picturesque hill towns.
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Grozjan (grohzh-NYAHN) was the first of three hill towns that we visited.
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It was virtually forgotten until several artists took up residency. Lots of nice galleries to visit.
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Check out these dates.
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RESTORED in 1799! 😀
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Zavrsje (ZAH-vur-shyeh), small, compact and deserted. This was our favorite (favourite for Nathan and Belinda) town of the three that we saw.
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After the Italian exodus post WII this village remains almost uninhabited today.
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Only a very few locals live here now and virtually all of the buildings are abandoned skeletons.
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My very own hobbit house!
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Motovun (moh-toh-VOON), biggest town we visited, built one thousand feet above vineyards and truffle filled forests. Birthplace of Mario Andretti.
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Nice spot to grab lunch before
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walking the walls. Windy up here!
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Commanding view of the countryside below.

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