Rebuilt Stone House 5km from Porec
Quiet Village Setting with Views Over Vineyards
Sleeps 4 +
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Beautifully appointed, newly reconstructed 2 bedroom, air conditioned 3 storey stone house set in lovely rural location between Istria's tourist mecca Porec and the rolling hills of 'The New Tuscany'.
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| Rental Period | Per Night | Per Week | Per Month | Min. Stay (Nights) |
| 3 November 2010 - 29 April 2011 | £350 | 3 | ||
| 30 April 2011 - 22 July 2011 | £470 | 3 | ||
| 23 July 2011 - 2 September 2011 | £690 | 3 | ||
| 3 September 2011 - 29 September 2011 | £470 | 3 | ||
| 30 September 2011 - 27 April 2012 | £370 | 3 | ||
| 28 April 2012 - 20 July 2012 | £490 | 3 | ||
| 21 July 2012 - 1 September 2012 | £720 | 32 | ||
| 2 September 2012 - 29 September 2012 | £490 | - | ||
| 30 September 2012 - 25 May 2013 | £380 | - |
Changeover day
Daily scheduled flights make any period rental period possible, but Sunday or midweek changeovers may enable cheaper flights.
Accommodation
| Bedrooms: | Bedroom 1 on first floor with good sized double bed. Bedroom 2 on second floor with twin beds and comfy camp bed. Double sofa-bed in lounge. |
| Bathrooms: | Downstairs cloakroom. First floor family bathroom with shower, wc etc. |
| Kitchen: | Split gas/electric hob, electric oven, fridge with freezer compartment, washing machine in bathroom. |
| Living Rooms: | Living area with L-shaped sofa bed, coffee table, TV with DVD and 6 speaker CD/radio system. 6 seater dining table. Istrian style fire place for cosy evenings. |
| Cleaning/towels/ linen/maid service: |
Fresh bed linen and towels provided. |
| Amenities/Facilities: | hob/stove oven fridge washing machine iron/ironing board satellite tv tv central heating air conditioning cot barbecue |
| Suitability: | pets accepted |
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Notes on accommodation
We have made a Quicktime movie to let you get a better picture of the layout and the rest of the accommodation.
You can download this virtual tour from http://www.noc.soton.ac.uk/chess/villa_maria_small.mov
You will need Quicktime or iTunes to view this movie. Once loaded, you can move from room to room, up the stairs and outside (Click to change nodes when the cursor changes from a circle to an arrow). In each location you can drag through 360 degrees, zoom in and out with shift and ctrl keys.
The file is 3MB so will take a few seconds to download... please be patient. Also, this movie was shot a couple of years ago, so you won't see the bannisters, air-con and lanscaped garden.
Outside
Enclosed garden with our own olive tree and locking gate
Covered patio area with garden furniture. Veranda leading directly from first floor bedroom with fine views of the surrounding vineyards and farmland.
Coast/Beach
10 minutes from Porec and the resorts Plava Laguna (Blue Lagoon), Zelena Laguna (Green lagoon) and Bijela Uvala (White Bay). Waterskiing, windsurfing and boat hire available. Pula, home to Europe's 3rd largest amphitheatre and gateway to the stunning Brijuni Islands (where you will find Tito's palace, a safari park and a unique golf course) is just 30 minutes away.
Golf
Unique 9 hole par 36 course on Brijuni Islands.
Special interest holidays
Over 60 mountain biking/off road bike trails in the area, in fact the the Porec South route passes the front door. Quality mountain bikes available for hire in Porec and other main towns.
Travel
Low cost daily scheduled flights from Stansted, Luton and Bristol with RyanAir and easyJet to Pula (35 mins from house), Trieste and Ljubljana (both around 90 mins). Both also offer cheap flights to Venice, accessible by road or sea.
Scheduled and charter flights from other acrriers also available. Car hire available at all airports.
Feel free to call Mike or Ria for help finding flights and car-hire.
Distances
5 km from Porec, 40 miles from Trieste and Pula, 60 miles from Rijeka, 100 miles from Ljublijana. There is a daily return FastCat ferry (~2hrs) service to Venice from Porec harbour. A short and scenic drive inland takes you to the rolling hills topped with historic ancient towns such as Motovun, Grozjnan and Hum, the world's smallest town.
Further details
Superb local restaurant in adjoining village of Musalez. All facilities, supermarkets, banks, ATMs, travel agencies etc available in Porec. Local restaurants serve wonderful food with a strong Italian influence, great Pizzas and pastas, as well as sea food caught daily and very drinkable local wines.
For the more adventurous try the Istrian truffles with steak or fusilli, Prsut (the local dried ham), sheeps cheese, wild boar with pasta, and raw fish gaspaccio.
Croatians love tennis, football and all sports, and local hotels offer excellent facilities, many with tennis centres with indoor and outdoor courts. At the Hotel Diamant there is a newly opened "Wellness Centre", with gym, pools, sauna, steam room, treatments etc.
Booking notes
There is a non-returnable deposit of 20% of the total rental at booking. The balance to be paid 2 months before departure. You should arrange your own cancellation insurance.
Guest comments
'We had a wonderful holiday! The village and the house were our idea of bliss - It was so peaceful and beautiful and the neighbors were welcoming and friendly. It was lovely to return to the house at the end of the day, it really felt like home for the two weeks we were there. I must also mention it was completely spotless and for a clean freak like me that was a major plus! Istria was great to explore and you can really see a lot of it in two weeks if you want to. The food in Istria was delicious and very good value. There were swallows nesting in the garden when we were there - when we got there they were tiny and the day before we left they flew the nest for the first time! We miss Istria and the villa and would recommend it to anyone' Nic, England
‘We had a wonderful time in Valkarin. Your house is beautiful, Istria is breathtaking’ - Emoke & family (Hungary)
House swap
House swap considered
Owner profile
Watching the sunset from Porec
About the owner
Married father of two young girls. Loves sport, nature travel, good food and drink, clear sea and mountains, and occasionally chilling out.
Year purchased: 2004
Why the owner chose a home in this location
Fell in love with everything Croatia on first visit in 2004, and bought the stone cottage as a familiar holiday retreat for me, Ria and Mia, with a view to covering our costs by renting out.
Unique benefits of the property
With the house only 30 minutes from Pula, and 90 mins from Trieste, we can enjoy long weekends at the cottage. The village is so peaceful, the only noises coming from the wildlife and the occasional passing tractor or herd of Istrian cattle. Wonderful place to chill out, read, relax, walk, eat and generally take it easy, yet only 5km from the bustle of Porec... yep, as long as you don't crave a sea view, it really is perfectly situated! Read our guest reviews or request comments from last year's guests.
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