The oldest core of the town is enclosed by well-preserved walls dating from the 13th and 14th centuries, which is today a promenade offering a unique view on the surroundings. There are several Romanesque and Gothic houses in the centre (the town gate have features typical of the early Gothic period, 14th c.). The suburban part developed on the southern slope of the hill, and a more recent residential part on the eastern ridge. A system of outer and inner fortifications with walls, towers and gates, built in the period between the 14th and the 17th centuries, connects all three parts of the town. A bell tower with a cenellated parapet on the top (13th/14th c.) in the Gothic and Romanesque style is situated on the main square as well as a Renaissance palace-castle with annexes from the 14th to the 19th centuries. A cistern lies under the whole area of the main square; the stone wells, ornamented with the town's coat of arms, date back to the 14th and 15th centuries. - The parish church of St. Stephen from the beginning of the 17th century has features of the late Renaissance architecture. The painting The Last Supper in the sanctuary is attributed to Stefan Celestio (17th c.); marble sculptures on the main altar were made by Francesco Bonazza in 1725; the armchair engraved in the Baroque style (18th c.); the paintings on the ceiling from the 18th century were made by the neo-classicist painter Giuseppe Bernardino Bisson; the organ is a work by Gaetano Callido (Venice, 18th /19th c.). The interior decoration of the church is distinguished by a gold-plated small movable altar with the reliefs depicting The Crucifixion and Saints (14th c.), the processional crucifix from the 14th century, with ornaments on the handle dating from the 15th century, a chalice with an ornament in enamel (15th c.), osculatorium (1606), reliquary (17th c.) and candelabra (from 1714 and 1739). - There is the Art Gallery in Motovun with holdings of contemporary artists.