ROOMS and RATES in Artist's Residency

MORE INFO.... The residencies at Villa Flora are available for all disciplines of art

and welcome visual artists, writers, poets, theatre groups, dancers, musicians, critics,

curators, designers, architects...

 

 

 RENT A FLAT

 

 

- AN APARTMENT THAT SLEEPS 4 persons in 3 bedrooms (one double room, two single rooms and one dinning room with kitchen sink, microwave, one bathroom, use of the garden). 690 Euros per week

 

- AN APARTMENT THAT SLEEPS 7- 8 persons in 4 bedrooms (one double room, one triple room with private bath, two single rooms and one dinning room with kitchen sink, microwave, 2 bathrooms in total, use of the garden). 990 Euros per week.

 

- AN APARTMENT THAT SLEEPS 11 – 12 persons in 6 bedrooms (three double rooms, one triple room with private bath, two single rooms and one dinning room with kitchen sink, microwave, 3 bathrooms in total, use of the garden, balcony). 1590 Euros per week.

 

Breakfast can possibly be arranged if asked in advance. The price of a breakfast per person is 7.50 Euros.

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ROOMS and RATES in a Bed & Breakfast

 

 

Villa Flora is first of all an Artist's Residency. But it is also opened to non-artists as a Bed & Breakfast or rent a flat.

Feel the difference between renting a non-descript hotel room,

and stying in a stylish historic house of 320 m2 + a calm garden

with other interesting travellers (mostly artists) looking for a more authentic lodging experience.

 

 

 

 

- a double room with private bath and gourmet breakfast is 50 - 60 - 65 - 70 Euros per night +tt (according to the size of the room)

 

- a double room with shared bath and gourmet breakfast is 45 - 50 - 55 Euros per night +tt (according to the size of the room)

- third bed in the room (child under age of 12 is 14 Euros, adult 20 Euros)

 

- a single room with private bath and gourmet breakfast is 45 Euros per night +tt

 

- a single room with shared bath and gourmet breakfast is 35 - 39 Euros per night +tt

 

- a tripple room with private bath and gourmet breakfast is 85 - 90 Euros per night +tt (according to the size of the room)

 

 

Minimum stay is 2 nights. For stays shorter than 2 nights there is + 10% extra.

 

- organic (bio) breakfast is 5 Euros per person extra. (you need to ask-order it in advance in your e-mail)

 

Long weekend tariff: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday you get a bike one day for free.

 

One week stays have 5% discount + a bike per person for one day for free.

Two week stays have 10% discount + a bike per person for three days for free.

 

HIGH SEASON:

- high season from 15 June - 7 September is no extra charge.

including the week of Kvaternica Branik's Local Feast and Sveti Martin Village Feast 28 August - 5 September.

 

HEATING extras for stays from 15 October until 15 April is 3 Euros per room per day.

Tourist tax (tt) is 1 Euro per person per day. Children from 7 until 18 years of age pay 50 Cents. For children under 7 years of age tourist tax is free.

 

IMPORTANT: once you are in Branik, do not go to the establishment without calling in advance since there is no 24 hour reception. No phone call or e-mail, no check in.

Check in after midnight, 15 E fee.

 

 

All our rooms have antique Slovenian furniture: Art Deco, Jugendstil, Vienna Secession, Alt Deutsch, Neo Baroque and Biedermeier.

 

 

 

Villa Flora is a non smoking house.

You can RENT-A-BIKE at Villa Flora for as low as from 15 Euros per day. All the above prices are WEB TARIFFE!!! If you make a reservation by e-mail.

 

   

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                                                    Come to enjoy lush vegetation and peace of Villa Flora garden.

 

 

                                                                                   

 

 

 

 

 

We invite you to sample the perfect blend of past, present and future.

VILLA FLORA PHOTO GALLERY more photos of Villa Flora and the garden

 

 

 

 

 

 

VILLA FLORA Organic Garden more photos Tjasa is growing an organic garden with vegetables and fruits. Some (according to the season and availability) will be served to you for your breakfasts. And if you will have a wish to volunteer and do some gardening yourself, Tjasa will be glad to give you garden tools, gloves and tips.

 

 

 

Villa Flora is also NATURE FRIENDLY. We only use ECO cleaning detergents to clean Villa Flora.

and we are very concerned with ecology and the environment on a global scale as well as here on our Villa Flora property where we take every precaution possible to protect the land and everything that lives on it. We recycle garbage, cultivate organically, and take great care not to waste resources such as water, electricity, etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Your host Tjasa Iris is a Slovenian painter.

 

To see the photos of her work please visit: www.tjasairis.com more..

 

Villa Flora is her residency and painting studio. You will be able to view and purchase her art directly at her studio. She studied, lived & worked in Italy, England, Holland, France and U. S. A. for over 17 years before buying Villa Flora in 2004. Rooms are decorated with her art as well as with her art collection of over 30 contemporary world artists. Tjasa is also organizing and holding up to 15 intensive one week painting workshops per year in Italy, France and Slovenian Alps. For more information: www.PleasurablePaintiginEurope.com more..

During her stay abroad she has acquired a fluency in English, Italian and French. She  will be of a precious help to you with her  good knowledge of local history, wine and good food.

Tjasa is organizing and holding PAINTING & CREATIVITY WORKSHOPS AT VILLA FLORA AND THE SURROUNDINGS 7 days of painting in Slovenia and at the Coast of Italy. ASK TJASA FOR HER PROGRAMS!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Villa Flora Artist's Residency

VILLA FLORA IS ALSO AN ARTIST RETREAT more... Dates and fees 15 March - 1 November 2009

WINTER SPECIAL: SINGLE ROOMS FROM 250 EUROS PER MONTH, DOUBLES FROM 350 EUROS, + exp. more...

The residencies at Villa Flora are available for all disciplines of art and welcome visual artists, writers, poets, theatre groups, dancers, musicians,

critics, curators, designers, architects...

 

 

Painting studio at Villa Flora

 

 

 

 

more... on the studio

 

 

6 x 8 m art studio immersed in the calm of the Villa Flora garden is availalble for artists

 

 

 

For Villa Flora Artist in Residency Program - Branik Rihemberk Artist's Colony

25 August - 8 September 2009 click here

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE VILLAGE

BRANIK is one of the most beautiful villages of the Pre-Coastal Slovenia.

 

view of Branik village from Castle Rihemberk 

 

 A short hike takes you to the top of our hill side, to the Castle Rihemberk,one of the most beautiful castles in Slovenia, giving you a view of the Branik valley, vineyards, peach orchards and the Alps in the distance.

Castle Rihemberk - one of the most beautiful castles inSlovenia is situated on the mountain right above the villa  

 

 

 

 

Branik and the surroundings The Country of Wine and Peach Orchards

 

 

 

 

 

Wine cellars and wine tastings

 

 

St. Anna church underneath the Castle Rihemberk

 

A lot more to offer to you:

   

      -  guided visits to local wineries

      -  guided trekking/biking and wine tasting day trips

      -  health club passes for massage treatments, herbal facials and body treatments

     -  painting lessons from your host Tjasa Iris - Ask Tjasa for her 7 day PAINTING & CREATIVITY WORKSHOPS!!! PAINTING IN SLOVENIA AND IN ITALY.

from 2 May - 9 May 2009, 3 June - 10 June 2009, 3 July - 10 July 2009, 2 August - 9 August 2009, 13 Sept. - 20 Sept. 2009.

as well as anytime by appointment

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FROM FLOWERS TO HARVESTING

 

peach trees in bloom in April, poppies in May

 

COME GRAPE HARVESTING!!!

 

 

 

 

 

  vineyards

 

 

THE JOY OF LIFE

 

 

 

 

wine cellars.......prosciutto and wine........all year...........

 

ABOUT THE WINE, AND OSMICA LOCAL FEASTS MORE...

 

 

HIKING, BIKING AND SWIMMING MORE...

 

 

WATER SPORTS 19 km to the sea

Gulf of Trieste, Italian Riviera

DESTINATIONS ON a day trip from VILLA FLORA MORE...

 

- you can rent a bike at Villa Flora for as low as from 15 Euros per day

 

- car rental: contact BPS Rent a car www.bps-rentacar.si, tel. 041 341 226, small cars from 15 Euros per day

 

 

 

PAINTING & CREATIVITY WORKSHOPS AT VILLA FLORA AND THE SURROUNDINGS

PAINTING IN SLOVENIA AND at the Coast of ITALY with Tjasa IrisMORE...

 

opened to individuals and groups

from beginners to advanced

for painters and non-painting partners

suitable for business people, scientist, for those who are in education, for artists & art lovers, art collectors and investors...

number of participants per group 1-7

when: anytime by appointment

as well as published dates from

2 May - 9 May 2009, 3 June - 10 June 2009, 3 July - 10 July 2009, 2 August - 9 August 2009, 13 Sept. - 20 Sept. 2009.

 

 

SUMMER CONCERTS AT CASTLE RIHEMBERK AND OPENING HOURS FOR VISITORS more...

Castle Rihemberk a view from the balcony at Villa Flora

 

 

 

MORE CONTENTS:

 

 

BRANIK VALLEY WEB SITE Tjasa Iris Editor & Photographer

 

...THE VALLEY OF GOLDEN SUN... dolina zlatega sonca...

www.zlatadolina.si

 

 

Learn a short history of Branik village and Castle Rihemberk

 

 

 

 

 

MAP

 

 

 for  SATELLITE MAP PICTURE CLICK HERE                                                                                                        

 

   

TRAIN/BUS CONNECTIONS with Branik.

20 min from Nova Gorica or Sezana

 

ATTENTION!!! As the train an bus connections are less and less numerous, and during summer time and on Sundays public transportation is almost unexisting... For this reason we do recommend you to rent a car. Car rental: BPS Rent a car www.bps-rentacar.si, tel. 041 341 226, has small cars (as Matiz, Punto) from 15 Euros per day!! cheaper than the bus! Contact them directly. And they deliver you a car to Villa Flora as well as to Sezana or Nova Gorica bus/train stations. But, please remember to book it in advance!

 

 

by car

60 min drive from Ljubljana

90 min to Venice, Italy

40 min to the beach or the Alps 

 

 

 

DIRECTIONS: FROM THE ROAD NOVA GORICA - SEZANA AT THE CROSSING AT BRANIK TURN FOR KOMEN. VILLA FLORA IS SITUATED AT BRANIK, IN THE OLD VILLAGE UNDER RIHEMBERK CASTLE, BY THE MAIN ROAD THAT GOES FROM BRANIK TO KOMEN.  

 

 

To see a more detailed map, click here!

 

 

SOME MORE PRACTICAL INFORMATION more...

 

 

 

CONTACT:

 

Tjasa Iris

 

+ 386 (0)5 305 79 09

Villa Flora

ARTIST'S RESIDENCY, BED & BREAKFAST, RENT A FLAT

Branik 176, 5295 Branik, SLOVENIA

villaflora@siol.net

www.villaflora.si

 

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