Markovići: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

The paved section of the Vižinada (101) cycling trail runs through Markovići. The route is 24 kilometres long and connected to several other cycling trails.

Cycling

On the Vižinada (101) cycling trail, the route reaches the Vrbanovica viewpoint after a 1.1-kilometre macadam section. A guide for riding the cycling trail can be arranged through the tourist information centre.

The Vižinada Family (103) cycling tour is also nearby. It is 13 kilometres long, uses field paths and macadam, and leads through Istrian villages, olive groves, vineyards, chestnut forests and northern Mediterranean maquis.

Landscape

Near Crklada and Grubići, the Staza pogleda runs through fertile fields, vineyards and olive groves. The route offers views of gently rolling hills with grapevines and young olive groves.

Culture and Tradition

In nearby Božje Polje, the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary contains late Gothic frescoes from the workshop of John of Kastav.

In the nearby area, the Church of Saint Mary in Gottesfeld is a pilgrimage site for pilgrims from all over Istria on the Feast of the Assumption. In the old town of Vižinada, the Feast of the Assumption is celebrated with a two-day folk festival in the old town square.

Regional Context

The Croatian section of the Parenzana is maintained, equipped and promoted as a cycling and hiking route. Along the route, there are bike-and-bed accommodations, bicycle service facilities and bicycle rental agencies.

Local Context

LC 50048 – Božje Polje – Markovići is recorded as a municipal road measuring 2,437 metres. Villa Emilia at Markovići 16 is classified as a four-star holiday home.

Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Markovići chooses the location as the destination for their booking plans.

To the higher-level travel overview: Općina Vižinada.

More Destinations

More places within the same destination:

Vrbani, Bajkini, Baldaši, Crklada, Vizinada, Staniši, Žudetići, Jadruhi.