Stone house retreat in Croatia

This retreat in Croatia is about a lifestyle, enjoying life as it should be; on holiday at least.

The 200 year old renovated stone house is in beautiful surroundings, farmland, vineyards and mountain views. You can enjoy country walks and cycling through woods and along farm tracks. The luxury accommodation has 4 double rooms with ensuite wet rooms.

The dining room/lounge has a large Istrian fireplace and underfloor heating (very cosy in winter), upstairs is centrally heated. The house is surrounded by a large terrace for al fresco dining.

Take the opportunity to enjoy good wholesome food, locally grown, in good company with a personal service which includes Aromatherapy massage, reflexology and reiki. Or just lie in the garden have lunch and/or dinner and a dip in the pool. We can provide transfers to and from Pula airport on a Thursday for those who do not wish to hire a car, also sightseeing trips and lifts into Porec, a lively seaside resort with many restaurants, entertainment and boat trips.

2 standard rooms with double/twin bed and ensuite wet rooms and WC, tea making facilities in room and 2 large rooms with the same facilities, but include a double sofa bed.

Dining room and outside terrace for breakfast, lunch and dinner (only breakfast is included in price unless on special breaks). Swimming pool built in 2007. TV in dining room.

Cycling accommodation: Bicycles are provided free of charge, a deposit is required against loss or damage.

Walking accommodation: Walking is ideal through the woods and farmland tracks, beautiful views of vineyards and mountains.

We have 4 luxury double rooms, the large double sleeps up to 4 persons, the standard sleeps 2 persons. All rooms have a wet room and separate WC and tea making facilities. Our lifestyle retreat also has a swimming pool for you to cool off on your return and complementary therapies are available on days when you just would like to relax. Bed and breakfast is included in the price and packed lunches and dinner can be provided on request. We can also transport you to places of interest if you do not want to hire a car.

We can help arrange horse riding, diving and trips to nature parks. There is also a 2 hour ferry crossing to Venice!
Walking Pack a rucksack with lunch and stroll through the countryside from one tiny village to another, up and down hills and through woodlands and vineyards. We are situated in the heart of agricultural land, walk through our gate and you are immediately on a farm track, follow it to the next village where there is a small goat farm, walk on through unspoilt countryside and spend time sitting, uninterrupted enjoying your picnic in complete solitude. Alternatively, we can drop you off at one of many seaside walks where you can explore the rugged coastline or at a route along the winding banks of the river Mirna. Spend time exploring the cobbled streets of old Venetian towns or the old town of Porec. We can also take you on a day trip to the Ucka Nature Park, set in the Ucka mountain range which separates Istria from the rest of Croatia, where you can wander to your hearts content. A wide variety of birds, insects, fauna and flora and small mammals reside there, and you may even be lucky enough to spot a brown bear.

Cycling Cycling is very popular in Istria, many Europeans travel here in summer specifically to cycle, and there are numerous designated signposted routes you can choose to follow. However, we prefer to keep away from the roads, and so we have mountain bikes for your use, follow the farm tracks and lanes, you can cycle through local woods and vineyards from one village to another, take time to stop at one of many small restaurants (konobas) for lunch in the garden and enjoy Croatia’s friendly hospitality.

Istrian cuisine experience We have become very integrated with our neighbours who grow most of their own ‘organic’ food and produce wonderful organic wine. We can now offer a true Istrian experience in local homes with a meal and wine including a tour of their wine cellars and small holdings.

Plitvice Lakes day trip Amongst our sight seeing trips we offer a trip to the amazing Plitvice Lakes know as the “heavenly gardens of Europe” included in the UNESCO list of world heritage sites in 1979. Plitvice is a series of 16 lakes interlinked with cascading pale blue water and waterfalls; it is also a nature park with many species of flora and fauna. This is a unique and unforgettable day out.
From Pula airport take E751 towards Trieste, stay on motorway approx 30mins. Take exit to Visnjan; turn left follow signs to Visnjan high street. At the T junction, turn left towards Motovun, stay on road approx 4 kms. At cross roads carry straight on towards Motovun for approx 2 kms. Turn right at sign for Diklici, take right hand fork and keep on until you reach centre of village.

Or, if you are not driving, we offer all transfers to and from Pula airport free of charge, please contact us for more details.