Motovun – Istria – Croatia: medieval town on top of a hill shrouded in legends, the place where the Austrian Josef Ressel invented the marine propeller – today a culinary, wine, truffle, olives paradise with a mild Mediterranean climate. Ideal for relaxation or an activity holiday.
The estate consists of one big building, split into the following sections, connected by a big terrace:
- “big house” – in private use
- “DH” – Danish house, formerly owned by a Danish family
- “KH” – small house (not really that small…)
Old stone house, built in the end of the 18th century – now caringly renovated + authentically modern furnished – with a big Mediterranean garden, scenic view, 2 separated housing units (cca. 110m² DH house resp. 130m² KH house) – each consisting of:
- 6 sleeping berths. Romantic, playful loft-like interieurs on 4 levels.
- Fully-equipped kitchen (stove, fridge, freezer, dishwasher, microwave, diverse kitchen gadgets, Nespresso machine, kettle, citrus juicer, cooking and table dishes etc.)
- bathroom with shower resp. tub
- hair dryer
- makeup mirror
- bedroom with a full-size bed
- combined living and bedroom with a convertible sofa-bed
- satellite TV
- WLAN
- cleaning utensils
- ironing equipment
- mini safe
- air-conditioning + heating
- desk
- drawer + small summer reading library
- large terraces
- a big, opulently planted garden on two levels with an enchanting view on the surrounding hilly landscape
- garden furniture
- barbecue
- dish washer
- washing machine respectively tumble dryer all-in-one
- bedding
- towels
- dish towels
- Anti-allergy pillow & blankets (upon request)
Upon request:
- baby crib + babyphone
- highchair
- diaper changing table
- potty
- play mat & baby toys
- dog bed
- dog blanket
- bowls
- dog toys
- agility obstacles
- dog pool
Ideal for activity holiday (cycling tours, horse riding, hiking, aquatic sport, tennis, golf, kitesurfing, climbing etc.) + culture (film festival), history, art, music (jazz festivals in the vicinity), nature, adventure (speleological roping, zipline, aquapark etc.) + culinary pleasures, truffles, olives, wine.
The two units are bookable individually or combined together.