A nice little studio apartment in Marčana, Istria (Istra), Croatia. Suitable for 2 persons (2 sleeps in king size bed)
Studio Apartment I'm renting is a part of private house with separate entrance on ground floor in front of our family house. The apartment has one space bedroom with 160x200cm size bed, bathroom, a small functional kitchen, and a terrace space with table and chairs outside. The air-conditioned room with SMART/Sat TV is open plan to the kitchen and dining area. The kitchen is equipped with electric cooker (2 places), a small fridge with a freezing compartment, plates, pots and cutlery. Pets are welcome, but please check the conditions first. It is a non-smoker (inside) apartment. Great for couples. Plenty of free parking space just across the street always available. Please note that this studio is close to the road and some nose can be coming from the traffic.
Distance from the Sea is 9km, distance from city Pula is 13km. Only 10 minutes from Pula airport by car. Transport can be arranged to airport (we can recommend a low price local transfer service on demand).
Neighborhood is a suburb of a town - houses in a row, yet close to the store (400 meters). Quiet surroundings. The town itself has about 1000 inhabitants.
The local town and amenities:
Airport Pula: 10min
Town Pula 15min drive, Fazana 20min drive
Supermarket Pula 15min drive, Supermarket Vodnjan 10min drive
Beach Duga Uvala 15min away, Pula 20min away
Restaurant 5min drive
Village Marcana 10min walk
Market Marcana 10min walk
Grocery Marcana 10min walk
Local Shop Marcana 10min walk
Local Bar Marcana with WiFi 10min walk
Market Pula 15min drive
Glavani Adventure & Adrenalin Park 20min drive
Horse ranch 10min drive
Nature Park & Peninsula Rt Kamenjak 25min drive
National Park Brijuni 25min away
Marčana is a little town with great position close to the airport of Pula. The property is 10 minutes drive away from the airport and 15 minutes drive away from the center of Pula. 10 minutes walk away from the property is the center with small shops, bars, post office, ATM machine. Also, for a very good restaurant you don't have to drive long – restaurant Luna is only 5 minutes drive away from the property as well as restaurant Vesna whose owners produce delicious Istrian cheese.
You can walk around in nature - there are many trails trough wood, ride a bike or go horse riding - few kilometers away is a horse ranch.
To explore the Istrian peninsula a beginning of the motorway is 10 minutes drive away. From here you can easily reach all beautiful towns in Istria within 20-40 minutes drive. The nearest attractions to the villa are Pula old center with beautiful Roman remains and National park Brijuni, 25 minutes drive away. You need to book in advance a boat trip for an organized tour to this beautiful island where peacocks and wild animals roam freely in the rich nature.
The nearest beach to the property is in Duga Uvala, 15 minutes drive away, or you can visit one of the beautiful beaches in Pula – 20 minutes drive away. Pula has very good gastronomic scene and it abounds with excellent restaurants both in the very center and surrounding areas.
Nearby seacoast is not overpopulated in Summer, there are many beaches with pebbles, rocks, and a lot of hidden (hard to get) little bays. There's no official pet beaches, but there's plenty of space to go swimming with dog. The sea is clean, and warm in Summer months.
Peninsula Istria (Istra) is great place to discover with old and small cities on hills, many happenings in Summer and beautiful nature. Vine and gourmet lovers will be pleased with local offer.
I hope you'll have a great stay :)