Destinations / Istria & Kvarner

Hilltop towns. Long tables among the vines.

Croatia’s gastronomic heartland, a short drive from Trieste and Ljubljana. Wine estates, truffle forests and a belle époque riviera for programmes that are savoured rather than rushed.

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Infinity pool and stone houses of the San Canzian estate in Istria
  • Pula · Rijeka Two airports, with Trieste and Ljubljana within reach by road
  • Brijuni Island national park and golf course off the Istrian coast
  • Wine & Truffles Malvazija, Teran and the autumn white truffle
  • Year-round Summer by the sea, autumn at the table

Close to Europe, a world apart.

Istria feels like Tuscany with the sea added: medieval hill towns, olive groves and family wineries a few minutes from the Adriatic. For European teams it is often the easiest retreat to reach, and the hardest to leave.

Across the bay, Kvarner adds Habsburg-era grandeur. Opatija’s villas and seaside promenade suit conferences and leadership summits, with Rijeka Airport and the island of Krk close at hand.

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Signature experiences

A starting point, never a package. Every programme is composed around your objectives, your guests and the season.

  • Dinner among the vines

    Private tastings of Malvazija and Teran in the cellar, then a long table set in the courtyard of a working wine estate such as Meneghetti.

  • A village of your own

    In northern Istria, San Canzian is a restored stone village on a hillside above the vineyards: a setting a single company can make its own for a few days.

  • White truffle season

    From autumn, the oak forests below Motovun yield Istria’s white truffles. Guests head out with a hunter and his dogs, then sit down to a truffle menu in a hilltop konoba.

  • Roman Pula and the Brijuni Islands

    An evening beside Pula’s first-century amphitheatre, then a boat across to Brijuni, once Tito’s summer residence and now a national park.

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53 vetted venues and access points: airports, ports, marinas, parks, wineries, heritage sites and confidential estates.

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