Sleeps 8 • 4 Bedrooms including Guest cottage • 3 Bathrooms • Pool • Walk to the Beach

Beautiful traditional converted farmhouse with pool & rambling gardens and orchards situated a 15 minute walk from the beach with activities for all the family nearby too.
Villa Lucia is a two hundred year old traditional converted farmhouse with pool situated in a tiny village in an area known as Konavle, often likened to Provence – the current owners are descendants of the original owners who had built the house at the beginning of the 19th century.

Villa Overview

When the house was converted, every effort was made to preserve the original spirit and feel of the house, and this has been done beautifully. It’s a little oasis of peace & calm, the perfect place to just chill with your nearest and dearest.

The house is set in a corner of very spacious grounds spreading over several different levels in front of and to the west of the buildings. The property is approached from a country road through a gated entrance, from which a pathway leads to the entrance of the inner partially walled garden. The garden is additionally sheltered from outside view from the guest house, and much greenery, so complete privacy in very peaceful surroundings.

The ground floor of the main house has now been turned into a Summer Kitchen. It is a large open space accessed from the garden in which there is a fully fitted kitchen (gas cooker, electric oven, microwave, fridge/freezer, dishwasher) and a comfortable dining area especially useful for the occasional grey or rainy day or escape from the sun. It is a space which remains pleasantly cool when it is scorching hot outside. It also houses WC and laundry facilities, and an occasional daybed, useful for lounging on, or perhaps for a child’s nap when the family are in the garden.

The living quarters start on the first floor level of the main building which is reached by a pair of stone staircases climbing up from the garden and meeting together in a small terrace in front of the house entrance. The terrace is bordered by a stone seating, thus turning this space into a cosy outdoor lounge.

The villa was completely rebuilt in 2014 transforming it into a traditional converted farmhouse with pool. It now sleeps 8 guests in 4 bedrooms (although see note below). It is decorated in traditional style, with much use of its original antique furniture; the exception to this is with the kitchen and the bathrooms, which are appointed to high quality modern standards.

Attached to the main house is the Guest Annex. This is an attractive open-plan, split-level space with a high ceiling and plenty of light. The upper-level area has a double bed, bathroom and walk-in closet, while the lower level functions as a living room. The ottoman on the lower level is usable as an extra bed. When it is not used for sleeping, the Guest House offers a tranquil corner for anyone wanting to read or write or to have a peaceful conversation and is a welcome addition to this traditional converted farmhouse with pool.

The outdoor space has several additions, first and foremost – the pool. The original terrace, covered with a kiwi pergola, with its stone-built barbecue, remains the main dining space during the summer months. A low-lying stone wall now separates the shaded dining area from the sunlit poolside terrace

A couple of steps lead from the poolside terrace up to the sun deck which offers extra space for sunbathing. A few more steps down from the poolside terrace lead to the lower garden level. Away from the pool area, under a creeper covered pergola, another stone-paved terrace is situated between the tall garden wall and the main house.

Accommodation

• Sleeps up to 8 guests (note: an additional child can be accommodated on the ottoman in the Guest House – please enquire)
• Bedrooms: 4 doubles - in the main house these have twin beds set together as double beds, while the Guest House offers a small double bed (140cm wide) and an ottoman (90cm wide - see note above)
• Bathrooms: 3 (2 in the main house and 1 in Guest House) each with a sink, toilet and shower; two of them have an extra bidet, and one has a bath with a shower
• Change of linen once a week, change of towels twice a week
• Parking space inside the property gate for up to three cars
• Appliances: Cooker with gas burners, electrical oven, fridge/freezer, dishwasher, kettle and toaster in each of the two kitchens, and an extra microwave oven in the downstairs kitchen
• Washing machine, iron and ironing board
• Hair dryer in each bathroom
• Satellite & Smart TV, Wi-Fi
• Separate WC
• All bedrooms and the living room are air conditioned
• Minimum stay: 7 nights in June, July, August and first half of September.