IstraPanorama

We all had been in Istria once or more. But now it was time to test Oprtalj. Not just the house, but also the many activities and arrangements that IstraPanorama offers. 

One day we went hiking in the mountains in the Ucka range (pure nature and we saw no one else); one day we went biking starting from Oprtalj to Zrenj, the castle, Sovinjak, Vrh, Livade and back (heavy); we visited wine producers (especially the champagne in Vrh was super) and olive oil (Claudio and Irene: we did not know that olive oil could be so good); we "hunted" for truffles and found a reasonable amount of "white truffles" which the local (Dutch) excellent cook used in the meal he prepared in our own kitchen in Casa Acqua Dolce (name Joris gave to the house: many of us come from Oud-Heverlee, where we have het Zoete Water (= Acqua Dolce), our nature resort); we went sailing along the Istrian coast and did not see any dolphins this time; and went for a little walk to Balini and enjoyed the local restaurants. And all this in one week!!!

And than the house: a living room with a fantastic view; a kitchen to enjoy food and friends; bedrooms with a view, some with a complex beam-structure in the roof and a bathroom where wellness is already an overall feeling; and finally the WELLNESS: just perfect, certainly after a day outside with lots of sport and exercise. The whole restaurantion was clearly done with so much feeling for details, where history can be seen from the walls and decoration adds to the feeling of being taken care of.

We can certainly recommend this house to everybody.