The iron law of tourism in Motovun is exceedingly simple: the worse the weather, the greater the number of tourists in town. Which is to say, tourists come to Istria first and foremost because of the sea, and they venture inland almost exclusively when they are prevented from going to the beach. This has been the case for as long as anyone in town can remember. Of course, everything depends on the weather early in the day. If it is nice in the morning but lousy later on, the jump in the number of tourists will be slight. Given that an increasing number of them comes to the peninsula by car, the early morning weather is ever more important. As of late, but for related reasons, there is another variation to the iron law worth noticing in this connection: if the weather is lousy for three or four days in a row, the number of tourists plummets like a stone. Again, they are much more mobile now than they were a few decades ago. If the weather is lousy for too long, the tourists go elsewhere in search of sunnier beaches. Although the iron law has thus softened a bit, it seems to be here to stay. The weather is all in Motovun.