GETTING THERE
FLY/DRIVE: Ryanair and Easyjet provide the cheapest travel option. Fly to North Italy then drive to Liznjan (3hrs 45 mins drive from Venice to Liznjan and 2hrs 30mins drive from Trieste). There are cheap flights daily by Ryanair to Treviso and Trieste and by Easyjet to Venice (Marco Polo Airport). A couple of days in Venice makes a great two centre holiday. Fly Easyjet to Ljubljana in Slovenia (3hrs 30mins). This route opens up the option of a day or two in the beautiful Slovenian lakes of Bled and Bohinj.

FLY from London Heathrow to Pula Airport (via Zagreb) on Croatia Airlines. Pula Airport is approx 16km/10miles (20 mins) from Liznjan; car hire, taxi or bus connections are available. Croatia Airlines have a Monday flight direct from London Gatwick to Pula. There are also daily flights from both London Heathrow and London Gatwick (British Airways) to Zagreb but connections to Pula are better on some days than others. Check details with:
Croatia Airlines Tel: 0208 563 0022 or
British Airways Tel: 0870 850 9850.

DRIVE: Fom the UK via France and Italy or Germany and Austria. We would normally allow one overnight stop on the way and can suggest some suitable locations. You can take the Motor rail to Milan and drive from there.

OTHER ROUTES: There are more exotic options which will allow you to tour in Italy and Croatia. For example fly to Ancona in Italy and take a ferry across the Adriatic to Zadar and then drive or take ferries up the Croatian coast and islands.

THE VILLAGE AND SURROUNDING AREA
Liznjan is located at the tip of the Istrian peninsula on the Croatian Adriatic coastline. Liznjan is a charming agricultural and fishing village set on high ground about one kilometre from the coast. The village has three general stores providing a wide range of groceries as well as fresh bread and vegetables. There is also an excellent butchers.

There are three restaurants. The tourist trade is restricted mainly to bed and breakfast and private apartments rental. The neighbouring village of Medulin (less than 2 kilometres distant) has a much more extensive tourist trade with several hotels and a wide range of shops, bars and restaurants.

The principal town of the area is Pula some 7 kilometres away. Pula has several modern resort hotels, a historic town centre with a number of Roman monuments, including a well preserved first century amphitheatre (the sixth largest in the world), museums, a busy port and shipyard, extensive shopping and a colourful fruit and vegetable market. Day trips to areas of interest such as the islands of Brioni or to Venice, can be booked through local tourist offices.

The coastline in the area is mainly rocky but heavily indented with many sheltered bays, pebble beaches, spectacular headlands and, in Medulin bay, many small islands lying close inshore. The water is exceptionally clean and perfect for swimming and snorkelling. Most of the coastline around Liznjan is totally undeveloped and it is possible to find stretches of coastline, accessed by foot or along farm tracks which will be virtually deserted even in mid summer. Sandy beaches can be found in Medulin and on some of the small islands.

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