The house is situated in a beautiful hilltop town of Grožnjan, wellknown as a town of arts galleries and musical evenings. It was built in 1406 and recently has been restored with special love and care of our family. But it remains a 1st class monument called "old hammersmith house".

Detailed description:

Grožnjan is well known all over the world for its charm, for the jazz festival and more then 40 art galleries, musical and arts events.
All around there is greenery, woods rich of local fruit and products like truffles, asparagus, olive grooves, grapes....This is the place where you can really have a rich and calm holiday getting to know Istria, its culture, enogastronomy, unspoiled nature and visit lot of events that this region organizes and offers to you and make your stay unforgettable.

You can enjoy the evenings in music, smells and tastes which are coming together into a distinct atmosphere on the house terrace with a barbecue or outside in some Grožnjan restaurants, cafes, vineries,...


Eating Out
This region of Istria is studded with excellent restaurants of the highest quality as well as bars and café serving simpler fare.
Closest, and highly recommended, is Restaurant Marino in the nearby village of Kremenje. Like all the restaurants in Central Istria, Marino specialises in dishes incorporating truffles gathered from the local woodlands. This first class restaurant also offers its own prize winning Kabola Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Malvazia wines.
Beaches
There are many beaches within a 12 to 15 kilometre range from Grožnjan. The closest beach is at Kanegra on the Piranski Zaljev (Bay of Piran) and is less than 15 minutes drive.
There are also beaches that can easily be reached Novigrad, about 20 km drive, is a charming town and you can swim from immediately outside the town walls which is ideal if you want to combine walking round the town with a swim. Along the coast between Novigrad and Umag there are plenty of places to swim and Umag itself has beaches.
THINGS TO DO
Villa Antica is perfectly located to explore the hilltop towns of Central Istria and to make trips to the picturesque coastal towns. For cultural experiences there are annual film festivals in Pula and Motovun, music festivals in Pula and Groznjan and festival celebrating the truffle season in Buzet and Livade in the autumn.
Central Istria is often compared to Tuscany. The undulating landscape with vineyards, olive groves, woodlands and river valleys is studded with numerous hilltop towns and villages, many originating from the medieval period and earlier and almost all offering spectacular vantage points over the surrounding countryside.
The guide books pick out Motovun and Groznjan but there are many others worth exploring and we will provide you with our own suggestions of places off the usual tourist routes that should not be missed. These medieval settlements have charming village houses, squares and alleyways and in towns like Oprtalj and Motuvun more imposing architecture and fortifications.
Excellent wines are produced in the area and well marked wine routes lead you through charming countryside to wineries where you can sample some of the best Croatian wines. Notable are the Kozlovic winery only 10 minutes drive from Grožnjan and the Markezic winery also only short distance away.
The west coast of Istria is within easy reach. Many of the towns on this coast are communities first established in the Roman era or earlier but the dominant influence that can be seen today is Venetian. Most of the major coastal towns were under the control of the Venetian Republic during the medieval period. Easily reached from Grožnjan is the charming town of Novigrad with an attractive harbour crowded with local fishing boats and an old town surrounded by fortifications and on the outer side (away from the harbour) a lungamare (promenade) providing a pleasant walk along the coast and an ideal place to sunbathe and swim.

Description of the area:

The Adriatic coast is 20min away with the beaches and picturesque coastal towns of Umag, Porec, Rovinj, Novigrad, 45 min away is Pula and Brijuni islands national natural park. You can even get to Porec on a mountain bike trail that runs just under the estate. The trail used to be an old railroad... and the original stone tunnels and bridges are still preserved. From Porec you can make a boat trip to Venice. Just over the border a 30min car drive is the city of Trieste.

Equipment inside:
Miscellaneous:	Heating, Fireplace, Bed-linen provided, Towels provided
Kitchen:	Fully fitted kitchen, Fridge, Freezer, Dish washer, Oven, Washing machine, Ironing board, Iron, Coffee machine, Toaster
Bathroom:	Bath/Shower, Bath tub, WC
Sleeping possibilities:	Single beds, Double beds, Sofa bed
Communication facilities:	DVD Player, TV, Stereo equipment, Radio

Equipment outside:

Miscellaneous:	Parking space, Terrace, Garden furniture, Sun beds, Barbecue
More outdoor equipment:	-

Catering

self catering

Specific features:

Pets by request,

Leisure activities:

walking possibilities all around, there are some excellent marked cycle routes and cycle routes maps are also available, golf place (14 km),beautiful nearest towns to see (Motovun, Oprtalj, Umag, Novigrad,Poreč, Rovinj,ecc.), nearest caves to see: Pazin, Baredine and Mramornica and the wellknown cave of Postumia (50 minutes drive), daily trip to Venice (2,5 hour drive),...

Wellness offer:

Pool with thermal water at Istrske toplice beneficial for the treatment of chronic rheumatic diseases, dermatological and other diseaseas with other wellnessactivities (5 km), welness center with pool in Umag (14 km), swimming in the sea along the beaches from Umag to Novigrad (from 12 to 20 km range)

How to find us:

GETTING THERE
Fly Ryanair to Trieste in Italy or to Pula in Croatia (both 1 hour 15 minutes drive). Ryanair flies daily to Trieste from London Stansted (2 hour flight time) and 3 days a week to Pula. Another option is to fly to Rijeka airport on the island of Krk (1 hour 15 drive time). Croatia Airlines flies direct Heathrow to Rijeka on Wednesdays and direct Gatwick to Pula on Saturdays. Slightly further away but still within reach are Treviso (Ryanair) and Venice Marco Polo (British Airways). Another option is to fly EasyJet to Ljubljana in Slovenia (3hrs 30mins). This route opens up the option of a day or two in the beautiful Slovenian lakes of Bled and Bohinj.

Thomsonfly fly to Pula from Gatwick, Manchester and Birmingham on Tuesdays.

From Scandinavia, Scandjet fly directly to Pula from Stockholm and Gothenburg. Germanwings fly direct to Pula from Cologne and Berlin.

Distances:

Prices:
Seasons: 2011-01-08 up to: 2011-06-18 590 EUR / Week for 6 Person(s) 2011-06-18 up to: 2011-07-02 692 EUR / Week for 6 Person(s) 2011-07-02 up to: 2011-07-16 944 EUR / Week for 6 Person(s) 2011-07-16 up to: 2011-08-20 1049 EUR / Week for 6 Person(s) 2011-08-20 up to: 2011-08-27 944 EUR / Week for 6 Person(s) 2011-08-27 up to: 2011-09-10 692 EUR / Week for 6 Person(s) 2011-09-10 up to: 2011-12-24 590 EUR / Week for 6 Person(s)
Additional comments regarding the rates:	Pets on request. For a stay shorter then 4 nights the price is increased by 30%. Price includes: use of water, electricity and gas, bed linen. The tourist tax is included in the price. Security and damage deposit per week :200 euro Final cleaning 30 Euro
Charges:	-
Discounts:	-
Day of arrival:	Saturday

 

Contact dates:
Contact	Mrs. Natasa Starovic
Phone:	+38656770818
Mobil phone:	+38641724940
Fax:	+38656771384
Adress:	V.Gortana 7 52249 GROŽNJAN Croatia
Federal state / province:	Istria
We speak:	english,italian,slovene

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