Apartments, Houses and Chalets for Sale in the towns of Funtana and Vrsar, Croatia.

Funtana-Vrsar map - Istrian Peninsula, Croatia

Funtana

Funtana is lodged about halfway down the west coast of the Istrian peninsula spanning from the Green Lagoon (Zelena laguna) in the north-west to Valkanela Bay on the south-east. Funtana with its numerous bays, inlets and islands has one of the most indented coastlines in Istria.

Funtana marina at sunset

Funtana marina - Aerial view

Funtana is a green oasis of rare beauty, with its own sweet water springs, framed by the blue Adriatic.

A picturesque fishing town with special charm and beauty, unpretentious with just one stone palace and a church with a bell tower circled by rows of quiet stony little streets.

Funtana is also known for the large number of (fish) restaurants.

Funtana - fish-restaurants

Water means life.

Funtana Fountains

Water means life. And Funtana, whose name comes from the Latin word fons or fonticus, meaning spring, is a place where you can hear the babble of water in its very name.

So what is the story of these springs?

Ask one of the town’s gentle inhabitants who will be happy to guide you along the main road to the nicely structured green area close to the sea.

Funtana - R&R

This is the place of Šterna and Perili – the famous water springs of Funtana, after which the town has been named. It is the meeting point of many paths, trodden for centuries by many thirsty, curious souls in need of refreshment.

Funtana has more springs than these two, but, right on the sea, they are the most important ones – the ones that blessed Funtana and made it such an important place. In antiquity an aqueduct led all the way to the Roman villa in Zelena laguna.

There were less happy times when there was a lack of water during which its value could be compared to that of gold, and people from the surrounding area would walk for hours to the springs of Funtana.

Funtana - beaches

Vrsar

Vrsar - Old town

Vrsar

Town still retains its medieval walls and fortified ramparts round the top of the hill which is the historic center of Vrsar.

Thus Vrsar preserved its Mediterranean atmosphere with its narrow stone streets which lead to small intimate squares.

Vrsar archipelagos - Brijuni islands

Vrsar can boast with one of the most beautiful archipelagos: 18 uninhabited small islands, densely overgrown with Mediterranean bushes are ideal for exploration with motor boats which can be rented in Vrsar. One can also rent sailing boats, surf boards, pedal boats and bicycles.

Archipelagos - Brijuni islands

St. George Island

The Brijuni islands

The Island of Sveti Juraj (St. George) is the most impressive natural feature of Vrsar and its surrounding area. It is an island right next to the coast, suitably maintained and well-cared for, which makes it an ideal day-trip destination.

With its unspoilt landscape, stone church of the early medieval period, old quarry, beaches, holm oak-dominated vegetation, and a few pine trees, the island provides a soothing and completely natural landscape for leisure and relaxation.

St. George island

The Island of St. George has several walking trails across the whole territory, which makes all parts of the island accessible to its visitors. You can stay on the island during the day time, and you can find conveniently located berths on its eastern side, below the church of St. George.

Numerous visitors will be keen on swimming the short distance between the land and the island, which will give them a unique, and a little bit different persperctive of the old town of Vrsar, port and marina.

The Lim Canal - Limski Kanal

Lim Canal - Limski Kanal

Only 3km to the north, there is the Lim canal – a fiord which was declared a nature park.

Boat trip - Limski Fjord

It is one of the most beautiful natural attractions of Istria located just north of Vrsar. The unique fusion of the blue sea and the pristine greenery of the surrounding landscape is astonishingly enchanting. Due to the combination of fresh and seawater, the waters of the canal are rich in fish and are extremely well suited to mussel propagation.

The restaurants within the park offer fish prepared according to traditional recipes.

Lim Canal - Limski Kanal

Beaches

The beaches of Vrsar

Vrsar abounds in beaches whose beauty springs from the charm of the coastal landscape where rocks and tiny pebbles mix.

About beaches and boats

One can find various types of beaches in Vrsar. The beaches of the Belvedere Resort and the Valkanela Camping Site are covered in fine gravel, with some sections paved with Istrian limestone slabs. The area of Koversada has both gravel and rocky beaches, but there is also a specially furbished beach for the youngest. The area adjacent to the quarry and the Montraker Peninsula is a rocky beach offering breathtaking views of the old town.

Exceptionally beautiful beaches can be found on the Island of Sveti Juraj (Saint George), in the bay at the central part of the island, where the island is narrowest, and in some small points where sand has clustered to create inviting swimming and sunbathing spots.

The beaches of Vrsar

The beaches of Vrsar are well furnished and are maintained on a regular basis, hence the Blue Flags fluttering above them.

Blue Flags fly in the camping sites Orsera, Valkanela and Porto Sole, and in Holiday Resorts Belvedere and Koversada.

Belvedere Beach

Belvedere Beach, Vrsar

Rocky, pebble
Natural shade
Blue flag
Deck chairs and sunshades – possibility of rental

Town Beach - Montraker

Town Beach - Montraker, Vrsar

Everything in Vrsar is located within a 500m from the centre of the town. Thus, the Town Beach is only 500m from the old centre of this historic town, which, today,is famous as a nautical destination. The Town Beach is partly shingle, partly rocky with paved areas. For the all-day family holiday, there are fast food restaurants, beach bars, a children's playground, and a sports centre.

Petalon

Petalon Beach, Vrsar

Distance: the town is on the waterfront
Rocky, paved, pebble
Deck chairs and sunshades – possibility of rental
Small quay and a launch ramp in the nearby PortoSole Camp

Koversada Naturist Park, Vrsar

Naturist park

Rocky, pebble
Children’s beach
Blue flag
Deck chairs and sunshades – possibility of rental

Koversada Naturist Park, Vrsar

This camp has the longest naturist tradition in Europe and covers a million or so square metres in a quiet park with a 1000 olive trees and other Mediterranean vegetation.

It also encompasses an island linked to the camp by a bridge, which is reserved for campers with tents.

The camp has a five kilometer shoreline with stone and pebble beaches.

There are also two sandy beaches for children.

A new feature this year is a section of 334 plots with water and electricity supply, located right next to the shoreline.