Homes for 8 to 11 people — two families under one roof, with their own bedrooms and bathrooms, often with a pool and a large outdoor dining table.
Medulin is about 2 km away and Pula about 10 km. The quiet, rural setting makes Ližnjan ideal if you want peace away from the crowds and still a central base for day trips.
Beaches and activities
The village itself is not directly on the sea, but its coastline of about 28 km offers many lovely bays with natural beaches for swimming and water sports. There are also walking and cycling routes, and restaurants, konobas and taverns serving local dishes and fresh fish.
Marlera is popular with surfers and divers for its impressive underwater world. East of Ližnjan lie the beaches of Puntice in Kuje Bay, Salbunić, Lakosase, Matičev Pisak, Kargadur and Velika and Mala Draga. To the south, east of Camp Kazela, are the beaches of Kazela, Lokvice and Jalić. A water taxi will take you to the small island of Levan, with its sandy beach and restaurants, which gets very busy in high season.
Sights and excursions
In neighbouring Medulin you will find the popular sandy beach of Bijeca. About 1 km long and very shallow, it is ideal for families, with parasols and sunloungers for hire, some shade under the pines, restaurants, bars, showers and toilets. Medulin's many restaurants and bars are also good for an evening out.
Cape Kamenjak near Premantura is a favourite for its plants and flowers and its wonderfully secluded beaches. Another good excursion is the Brijuni Islands: this group of 14 islands became a national park in 1983, and boats leave from Fažana. The largest island, Veli Brijun, has hotels and a safari park.
Near Valtura, north of Ližnjan, lies the archaeological site of Nesactium, capital of the Histri, with the remains of various buildings and a small museum. On the Vižula peninsula at Medulin you can see the remains of Roman summer villas and baths, and a necropolis with several hundred graves has been explored nearby.
Pula, one of the oldest towns on the Adriatic, is about 10 km away and ideal for a day trip. Do not miss the Roman amphitheatre, the well-preserved Temple of Augustus, the Arch of the Sergii, the castle, the cathedral and the Archaeological Museum.
