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The good news about these numbers are that they show the region of Istria is attracting an incredibly large amount of tourists.<\/strong>\u00a0This is impressive considering that there are only 208 thousand inhabitants in an area of just\u00a0<\/span>2,813 km<\/span>\u00b2<\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\n Istria is divided into\u00a0<\/span>10 officially designated cities and 31 rural municipalities. D<\/span>uring the summer peaks, it<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0can get overcrowded and lack of\u00a0options for accommodation creating more opportunity for rentals.<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<!–nextpage–> The high spending tourists that come to Istria enjoy it for the <\/span>variety of attractions it has to offer. <\/b>But they also enjoy and appreciate some privacy and high quality in their stay.<\/span><\/p>\n The region of Mar\u010dana, has an area of 132.1 km\u00b2 and is a perfect option for tourists looking for both privacy and high quality.\u00a0Being located in central Istria, it is at an advantage for guests that reach the peninsula by car.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The location enables tourists to reach other towns whenever they wish within a few minutes drive, without compromising their peaceful and relaxing stay. For example, Pula city is only 15 km away from Mar\u010dana.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The ancient Roman city has monuments from that age but also is a coastal city with caves and nature to explore.<\/span><\/p>\n Pula is not the only attraction.\u00a0<\/span>Istria has also a very rich coast,<\/b> with plenty of beaches for you to explore. At these beaches there are also a lots of water sports and activities to do, such as, kayaking, scuba diving, paddle board, windsurfing and more.<\/span><\/p>\n This is one of the reasons Croatians have such an active and healthy lifestyle, and why so many tourists enjoy visiting Istria and the rest of the country.<\/span><\/p>\n Only a 36 minutes drive from Mar\u010dana there is Rovinj, hosting the largest amount of tourist arrivals. This means it can get overcrowded. But the beauty of having your accommodation in\u00a0Mar\u010dana means you can day trip and sight see this beautiful and ancient town while maintaining your privacy.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<!–nextpage–> Another reason that the tourists come back to Istria is the delicious, high quality, fresh food and refined ingredients grown and produced locally. <\/span>The clear and pure water has plenty of sea life that you can later taste in a very fresh seafood dish. <\/span><\/p>\n Thanks to both the sea life being the freshest and the talented and excellent culinary skills, it makes the peninsula one of the best gastronomy destinations for food lovers.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Candy Brick villas are well located and please tourists looking for privacy but at the same time look for some entertainment and activities to do during, on their own or with their family.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Over 1 million tourists arrived in Istria in August 2018, generating 8.5 million overnight stays all over the peninsula The region of Mar\u010dana in Istria, where Candy Brick villas are located, had an increase of 9% arrivals in comparison to August 2017. This generated an impressive 5,000 more overnight stays. These numbers keep increasing over […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2097,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[98,1],"tags":[29,9,40,31,126,54,16,32,156,101,157,23,58,24,25,158,102,103,36],"class_list":["post-2618","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-investment-in-croatia","category-uncategorized","tag-best-country-to-buy-a-holiday-home","tag-best-places-to-buy-in-croatia","tag-buying-a-villa-abroad","tag-buying-an-investment-property","tag-croatia","tag-croatia-property","tag-invest-in-croatia","tag-investment-properties-in-croatia","tag-istra","tag-istria","tag-istria-holidays","tag-real-estate-croatia","tag-real-estate-investor","tag-real-estate-istria","tag-realestatecroatia","tag-rovinj","tag-tourism-in-croatia","tag-tourism-in-istria","tag-where-is-the-best-place-to-buy-a-property-abroad"],"yoast_head":"\n
\n<\/p>\nPrivacy of their stay<\/b><\/h2>\n
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\n<\/p>\nWhere there is sea there is fresh fish. The food is delicious everywhere<\/b><\/h2>\n