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Notes from the house

A truffle dog in the autumn forest near Motovun
October · Truffle season

A white truffle morning in Motovun

Into the forest with the hunter and his dogs before the day warms, and the truffle shaved over lunch the same morning.

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Notes from the house and the season.

A private jet and a dark Mercedes van, a Belistria transfer for LaMaison in Istria
Arrival

The car that is waiting when you land

A private chauffeur in Istria, with Belistria, our single transfer partner, from the runway at Pula to the door of the house.

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A glass and a LaMaison bottle on the morning tray
A day

A day at LaMaison, from first light

Coffee waiting the way you take it, breakfast to the hour, and a day shaped around you before you wake.

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Olive oil poured over fresh pasta in the LaMaison kitchen
The kitchen

A private chef in inland Istria

Breakfast, lunch and dinner cooked in the house by our own chef, from the garden and the Istrian season.

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Andrea and Matija Radovcic with their family at LaMaison
The founders

Why we built LaMaison

In Andrea and Matija's words, the question the house was built to answer.

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Loungers by the pool in the early light at LaMaison
Quiet

Quiet mornings, and the pool at first light

The whole house yours alone, and the salty pool heated year round, before anyone else is awake.

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A mother and child with the family dog at LaMaison
Family

A house for the whole family

Children welcome, dogs welcome, and days built for time together, every part arranged.

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A medieval hilltown on its ridge in inland Istria
Inland Istria

The hilltowns of inland Istria

Motovun above the truffle forest, Groznjan the town of artists, and Buzet the truffle capital, all within 40 minutes.

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A glass of Istrian Malvazija white wine among the vines
The cellar

Istrian wine, Malvazija and Teran

2 indigenous grapes tasted among the family wineries of inland Istria, or brought to your own table.

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A salad from the LaMaison kitchen garden
The garden

The garden that decides the menu

The chef picks at dawn and cooks the day around what is ready, with eggs, honey and olive oil from the village.

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An outdoor cinema under the stars by the pool at LaMaison
Evenings

An outdoor cinema under the sky

The lawn by the pool becomes a cinema under the stars, for children early and for grown ups late.

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A private cooking class at LaMaison
At the residence

A morning at the stove

A cooking class with the chef, shaping gnocchi by hand from the garden, for grown ups and for small hands.

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A private morning yoga practice at LaMaison
Wellness

A slow start on the mat

A private guided practice, on the lawn at sunrise or by the fire, the mats laid for your group alone.

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A private boat on the Adriatic off Rovinj
By water

A day by boat from Rovinj

A private boat from Rovinj, out to the coves and islands of the coast, with the Lim fjord and its oysters to the north.

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