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Istria · Croatia

Your guide to a holiday in Istria

Beaches, day trips, food and honest advice for Croatia's green peninsula — written by a family that hosts guests here all year.
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Truffles cut open on the forest floor

Truffles in the Istrian interior: Motovun, Buzet and the season

The Motovun forest produces some of the best white truffles in Europe. When the season runs, what it costs, and how to eat them without being taken for a ride.

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A stone villa with a private pool and paved terrace in Istria

Renting a villa with a private pool in Istria: what to check

Photographs of a pool tell you almost nothing. Here is what actually determines whether a villa works for your group, and what to ask before you pay.

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Dry grassland with a lone tree beside a path near Labin

Walking and mountain biking around Labin

The old miners' paths and forest tracks behind Labin make good walking, and better riding. What the terrain is actually like, and when to go out.

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Why Istria?

Istria is Croatia's green peninsula: hilltop towns, olive groves and vineyards inland, and a clear Adriatic coastline from Pula's Roman arena to the beaches of Rabac. Both houses are run by the same family — you book directly with the owner, and every price includes every fee.
2,400+
hours of sun a year
35
guests across two locations
≈ 2 h
drive from Trieste or Ljubljana
0
hidden fees — the price is the price

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Two family-run holiday homes

A private villa with pool near Pula, or a holiday apartment with pool near Labin and Rabac. Every price includes every fee. Choose your stay:
Villa Karla — private villa with pool in Hreljići near Pula, Istria Villa · Pula

Villa Karla

A walled villa in the Istrian hills at Hreljići, near Pula. Sleeps ten in four en-suite bedrooms, with a full-size private pool, garden, barbecue and garage parking — the sea is five kilometres down the road.
  • 10 guests
  • 4 en-suite bedrooms
  • Private pool
  • 5.5 km to the beach
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Apartment Gordana — holiday apartment with pool in Presika, Labin, Istria Apartment · Labin

Apartment Gordana

A renovated ground-floor apartment for five in Presika, a quiet district of Labin. Shared pool and large garden, balcony with pool view — the old town is a kilometre away, the beaches of Rabac five.
  • 5 guests
  • 2 bedrooms + sofa bed
  • Pool & garden
  • 5 km to Rabac
Visit gordana.eu