There can be no doubt any longer that Ivan Matejčić’s office, from which he retired only a month ago, is bent on destroying the Istrian architectural heritage, which it is actually supposed to preserve. I just walked by the largest house currently refurbished in Motovun. It is close to the bottom of Rialto, looking south. From the outside, the house has just been completed. Even the shutters are already in place. But the façade is in rendered stone rather than covered with mortar and painted, like it used to be. I talked to the builder about it. The decision concerning the façade came directly from Matejčić’s office. Houses in a Venetian town of old are being refurbished to look like stables in Croatian villages that surrounded it. Even in Croatian villages houses were covered with mortar and painted when there was enough money for it. By the way, mortar was expensive in this part of Istria because sand was scarce. It had to be made by grinding stone. However, protecting façades with mortar was essential for keeping water out of houses. Returning to the devastation of Venetian heritage in Istria, there can be no doubt about it any longer. Motovun is systematically stripped of its color. And Ivan Matejčić is the culprit.