A gourmet vacation in Croatia with the MICHELIN Guide: a warm welcome and superb restaurants

"Down a dirt track in Bale, a 19th‑century stone country house reimagined as an elegant estate sits amid vineyards, gardens and olive trees, offering just a few beautifully kept guestrooms where cicadas, vine scents and sea breezes set an idyllic tone. Rooted in the historic Stancija Meneghetti of Austro‑Hungarian days and revived in the early 21st century by Miroslav Plišo and Romana Kajfež, the property produces excellent wines and olive oils via ecological, sustainable viticulture (hand pruning per the Simonit & Sirch method, hand harvesting, and contemporary technologies) that reflects Istria while embracing select international varieties; award‑winning oils such as Meneghetti Izbor underscore the quality." - Annalisa Leopolda Cavaleri