Thirty-five activities
On the island of vitality, every hour has a shape — water, wellness, the long Mediterranean table, the open road. Tell us what you have in mind, or let the day be planned for you. The boat called at dawn, the chef briefed by ten, a sommelier on standby for the evening.
Thirty-five ways to spend a day.
Featured · The yacht
The Horizon Elegance 70, waiting in the harbour at the bottom of the garden. Twelve guests, a professional skipper and a stewardess included, a tender for the coves and a long lunch on the aft deck. For the day, the week, or that thirty-mile crossing to the Italian shore.
Horizon Elegance 70
Activity 1
9-meter powerboat
A professional skipper at the wheel. For the days the Adriatic asks for speed — coves, hidden beaches, an island lunch and back.
Activity 2
In-villa spa treatments
Facials, manicures, massages — the small rituals, at your hour. Treatments come to you: in the spa room when the afternoon is bright, or on a bed laid out in the garden beneath the pines when the heat softens.
Activity 3
Dedicated Kids Animator
Contessa has its own dedicated “Kids Animator”, with a full program of activities, games and adventures tailored to the children’s ages — giving parents the freedom to enjoy some time entirely to themselves.
Activity 4
National parks by helicopter
The Kornati and the Adriatic from above — half a day, never forgotten. Lift off from the local airfield, over the islands, and back in time for dinner.
Activity 5
Ljubicic Tennis Academy
Run by a former world No. 3 and Roger Federer’s long-time coach, just a 5-minute drive from the villa. A morning lesson, an afternoon hit, or a week of coaching — for the children, or for yourself.
Activity 6
The Nerezinac
A traditional Lošinj sailing ship — two masts, white canvas, charterable for the day. The whole shoreline from a quieter deck.
Activity 7
Truffle hunt
Dogs, oak, autumn earth. An hour in the forest with an Istrian truffler, and a long lunch with the morning’s catch.
Activity 8
Big-game fishing
Tuna, amberjack, the early-morning chase off the open shelf. Rods, reels and a skipper who knows the spots. Out before light, back for lunch.
Activity 9
Dolphin safari
Out at first light. The Adriatic pod that lives off Lošinj most often shows itself before nine — and the morning still has the rest of the day in it.
Activity 10
Panorama safari on quads
Four-wheel-drive quads through the pine ridges of Lošinj — the cove views opening at every turn, the road narrow and white. Helmets, water, a guide on the lead bike.
Activity 11
Sunset sailing
An Enavigo cutter for the last hour of light — sails up, cove at port, the sky doing its slow work. A bottle of something cold, and the harbour back at dusk.
Activity 12
Private shopping in Venice
Thirty minutes by jet, a celebrity stylist at the boutique door. The afternoon set aside for a single window — and a glass of something on the way home.
Activity 13
Private concerts in the garden
A quartet on the lawn at dusk — strings carry over the cove. Artists arranged through our concierge: Miloš, Roman Simovic, Roby Lakatos, Boris Andrianov.
Activity 14
DJ pool party
When the night asks louder. Lights over the pool deck, a DJ booked through the concierge, the set list yours. The neighbours, walled by pines, hear nothing.
And for the children
A whole floor for them. Treasure hunts in the garden, art classes under the pines, a kids spa, a cooking class with the chef, a laser-tag afternoon when the parents need an hour. Daily care between four and seven, when the grown-ups slip out for an aperitivo.
How a day is built
The concierge holds the schedule. The chef holds the menu. The skipper holds the wheel. We talk to each other so you don’t have to. Mention an idea over breakfast — by lunch the boat is fuelled, the table laid, the trainer warmed up.
Days at Contessa are composed to the hour.
Plan a stay
A quiet one. A loud one. One on the water. One in the garden. One with the children, one without. Write us your dates and the rough shape of the days — we’ll write back with the rest.