Every Stay Feels Like Home

Step into this exclusive holiday eden above Šibenik, where a heated pool runs the length of a sun-soaked terrace and a rooftop lounge catches the last light over the sea. This 4-bedroom villa with a private pool and garden is an easy base for up to eight guests. Inside, floor-to-ceiling glass folds back from the living and dining room onto the terrace, so the line between indoors and out barely exists, and the stone kitchen-diner is fitted with a coffee machine, dishwasher, electric kettle, microwave, oven, toaster and induction hob, built for anything from a quick coffee to a full Dalmatian spread. The real draw, though, is outside. Sun loungers line the pool's edge for long, unhurried afternoons, while up on the rooftop, a sail-shade pergola shelters a lounge seating area behind a glass balustrade, the kind of spot where sunset turns into an event of its own. Between the two levels, an outdoor dining area with a BBQ keeps every evening loose and unhurried, whether that's grilled fish under the pergola or a last glass of wine as the light fades over the rooftops. Sleeping Bedroom 1: The first bedroom keeps to the essentials, a double bed, a wardrobe and air conditioning. Bedrooms 2 to 4: Each of the remaining three bedrooms adds a private balcony and terrace to the same double bed, wardrobe and air conditioning, so every guest beyond the first room steps straight outside. Bathroom Bathroom 1: The first bathroom is a WC only, useful as a guest toilet. Bathrooms 2, 3 and 4: The remaining three bathrooms are each fitted with a shower and a WC. Extra : There is a separate toilet for added convenience. Additional Private parking space • Underfloor heating • Hairdryer • Clothes horse • Washing machine • Iron and ironing board • Free laundry facilities • Outdoor heated pool • Outdoor dining area with BBQ • Private garden • Sea view Location Villa Axia's position is hard to beat for a pool villa of this calibre: a cafe is three minutes on foot, the nearest bus stop three to four minutes, the Plodin grocery store ten minutes, and Banj Beach, a proper lido rather than a stretch of open sand, a flat thirteen-minute walk. It's the kind of everyday walkability that villas with a private pool this good rarely offer. By car, the fortresses of St. Michael's, St. John's and Barone are all within a three to ten minute drive, and St. James Cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage site carved entirely from stone in the 15th century, is five minutes by car or a twenty-minute walk. Šibenik's Old Town, all narrow stone alleys, Venetian facades and seaside cafes, and the wider town centre are a short drive from the villa. For a full day out, Zlarin Island is a thirty-minute ferry ride from Šibenik, with the ferry terminal a six-minute drive near the town's train station; the island is car-free and known for coral jewellery and quiet beaches. Krka National Park, home to the Skradinski Buk waterfalls with swimming allowed in designated areas, is a twenty-minute drive, and Skradin village, the gateway to the park, makes a good lunch stop for traditional Dalmatian dishes. Split Airport is around 60 km away.