Momjan: Everything You Did Not Know About the Istrian Fairy Tale Town

In Momjan people have lived since prehistoric times. We know because the remains of quartz and stone tools were found in the Cingareli cave. The ancient also Romans lived here, and later on the Italian and German nobles, too. At the beginning of the 20th century Momjan officially became a town, and then its story as a hidden pearl of Istrian tourism is born.

Of all the Istrian castles, the Momjan Kaštel remains in memory the longest because of the hanging bridge whose remains are still there and give each visit an awesome atmosphere. On the rocky lookout above the Ardillo stream, this castle is my favorite walk.

The Momjan Malvasia is a special experience for the palate, while the white Muscat has been a real delicacy since ancient times for its dry sweetness and intense gold color. Even the Austrian Emperor Franz Josef had a habit of sending for it. In the local cuisine, there is an older monarch – truffle!

The Momjan region was created for walks in nature; lazy ones, adventurous ones, romantic one, or walks with children… There are hundreds of them. If you are here for the first time, or if you have small kids, start down one of the lovely promenades. Or perhaps go down from an old cemetery on a hill that provides a view of the wine-growing valley of Momjan through vineyards, abandoned villages to a stream that was once filled with mills.