In Your tourist guides You will find that Istra is full of cultural and historical monuments, so You'll spend a day or two of Your vacation touring Istrian towns like Pula, National Park Brijuni, Rovinj and Poreč with their rich cultural heritage; or You can explore the interior, filled with medieval towns, castles, small villages, churches, bell towers. It is a land of good fairies and legends.

Because of a favorable position of St. Martin, You can have an interesting and active vacation in a radius of just 15 km while staying at the «Lazzarini-Battiala» palace.

Spring is a very good time for an activity that You can experience only here- picking wild asparagus that You can then prepare with Your hosts on a variety of ways: soup, salad, omelet, dip, cooked...

If You like to spend Your time on the coast, the nearest and very well kept beaches with various organized activities on the sea are 12 kilometers away, at Rabac. From boat rides, we would like to single out «Dolphin safari» by «Invicta» agency, which provides You with an unique experience of dolphin watching in the aquatorium of Rabac, all the way to the island of Cres, using most sophisticated equipment. This agency also organizes fishing and diving trips on our clean sea.
www.divingcroatia.com
If You like intact nature there are many, mostly rocky beaches around St. Marin auto-camp, Tunarica auto-camp or the open sea in Ravni.

If You're a fan of hiking and mountaineering there are marked hiking paths from historic Plomin to Labin and from Labin to the highest village of Labinšćina (Labin area) – Skitača; from which You have a beautiful vista of whole Kvarner, from islands of Cres and Lošinj all the way to Pula. On this walk through the Labin area you will be amazed by scents of wild medicinal herbs full of eteric oils that grow here in abundance: sage, thyme and wild thyme etc..map 1.

Under St. Martin there's the valley of river Raša, which spreads out for 20 km from Raša to just near the village of Šumber. One of few Istrian bike-paths passes through here for those of You that love mountain biking. Many of old villages around St. Martin and the whole Labin can be visited by bike; Labin bike-club can help with guided bike-tours of Labinšćina.
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In the valley of river Raška on Rijeka-Pula highway You can find The Liburna Reservation, where You can experience and feel a part of authentic Istrian life and get to know original sorts of domestic animals, primarily donkeys, of this area in their natural habitat.www.rezervatliburna.hr

If You have an affinity towards clay sculpting, You can spend 3-5 days in our atelier and pottery workshop «Merania», located in the old heart of Labin and, during the short course, learn to sculpt and paint ceramic objects. www.merania.hr

after an active day it would be nice to fill the evening hours with a good gastronomical experience and quality entertainment and cultural content.

If You really don't want to go anywhere, there is the «Pineta» restaurant on the entrance to the gardens of the Palace, with original Istrian dishes and wine.
You can find good fish restaurants in Rabac or close to Labin,and You can also enjoy live music on many terraces of Rabac.
A rich cultural program is being held in the old city of Labin during the summer season, art galleries and ateliers are open, as well as the town museum with a «real» coal mine, open-air or church concerts are being held, street performers perform, theater plays are given in «Malo kazalište» (Small theater) or in the street with plenty of other surprises...
www.rabac-labin.com