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Walnut House is a delightful stone built house which lies on the outskirts of Ružici, just 15 minutes from Labin. Surrounded by rolling hills and beautiful countryside views, this is a real gem of a property, relaxed, peaceful and full of local character.

Highlights

• Air Conditioned
• Suitable for children
• Swimming Pool
• Satellite TV
• Washing Machine
• Dishwasher
• Outdoor Dining Area
• Garden
• Fireplace

Description

3 Nights Free - Pay For 7 Nights & Stay for 10 Nights - available for departures from 18th September until October 2012, call to book.

Surrounded by rolling hills lies the little hamlet of Ruzici which consists of less than 5 houses, one of them is an old stone farmhouse restored into a lovely comfort-table holiday house. It is at the edge of the hamlet and has nice gardens that stretch from the side of the house towards the surrounding vineyards. Ruzici hamlet is 2km away from Sv. Martinski, a village where you will find a grocer and a restaurant with Istrian cuisine called ‘Pineta’, one of the best in this area. Supermarkets and a fruit and vegetable market are in the lovely old village of Labin which is 15 minutes drive away; from here to Rabac is another 5 minutes drive, where you will find a wide shingle Blue Flag beach and plenty of beachside bars and restaurants.

The property is in a delightful area for cycling, and the owners have provided 2 free bikes (see picture). You can enjoy some lovely local rides to small enchanting nearby hamlets; in the morning you can cycle just 10 minutes into Sv Martinski to buy your groceries, and in the evening do the same easy ride to Pineta restaurant and enjoy good local food and wine.
Gracisce, an old hilltop town is 20 minutes drive and here you will find the best prosciutto and cheese in Istria, in a charming old restaurant called ‘Marino’. From Ruzici you can easily go to well known Istrian towns, such as Motovun, Pula, Rovinj or Porec.

The house is air-conditioned on both floors; it is entered from the front garden: the kitchen is on the right, the living room on the left, and between them is a separate wc. The kitchen is equipped with a fridge and a freezer, dishwasher, electric oven and cooker; a centrally placed stone fireplace is there to warm up the house during cool spring and autumn evenings. A table for 6 is by the fireplace. The living room is spacious, furnished with a comfortable sofa, 2 armchairs and satellite TV. A wooden staircase leads upstairs to a spacious double bedroom and a smaller twin bedroom, both with nice views of the fields. A shower room/wc with a washing machine is shared between the two bedrooms.

Outside in the garden a thick wooden table is shaded by a walnut tree; a 8m x 4m swimming pool with rounded edges is in the garden, next to it is a built in barbecue.

£50 welcome pack available on request.

Features

• Satellite TV
• Washing Machine
• Dishwasher
• Bathroom 1: First Floor
• Bathroom 1: WC
• Bathroom 1: Shower
• Bathroom 2: WC
• Outdoor Dining Area
• Garden
• Fireplace

Bedrooms

• Bedroom 1 First Floor
• Bedroom 1 Double bed
• Bedroom 2 First Floor
• Bedroom 2 Twin beds

Swimming Pool

• Swimming Pool Yes
• Swimming Pool Length 8m
• Swimming Pool Width 4m
• Simming Pool Max depth constant 1.45m
• Ladder Yes

Local Amenities

• Airport Pula: 40min, Rijeka 1h45min, Ljubljana 2h15min, Zagreb 2h40min
• Town Labin, Svetvincenat, Rabac, Rovinj
• Supermarket Labin 7km
• Beach Rabac
• Restaurant St Martin 2km
• Village St Martin
• Grocery St Martin 2km
• Golf Course Brijuni 1hr drive
• Tennis Court Rabac
• Cultural, Entertainment and Festivals Adventure park Glavani - 45min
• Vineyards Labin, Motovun, Momjan, Brtonigla

When would you like to stay?

Select your dates on the calendar below. Walnut House is available for a minimum of 1 week, changeover is on Tuesday .
Bespoke dates are sometimes available, please call us on 0207 616 9990.