The Istrian peninsula, with its miles of beautiful coastline and proximity to Austria and Italy, is popular with buyers from northern Europe and Italy.

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On the Istrian peninsula in western Croatia, several varieties of two-part singing and playing in the Istrian scale are preserved by Croatian, Istro-Romanian and Italian communities.

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The large Hotel Lone will be on a wooded hillside near the Zlatni Rt national park on the Istrian peninsula, just a few minutes from the Adriatic sea.

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Inland, the fertile Istrian hills have become the new Tuscany for some, with attractive old farmhouses to renovate and a countryside that produces a wealth of delicious dishes (and even white truffles).

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