Even the wise Celts in the ancient times chose the top of the beautiful hill of Montona to set up their protected empire. Anyone who climbs the top today can still experience the same atmosphere of a sanctuary within the city walls, which caresses us from the inside as well as the outside. It takes just a moment to be stealthily taken into the feeling of pleasure by the sound of silence titillating your curiosity and your palate… which takes you below wise old chestnut trees to the beautiful Sirius Terrace in front of the Hotel Kastel palace with a magnificent view, cleared by the bora wind, of the far coasts of Venice or the ancient squares which stones have plenty of stories to tell while you enjoy luxurious aromatic Istrian delicacies.

If you go through the Hotel Kastel palace, you will arrive to the Aldebaran Terrace. As it is situated behind the hotel, it guarantees privacy and intimacy even during the busiest times, and provides a magical view of the guardian Ucka Mountain and nearby Istrian villages.

During spring, summer and autumn evenings, these terraces are an ideal location of romantic dinners under the starry night sky, which may host up to a hundred people accompanied by magical evening lights coming from the nearby villages and the main town square.