Flower Garden Vintage House "Podliparska"

…away from the city stress into a paradise of flowers, peaceful woods and the safe embrace of an ancient house. Our house is 500 years old and is surrounded by gorgeous scenery, the beautiful river Kolpa and is close to the Adriatic sea. Here you can experience the pure energy of nature, flower gardens and visit the castle Kostel. You can hike in the old forests of Kočevska and Risnjak National Parks as well as fly-fish in the Kolpa and Kupica rivers. You’ll love Flower garden in Fara because of vintage atmosphere, quiet places, rich natural energies, nice people, cute animals, flowers and old fruit trees. "Podliparska house" is waiting to tell you her long story. The house name “podliparska” comes from the old limetree that grows behind the house. The house has been simply renovated while keeping as many of its original features as possible. The sun-drenched small balcony with a table named “gančac” is the perfect place to sit with an early morning coffee or herbal tea. “Hiša” is the big room with a farmhouse stove and three single beds; “kambra” is the small room with two single beds and a cot. In between is open plan kitchen and dining. The kitchen has some basic food supplies and the fridge is full. The kitchen is fully equipped for self-catering. The balcony has a delicious and productive grape vine and you can collect vegetables and flowers from the garden. We are animal friendly and our family has a lot of cats and dogs. Podliparska house is great for holidays for families with small children, nature lovers and travellers heading towards the Adriatic sea. Guest activities -Lifestyle experiences including natural wellness, meditative exploring (walks around the Kolpa river valley, nature temples and lithopuncture stones) -Garden therapies (flower studies, rhythms and origin of plants) -Nature photography -Summer swimming and rafting in the Kolpa river -Cycling -Fly fishing -Hiking -Outdoor survival We would be pleased to help you with information and help prepare a program of activities if you wish. The area of Svet Kolpe has been extensively energy researched (geomanthy). There are defined nature temples: Slap Nežica (waterfall), Kotnice v G. Žagi (springs), Kobilja jama (cave) and Bilpa (siphon). There are also specific energy points identified with lithopuncture stones that offer places to regenerate body, soul and spirit. Kolpa valley is the most preserved areas of Slovenia with breathtaking biotic diversity. We would be pleased to help you with information and help prepare a program of activities if you wish. In our surrounding you can experience; cycling, fly-fishing on river Kolpa, Kupica, Dobra, Mrežnica, Kočevsko jezero, rafting and summer swimming, hiking, enjoying nature, easy walking or survival in nature; - Kočevsko - the secret forest, bear watching, the Slovenian wilderness, you can't find a better place to discover the secrets of wildlife - Svet Kolpe - healing landscape for your body, soul and spirit, Castel Kostel - secret place from past,... - the beautiful Adriatic sea is just one hour far away, - national parks of nature; NP Kolpa, NP Risnjak, NP Učka are just here, few km away - to the world famous Plitvice lakes you will need just 1,5 - 2 hours with car We would be pleased to help you with information and help prepare a program of activities if you wish. Ljubljana airport (116 km) Zagreb airport (146 km) Rijeka airport (Krk) (57 km) NP Risnjak (30 km), NP Učka (59 km) Adriatic sea (49 km) Plitvice (120km), Tourist tax is an additional payment you have to pay by host each person/day. The closest store with basic foodstuff is at Brod na Kupi (3 km). There is also a good restaurant, Hotel Mance for meals. Payment at the store or at the Hotel is in Croatian currency (Kune) or by card. Fara is located next to the main road to Kočevje (25 km) and Rijeka (54 km). There is an international border crossing at Petrina/Brod na Kupi (3 km). With prearrangement we can pick up our guests in Kočevje or Delnice. There is a bus once a day to and from Kočevje. From Kočevje there is an hourly bus to and from Ljubljana.