The house is located on a hill surrounded by vineyards, forest and olive groves in a small village called Bataji (only a few houses) and is located a few kilometres from Motovun. It has an amazing view of Motovun, the river Mirna valley and mountains in Slovenia. It is directly bordering on land zoned for a golf course in Motovun so would be ideal for people interested in golf. It is located 15km from Novigrad and the sea, 25km to... more Porec, 30km to Umag, 60 km), 40 minutes to Pula airport and 1,5 hour to Trieste, Rijeka and Ljubljana airports. Original house was built 1812 and since then it has been extended 3 times. It was totally renovated, modernized and furnished in 2004. An original Istrian stone house with the front of the house plastered with many stone details around doors and windows. Built over three storeys (220m2), the top floor consists of a bedroom, living room (currently used as studio/office), bathroom and large terrace with panoramic views of the area. First floor contains entrance hallway, kitchen, open plan living and dining area, guest bedroom (with ensuite). Ground floor is currently used as a workshop and vine cellar but was previously a "konoba" - used for entertaining guests. 2 lockable storages are located on this floor. Large garage and a small old barn are located by the house. House is situated on 6000m2 (0,65ha) site with mature garden with trees and plants are specific for this area as well as 10 fruit trees(Some cherry and walnuts trees are over a hundred years old). Current owner has commenced work on a pond/pool in the garden. The house has an open fireplace, air-conditioning, a phone line, ISDN line for internet connection, an eco septic tank (to be emptied every 7-9 years)and solar panels for hot water (200 litre boiler - sufficient for a large family). All electric installations and plumbing in the house are new. All doors and windows are hand made. The furniture was specifically hand made for this house and the vendor is happy to sell all furniture with the house for a very reasonable price.