Location: Central Istria in Croatia
Nearest Airport:
Trieste at 90
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Nearest Ferry:
Porec at 20
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Nearest Beach:
beach at 17
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Car: necessary
Istria is often referred to as the New Tuscany such is its climate, landscapes and vineyards. If you don’t relax by the pool or simply sunbath, there are plenty of day trip possibilities: Porec, the capital of Istria, Pula with its ancient Roman amphitheatre, Motovan, the marvellously atmospheric hill town, Rovinj with its quaint old streets barred to traffic and Opatija with its 19th century neoclassic opulence. Stanisi itself is a very small hamlet, probably no more than 7 habitable dwellings most of which make a living from the wine trade. There’s a lovely restaurant just at the end of the approach road and a couple of small 'supermarkets', 2 km away, in Vizinada (which incidentally, pretending to be French, formed the backdrop to scenes from the Clint Eastwood movie ‘Kelly’s Heroes’). More lively nightlife can be found a 15 minute drive away, in Porec or Novigrad, two lovely seaside towns, or in quaint Buje.