Villa Details
Key features
Sleeps
- 10 persons
Bedrooms
- 3 x Double bedroom
- 2 x Twin bedroom
Bathrooms
- 1 x Shower room
- 4 x Ensuite Shower room
Pool
- Private pool
- Pool size: 10 x 5 metres
Cooling and heating
- Fully air-conditioned
- Wood burning stove or open fire
Indoor
- TV
- DVD player
- Bedlinen provided, weekly
- Bath towels provided, weekly
Outdoor
- Garden
- Terrace
- Outside dining area
- Outside kitchen
- Barbecue
- Beach towels provided
Activities
- Indoor hot tub
- Sauna
- Children's outdoor play area
- Pool table
- Table tennis
- Table football
Characteristics
- Plot area: 2000 m2
- Floor area: 335 m2
Suitability
- Pets allowed
- No smoking indoors
Distances
- Nearest beach: 16.0 km
- Nearest coast: 16.0 km
- Nearest shop: 2.4 km
- Nearest restaurant: 2.4 km
- Nearest airport: 32 km (Pula)
Check-in/out
- Earliest check-in: 16:00h
- Latest check-out: 10:00h
OVERVIEW
This lovely luxury old stone and brick farmhouse originates from the year 1700 and has recently been renovated to a very high standard and is perfect for families. There are plenty of activities for children to enjoy with the swimming pool, snooker, billiards, home cinema and playground. The farmhouse has a lot of outdoor space with a private garden of 2000 square metres. The house owner is one of the best chefs in Croatia and the house has a gourmet kitchen. This villa is a great choice if you wish to explore Istria, making it a perfect setting off point for fabulous restaurants and outdoor activities including hiking, climbing and mountain biking. There are plenty of opportunities to enjoy water sports including sailing, windsurfing and canoeing, and two excellent golf courses are nearby.
Accommodation
The sprawling farmhouse comprises of 335 square metres of living space and sits in half an acre (2000 m2) garden with a very large pool.
Ground floor
Terracotta tiles cover the whole ground floor. A lovely sitting room has exposed stone walls, plenty of comfortable sofas and armchairs, nice old Istrian furniture and lighting. Here you can relax in front of the satellite TV/DVD and music centre, a home cinema and in cooler months, by the fire in the open rustic fireplace. A separate kitchen with pale green walls and dark green modern version of a country kitchen has a breakfast bar and is equipped with a cooker, fridge/freezer, dishwasher, microwave oven, coffee machine, kettle, toaster and excellent cooking utensils, plates and glassware. A separate dining room also in rustic style is next to the kitchen and accommodates 10 to 12 people. A separate ground floor annexe with a sitting room, kitchenette, double bedroom and bathroom is attached to the villa on the ground floor and has a French door into the garden. In the single storey part of the farm which used to be a store house for the family's olive oil and wine, now there is a games room with a pool table, table tennis and table football. How lovely that it opens out onto the garden. You can enjoy the indoor Jacuzzi spa and a sauna on the ground floor.
First floor
On the first floor are four wonderful bedrooms, each one with its en-suite shower room. Two bedrooms have extra large double beds, and two are furnished with twin beds. There is air conditioning in every bedroom and each has a lovely view of the green and lush garden. All the bathrooms are new and tastefully tiled with Italian tiles and bathroom furniture and fittings. Beds are very comfortable and provided with good quality bed linen and also towels. All the furnishings are in old Istrian style.
Outside
The large garden is dominated by a very old mulberry tree which is typical for old Istrian farmhouses. The garden is wonderful and has a nice and very large swimming pool 10 x 5 metres, and also a children's swimming pool. Around the pool is a sunbathing area provided with sunbeds, sun umbrellas and pool towels. There are several patios, covered terraces and a barbecue for outdoor dining. It is a paradise for families with children and for anyone who wishes to be in tranquillity but only 20 mins away from wonderful renaissance Venetian style towns and beaches.
Additional Information
Distances:
- Nearest shop and bakery 1.5 miles
- Nearest restaurant and cafe 1.5 miles
- Nearest bank, doctor and pharmacy in Rovinj 10 miles
- Nearest beach 10 miles Rovinj or Novigrad
- Nearest airport Pula 20 miles
