Istria, Croatia

Croatia currently isn’t known as a ‘golf destination’, in fact there are less than a handful of courses dotted around the country, however, Adriatic Golf Club, is emerging as a must play course. Located in the beautiful region of Istria, the course has amazing views over the Adriatic Sea.

Istria has a Mediterranean climate, breathtaking coastline, beautiful inland countryside rich with vineyards, olive groves, and medieval hilltop villages, combine this with a beautiful golf course, makes Istria a perfect holiday destination.

The coastal towns offer food that emphasises fresh fish from the Adriatic Sea, while truffles and prosciutto are traditional specialties of the inland cuisine. The best Istrian white wines are malvasia and muscatine, while among the red wines the most famous is teran, followed by merlot, borgonja and cabernet.

In the immediate proximity of the Kempinski Hotel Adriatic stands the oldest lighthouse on the Adriatic, built in 1818, which is also the northernmost Croatian lighthouse.

On the other side, the hilltop ancient town of Motovun dominates the very heart of the Istrian inland. Motovun's forest, more precisely the Mirna Valley, is the main habitat of white and black Istrian truffles. In fact, Guinness World Records listed a 1,310 kg white truffle found in the Motovun’s forest in 1999 as the biggest truffle ever unearthed. This title was held until 2007 when a 1,500 kg white truffle was found in Italy.

The towns of Umag, Grožnjan, Poreč, Rovinj, the Brijuni Islands National Park, the 35 km long Lim Channel (sea reserve), Pula's first century amphitheatre and Hum, officially the smallest town in the world, are all must-see places and are within easy driving distance from the hotel.

The nearest airport to the resort is Pula Airport, which is approximately one-hour drive south of the resort. Currently flights from the UK are seasonal from April to September.