Villa Hotel Velina Fažana (Pula)

Welcome to Villa Velina

We invite you to Croatia to the Adriatic coast in Villa Velina, located in an old calm village known as Fazana. Beautiful landscapes and old towns will be around you when you stay at Villa Velina. Fresh sea food and the cleanest European beaches are waiting for you
We are waiting especially for you!
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Geographic position

We are in Croatia, on the peninsula of Istria at the Adriatic Sea (www.istra.hr). The cultural centre and the biggest Istrian city is Pula with about 60 thousand habitants. Pula is located at the south of the peninsula (www.pula.hr).
Fazana (www.fazana.hr) is situated 5 km north-west of Pula.
During the time of Yugoslavia foreigners could not have come to this region but nowadays the area has become one of the most attractive tourist destinations for vacation makers.
Fazana is an old small village with a complete tourist infrastructure.
A post office, bank, and a lot of small cafes, shops and markets are available in the town.
There is a beautiful embankment with a small marine and also a pedestrian path along the coast.
Few times per day the boat Perojka goes from Fazana [mosimage}to Brioni archipelago, a National Park that consists of the 14 small islands where you can see the remains of the Roman civilisation, African animals, Josip Broz Tito residence etc.

At the northern part of Fazana, there is camp site called Pineta and opposite to this camp is another well known as Bi-Village (www.bi-village.hr) which offers you a lot including renting of surfing boards, sea scooters, and a wide selection of animations for your children.
A kilometer south of the Bi-Village is another camp site, Puntizela with a diving centre. One of the well known monuments in Pula is the Roman Arena which is the fifth largest amphitheatres in the world. During the summer different cultural public shows like Pula film festival, concerts and so on take place in the Arena. Registered in the Guinness book of records, Hum, the smallest city in the world is situated in Istria at some 60 km from Fazana.
This small town is well known for its home made alcoholic drink called Humska Biska made with a recipe that originated from the 7th century. In the city of Motovun (70km from Fazana) you can enjoy truffles.

The biggest truffle in the world was found between Buzet and Motovun and this fact, as well, is in the Guinness book of records.
Umag is a city (80 km from Fazana) that is only 4 km from Slovenia and 40 km away from Italy. It is known for the ATP tennis tournament that is held every August.
The city of Porec (50 km from Fazana) and Rovinj (30 km from Fazana) are known for the big tourist complexes and medieval streets in Venetian style. There are a lot of night clubs, restaurants and other entertainment places like Porec aquarium etc.
Tourists can visit Venice from Porec, Rovinj and Pula with a one-day excursion. The trip with a speed-boat to Venice take about 2.5 hour. The channel Lim is a naturally made fiord and it is also National Park with two nice restaurants at the se side where quality sea food is served and the main course is local oysters from the Lim.
There are also many beautiful places, especially islands that can be visited and sightseeing not only by car but also by boat and yacht or air taxi.

Villa Velina

Velina Villa offers the following accommodation of:

An apartment located on the ground floor with three bedrooms, a big open-plan living room and kitchen, terrace and

balcony
4 double-rooms with a double bed in each room. Each double-room has balcony, TV set and mini bar
8 rooms with a double bed. All rooms have mini bars. 4 rooms have balcony. All rooms are located at the 1-st and 2-nd floors
The lobby for our guests is with a bar and a television next to the fireplace
The common kitchen is well equipped with all necessary appliances
A small gym located in the basement
A self-service laundry-room for the guest use
A parking in front of the hotel.

Distance from :

Pula :	5 km	airport :	12 km
center Fažana :	400 m	diving center :	2 km
market :	300 m	doctor :	400 m
beach :	150 m	sea :	150 m
local bus station bus station (Pula)	300 m 6 km	restaurant : green market:	50m 300 m

The Hotel is situated in the southern part of Fazana and the beach is only 200 meters a way.The Hotel is situated in the southern part of Fažana and the beach is only 200 metersa a way.The centre of Fazana is 400 meters from the hotel.
From Fazana to Pula there is a regular bus line.
You can also use a city taxi.
The water is crystal clean especially because of the stone bottom.
The beach is rocky and partly covered with pebbles.
One needs to be careful whilst entering the sea and we recommend you to use a footwear.

Visa, residence notification and currency

Croatia is not EU member but EU citizens and citizens from few other countries can visit Croatia without a visa.
Russian citizens can come to Croatia without a visa but a voucher or a guarantee letter that can be sent to the guest by a tourist agency, any company in Croatia or a Croatian citizen is required for entering the country. A guest from the country, that needs a visa for Croatia must follow the visa processing procedure accordingly.

All guests from abroad according to law, need to register and to pay resident tax.
The amount of tax that needs to be paid depends on season and is established by the local authorities.
Croatian currency is kuna. 1 kuna = 100 lipa. The rate is about 7,3 kuna for 1 euro.
The exchange offices take all main international currencies.

Transport

The nearest airports:

Zagreb, Croatia – 280 km from Pula (4,5 hours by bus, 3 hours by car).
Ljubljana, Slovenia – 220 km from Pula (2,5 hours by car; Schengen visa is needed).
Triest, Italy - 160 km from Pula (2 hours by car; Schengen visa is needed).
Pula airport is about 12 km from Villa Velina. It provides local flights to Zagreb, Zadar, Split, Dubrovnik.

The chartered fligts in Pula airport are available from May to October offering to and from flights from many international airports including Russian Moscow and St. Petersburg.
There are two international flights from Pula to Dublin and London.
You can use local air taxi for the business or leisure trip and panoramic sightseeing.

Other transport opportunities:

Travelling by car may be the main type of transport during your stay in Croatia.

The roadsmany destinations within or outside the country. are good and the road network is well connected to
The roads from Zagreb, Rijeka, Split and Hungary are paid depending on the category of vehicle.
Tunnel Uchka that connects Istria and Kvarner region is also payable (3,8 euro).Rent a car service is available and is from 40 to 250 euro a day (depending on car model and number of days).
Bus station in Pula has bus connections to all Croatian and to a lot of european destinations. Zagreb is linked by train with Venice, Ljubljana, Budapest etc.
You can reach Pula and Rijeka by local train through Ljubljana. Rijeka is well connected to Split, Dubrovnik, Triest and other ports with ships and ferries. You can also rent boat and yacht of different types.

Excursions

Villa Velina offers to our guests a wide choice of excursions including local Istrian sightseeing places, other sites in Croatia as well as international sites of huge interest.
We can also organize any individual tour with an agenda of your choice.
The typical excursion list is as follows:

Excursion	Description
Venice	One day to visit Venice with a speed boat. Total time of excursion is about 12 hours. Time on the way across the sea is about 6 hours. About 70 euro.
Plitvice	One day to visit Croatian National park with wild nature, dozens of waterfronts and lacks. Total time of excursion is about 15 hours. Time on the way is about 8 hours. About 70 euro.
Brioni	Croatian National park. Archipelago consists of 14 islands, located in the sea in 3 km from Villa Velina. There are remains of the Roman civilisation, African animals, Josip Broz Tito residence etc. Total time of excursion is about 4 hours. About 45 euro.
Porech	The old Venetian style city with ancient buildings and streets. It is possible to reach the city by car or by boat for a day or for a half a day.
Rovinj	The old Venetian style city with ancient buildings and streets. It is possible to reach the city by car or by boat for a day or for a half a day.
Istra tour	One day bus excursion through the Central Istra with the local vine and truffle testing. About 70 euro.
Pula	Half day excursion through the historical town places including the visit to Coloseum. About 40 euro.
Lim	Sea trip through the beautiful fjord and testing local sea foods including oysters. About 60 euro.
Fishing	According to the order of a guest: morning or night fishing

We can organize for you any individual tour according to your wishes and the

guide recommendation.
The price range for individual tour is about 250-500 euro for a day and about 180-250 euro for a half day excursion depending on it timing, schedule, amount of guest etc.