Mar 22 2008
Motovun Concerns Update
For those that can read Croatian, the Istrian Voice newspaper published today an article describing the findings of a commission regarding a proposed golf-course in the valley below Motovun (click here). The commission sided with local residents and demanded that the developer reduce the number of beds by half to 250. Given that the economics of the project are now marginal the project probably won’t go ahead.
Its a bit of a lose-lose situation for Motovun. A well-managed course with an appropriate development would stimulate the valley’s economy, but what the developer proposed would have simply overwhelmed what is special about it.
