villa Camelina ****

The villa is situated in the village Barat among 12 villas built in the same style. As all villas have their private garden with a pool, each of them has its own peace and privacy. The village is surrounded with the vineyards, olive trees and woods. In the villa: fully equipped kitchen, living room with a fireplace, 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms. The villa is made in traditional Istrian style using natural materials as stone, wood, terracotta to harmonize with the surroundings. Carefully selected furnishings in rustic style with attractive décor, exposed beam ceilings and stone fireplace create a cozy atmosphere of home with all the modern comforts of today.

Facilities: air condition in each bedroom, fireplace, floor heating in the living room, washing machine, dish washer, oven, fridge, iron, hair dryer, safe, coffee machine, toaster; alarm system; linen, towels, cosmetics; garden furniture, portable BBQ In the garden: private swimming pool 5m x 8m, garden furniture (deckchairs, table, chairs, cushions, pool towels), parking under pergola. The garden is made in Mediterranean style with a variety of aromatic herbs. The garden dimension is about 930m2.

• Price includes : VAT and tourist tax.
• Security deposit: € 400
• Minimum stay: 3 days
• Pets: on request only; 5,00 € per pet per day
• Seaside Distance to the beach: 14 km
• Distance to airport: 60 km
• Built: 2008
• July and August stay is 7 nights, arrivals on Saturday

Villa features
• Bedrooms : Twin bedroom - 1, Double bedroom - 3
• Bathrooms: Shower - 1, Bathtub - 3,Toilet only - 1
• Staff on site: Caretaker, Cook, Gardener, Maid

Rooms and app.

Lounge, Living room, Dining room, Kitchen, Kitchen table, Terrace, Balcony with sea-view, Furniture in terrace, Safe Fireplace, Air con, Jacuzzi, Cot available, Sea view
Min. persons 1
Max. Persons - 8
Surface - 149 sq m

Appliances

Stove, Oven, Refrigerator, Freezer, Toaster, Microwave, Dishwasher, Washing machine, BBQ, TV, Satellite, Stereo, DVD, Fax
Accommodation Ground floor : living area with open fire, spacious dinning room, kitchen, double bedroom with bathroom en suite, utility room.
First floor: two double bedrooms with en suite bathrooms, jacuzzi, twin bedroom with en suite bathroom.
Outside:Swimming pool, BBQ, parking

Roman villas

In ancient Roman architecture a villa was originally a country house built for the elite. According to Pliny the Elder, writing in the first century CE, there were several kinds of villas: the villa urbana, which was a country seat that could easily be reached from Rome or another city for a night or two, and the Villa rustica, the farm-house estate that was permanently occupied by the servants who had charge generally of the estate, which would centre on the villa itself, perhaps only seasonally occupied.

Wealthy Romans also escaped the summer heat in the hills round Rome, especially around Tibur (Tivoli) and Frascati, such as at Hadrian's Villa. Cicero is said to have possessed no fewer than seven villas, the oldest of which was near Arpinum, which he inherited. Pliny the Younger had three or four, of which the example near Laurentium is the best known from his descriptions.

Something About . . . ISTRIAN OLIVE OIL

Hardly anything can be compared to this opaque, darkish fluid; it is absolutely unique. A hall-mark of the Mediterranean, associated with the notion of healthiness, gastronomic delight and with a serene, untroubled old age in particular. It has been outpouring murky and imperious eversince, uncommonly bitter in taste, yet of an exceptional aroma, making it an admirable companion of many superb dishes. The most valued vegetable fat in a human diet. A body care product, a cure for diverse ailments, regarded by many as panacea, the elixir of life. A divine fruit. A flowing gold.

Photos by courtesy of Renco Kosinožić, Goran Šebelić & istria-gourmet.com

What is concealed beneath these supernatural praises? Olivetree! The edible oil! The oil of gods and mankind alike. Olive-oil. The oil of charitable deeds and anointment. The queen of all trees.

Throughout the past centuries Istria has been determined by the olive-tree. We owe the first historic manuscripts related to our peninsula and dating back to ancient Greeks and Romans to this very olive-tree and to olive-oil, respectively. Believe it or not, olive-oil produced in Istria was considered then as the most exquisite oil of the Empire which all other existing varieties had been compared to.

The development of olive oil trade in Istria today evokes its glorious past. There are one million plants of prevalently autochthonous varieties like; istrian bjelica, karbonaca, buža, rosinjola. Each year the istrian olive oil producers are significantly represented in the one and only world's best olive oils guide: L'extravergine; so the today's production of excellent extra virgin olive oil in Istria has become a question of prestige.