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Istria
Holiday Details
All of this is less than ninety minutes from, for Honeyguide, our rather untypical base at the modern Hotel Mirna at the spa of Istarska Toplice. Perfectly located in central-northern Istria, in Croatia, it is close to the Slovenian border and about 40 minutes from Italy. Its extensive grounds are alongside the river Mirna oakwoods, fought over by the Venetians and Austrians for their timber and notable for their white truffle production. They are also rich in bird life and perfect for early morning walks. The large hotel pool, fitness room, sauna and massage facilities will be available to participants who fancy a swim before dinner or a day spent in the hotel just enjoying the facilities.
Two or three days will be spent on local walks in the varied landscape around the hotel, mixed with a visit to the nearby coastal salinas at Sečovlje. We will also visit the extreme southern tip of Istria, Punta Prematura and Kamenjak, with its magnificent Mediterranean flora and fauna, the seas around which support the Adriatic's only known (and tiny) colony of the critically endangered monk seal. Trips will include visits to Mt Taiano and Mt Učka for alpine flowers and birds including rock partridge and ortolan bunting.
Price: £1,450 per person in twin room for nine days (Wednesday to Thursday)
Single room supplement: £100
En suite facilities.
Flights: Scheduled Ryanair flights, Stansted – Trieste
Deposit: £200
Maximum number: 14
A whole lotta logs (Ivan Nethercoat). About timber and truffles in Istria here
Entrance to Hotel Mirna (Ivan Nethercoat)
New part of the Hotel Mirna (Paul Tout)
Lady orchid (Ivan Nethercoat)
