Martinčići: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Martinčići is considered a picturesque settlement situated on a hill. The townscape combines older and newer buildings; traditional farmsteads are reminiscent of times gone by. For travelers who would like to rent a holiday apartment in Martinčići, the village is the main focus as an accommodation destination.

Cycling

The official Istria Bike Route 4, titled “Oprtalj and Authentic Flavours of Rural Istria,” passes through Martinčići. This route is listed as taking 4:00 to 4:30 hours; it comprises 38.1 km of asphalt and 1.2 km of gravel.

A road cycling route in northwestern Istria runs between Oprtalj and Grožnjan through Martinčići. The route follows a road considered one of the least busy in the region. In the final section toward Grožnjan, there are sections with gradients of more than 12 percent.

Landscape

The landscape of the Natura 2000 area Istra – Martinčići includes meadows and arable land at the foot of wooded hills. Martinčići is associated with the Natura 2000 area HR2001485, Istra – Martinčići; the area covers 23.99 hectares. The conservation target of the area is the Adriatic lizard orchid (Himantoglossum adriaticum).

Local Stop

On the Grožnjan–Livade stage of the Parenzana, Martinčići is a refreshment stop. Tre volti is listed at the address “Grožnjan, Klija 19, Martinčići.” Tre volti offers parking.

Culture

Residents of Martinčići and the surrounding settlements gather annually in the Church of St. Florijan for a mass dedicated to the saint. The Church of St. Florijan between Martinčići and Kave dates from the late Romanesque period of the 14th century.

Further destinations: Kostanjica, Bijele Zemlje, Groznjan.

For the overarching travel overview: Općina Grožnjan.