This morning we found four cars parked on the upper square. My beloved and I just shook our heads in complete disbelief. Motovun! And I know the owners of the cars, all of whom live within the medieval walls. One of them boasted of civil disobedience several years ago, but he is too close to the municipal authorities at this point for the argument to pass muster any longer (“Civil Disobedience,” October 16, 2009). The story is much simpler, in fact. Those who live around the upper square do not like to walk much. If they could, they would park their cars right in front of their houses. For better or worse, the streets around the square are too narrow for that. In addition, the municipal authorities could not care less about the upper square, where their offices happen to be are located. The mayor lives far away, as well. The main attraction of the medieval town with its bell tower from the Thirteenth Century and its Palladian church from the early Seventeenth Century is thus nobody’s business. As for the tourists, tough. Following Christmas, which is usually quiet, they are expected in numbers through New Year’s. But they can always go to Italy next door, where there are well-preserved hilltowns galore.