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Bed & Breakfast Monte Piccolo in Istrien, Buje - Momjan / HR – Croatia

Bed & Breakfast Monte Piccolo

Slow Living in Buje: Five ter­races stretch across the sweeping hill, over­looking the Istrian natural stage. On top, there is a house made of natural stone, with huge glass fronts and airy open spaces. Monte Piccolo B&B is set in a 15,000 m² garden of olive trees, wild­flowers and Medi­ter­ranean plants.

Openness, gene­rosity and a natural feel cha­rac­terise the dwelling and guest house, which rests on a south-facing slope. With a 180-degree per­spective over the ori­ginal valley with its lushly over­grown hills, romantic vil­lages and the sea flashing in the distance. As calm and peaceful as the land­scape, so mindful is the archi­tecture. To pick up on the topo­graphy, the young Belgian team of con­tour­ar­chi­tecten divided the hill into five elon­gated ter­races and designed a building whose volume light-foo­tedly adapts to the terrain. All the living areas on the upper floor and the guest rooms on the ground floor were placed next to each other so that each room offers optimal views. Below is the swimming pool, accom­panied by around 100 old olive trees spread across the grounds, flowering shrubs, a flower meadow and its own vege­table and herb garden.

The three double rooms also reflect the attitude of the house: mini­malist design in natural mate­rials and shades. On the level above, guests can enjoy an open-plan living room with a floating fire­place, kitchen and a magni­ficent view of the idyllic backdrop. The large window fronts allow the inside and outside to merge smoothly. Next to the guest rooms, an open atrium invites con­tem­plation or reading, while on the other side a pergola pro­vides space for company. For breakfast, guests enjoy regional and sea­sonal pro­ducts.

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What to do

Hiking, cycling, walking, swimming in the natural pool or in the nearby sea (approx. 15 minutes away by car), reading, doing nothing, enjoying life and coming to one's senses again away from the hectic everyday life, good food with regional products, wine and olive oil tasting, excursions to the surrounding villages or to Umag.

Why we like this house

Clear design, airy rooms, beautiful view

This house is great for

Three double rooms for a total of six people who love healthy food and good wine

Sustainability

Chemical-free swimming pool, collection of rainwater and treatment of waste water, breakfast products are largely regional and seasonal; e-charging station at the house.

Owners of Monte Piccolo

Owner

Nutritionist Lisette Truyen and maître-sommelier Rob Geraerts are living their dream. In search of good wines, the Belgian couple crossed all of Europe and found a lonely hill in Istria to slow down and stay. With the Monte Piccolo B&B, the two have created a place where they combine everything that is important to them - from tranquillity and authenticity to hiking, gardening and interior design to regional, healthy food.


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Details

Region HR – Croatia, Istria, Buje - Momjan
Istria
Name Monte Piccolo B&B
Scenery On a lonely hill with wide views
Number of guests Max. 6 in 3 double rooms
Completed 2022
Design Contour Architecten, Genk (BE); Landscape design: Tuinzicht, Hasselt (BE)
Architecture Modern
Accomodation Bed & Breakfast
Criteria Rooms for 1-2 (hotel), Garden, Hiking, Pool, Sea, Wine, EV-charging station

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4 Comments

Bereits zum zweiten Mal durften wir Ende Sep­tember eine erholsame Woche im Monte Piccolo ver­bringen und sind erneut begeistert. Die moderne Archi­tektur des Hauses fügt sich har­mo­nisch in die idyl­lische Umgebung eines alten Oli­ven­hains ein. Rob und Lisette sind außer­ge­wöhn­liche Gast­geber und sorgen täglich für ein exzel­lentes Früh­stück mit fri­schen regio­nalen Pro­dukten sowie Zutaten aus dem eigenen Garten. Ihre herz­liche und authen­tische Gast­freund­schaft ver­leiht dem Auf­enthalt eine ganz besondere Atmo­sphäre.
Monte Piccolo über­zeugt als Bed & Breakfast auf ganzer Linie und ist absolut emp­feh­lenswert für alle, die Wert auf Archi­tektur, Natur­ver­bun­denheit und kuli­na­rische Genüsse legen. Wir freuen uns bereits auf unseren nächsten Besuch!

Ulrich & Anke Stewen sagt:

Wir waren Ende Sep­tember für vier wun­der­volle Tage im Monte Piccolo. Sehr beein­dru­ckend sind die moderne Archi­tektur des Hauses und die expo­nierte Lage in einem alten Oli­venhain mit gran­dioser Aus­sicht über die Wein­berge, die hügelige Land­schaft bis hin zur Küste.
Die hoch­wertige, har­mo­nische Innen­ein­richtung wird durch lie­be­volle Deko­ra­tionen perfekt ergänzt. Der groß­zügige Garten mit ver­schie­denen Ter­rassen, Schwimm­teich und Pool-Haus erweitern den Wohnraum in die Natur hinaus.

Wir haben Rob und Lisette als per­fekte Gast­geber erlebt, die nicht nur jeden Morgen ein aus­ge­zeich­netes Früh­stück prä­sen­tieren, sondern auch ihrem Haus eine herz­liche und ehr­liche Gast­freund­schaft ver­leihen. Ein per­fektes B&B!

Ulrich und Anke Stewen sagt:

Herz­lichen Dank für diesen zau­ber­haften Ort! Im Monte Piccolo B&B stimmt einfach alles! Ein modernes Haus mit klarem Design und hellen und groß­zü­gigen Zimmern, ein von bunten Blumen gesäumter Pool mit herr­licher Aus­sicht, ein spek­ta­ku­läres und lie­bevoll zube­rei­tetes Früh­stück, ein bestens aus­ge­stat­teter Geträn­ke­kühl­schrank mit vor­züg­lichen regio­nalen Weinen, herz­liche und lei­den­schaft­liche Gast­geber! Wir haben unsere Zeit in diesem kleinen Paradies sehr genossen und schwelgen noch jetzt sehr gern in Erin­ne­rungen. Bis bald…

Stephanie und Tobi sagt:

Wir waren dieses Jahr im Frühling für 11 Tage im Monte Piccolo
Es war einfach nur traumhaft und unbe­schreiblich schön…
Das Haus die traum­haften Zimmer die Men­schen dahinter das Früh­stück die Pro­dukte …alles nur TRAUMHAFT

Brigitte Schwaiger sagt:

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