Villa Badi

Istria's West Coast


This intimate family-run hotel in the fishing village of Lovrečica, around 6km south of Umag, has 22 contemporary rooms, an illuminated outdoor pool, a small spa area and buffet breakfasts. It's just 200m from the sea and the same distance from the centre of the village.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Istria's West Coast attractions

1. St Peregrine's Church

3.48 MILES

Abutting Umag's surprisingly large main square is this baroque-style church and its 33m-tall free-standing bell tower (built 1651). If the door's locked…

2. Umag Municipal Museum

3.53 MILES

Located almost at the tip of the old-town peninsula, Umag's small but well-curated museum displays archaeological finds from the wider area dating from…

3. Sečovlje Salina Nature Park

6.96 MILES

This 750-hectare saltpan-studded area, criss-crossed with dikes and channels, has a wealth of birdlife – 290 species have been recorded here.

4. Savudrija Lighthouse

7.62 MILES

Positioned at Croatia’s westernmost point, this elegant stone lighthouse is Istria’s oldest, built in 1818. It's not open to the public but a set of…

5. Forma Viva

8.51 MILES

Perched atop the Seča Peninsula south of town (beyond the marina), Forma Viva is an outdoor sculpture garden with some 130 works carved in stone. The real…

6. Cossetto

8.95 MILES

This winery, 12km northeast of Poreč, produces some of Istria's finest reds and whites. Its malvazija is of particularly high quality, and it also…

8. Fonticus Gallery

9.01 MILES

Housed in a 1597 building which once served as a court, prison and granary, the town's main gallery promotes recent works of mainly Croatian artists…