Portoroz Travel Guide

  Portoroz - Slovenia
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  • Portoroz - Slovenia
      Portoroz - Slovenia
    by solopes
  • Portoroz - Slovenia
      Portoroz - Slovenia
    by solopes
  • Portoroz - Slovenia
      Portoroz - Slovenia
    by solopes
  • Portoroz - Slovenia
      Portoroz - Slovenia
    by solopes
  • Portoroz - Slovenia
      Portoroz - Slovenia
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Pro

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 Mild air,clean water,beautiful surrounding 


Con

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 no beaches really. 


In a nutshell

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 definite must see for the simple beauty of it. 

 

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Things to Do  

The coast

The coast, Portoroz

 solopes Says:  If the main beach didn't convince me at all, the sights of the coast were very beautiful. The landscape is nice, and the steep coast allows many viewpoints of great beauty. Travelling by car in the coast is a very positive experience if you forget parking difficulties. 

Palace Hotel

Palace Hotel, Portoroz

 solopes Says:  The most outstanding building in Portoroz is... a hotel. So interesting, that I had to read about it. It is now a modern hotel built recently (opened in 2008) but that, for historic reasons kept the former facade (and that's its visual power). The original was built in 1910... 

Beach

Beach, Portoroz

 solopes Says:  Portoroz was mentioned as the best Slovenian beach, and I was expecting something better. Of course it is developed, with hotels and restaurants everywhere, but the beach is poor. As a matter of fact, beaches are artificial and private areas by the sea, here and there with... 

view from the ocean

view from the ocean, Portoroz

 barbipez Says:  You can easily take a tour/ride on one of the two boats offered. different trips will take you to different places naturally. some go "across the border" where you will need a passport (even in the ocean!) and others you won't need a passport.the boat trip offers a great... 

view from the ocean

view from the ocean, Portoroz

 barbipez Says:  You can easily take a tour/ride on one of the two boats offered. different trips will take you to different places naturally. some go "across the border" where you will need a passport (even in the ocean!) and others you won't need a passport.the boat trip offers a great... 

Hotels  

Hotel Marko

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Restaurants  

Majestic: Good restaurant

Majestic: Good restaurant, Portoroz

 solopes Says:  A restaurant by the beach (also with its private beach) was chosen because it had on display four menu types two of them matching exactly the kind of dinner that we both wanted.We were not disappointed. The food was great, well served, the ambiance was perfect, and the... 

Stara Oljka: Istrien cuisine

Stara Oljka: Istrien cuisine, Portoroz

 Herwig1961 Says:  Dobrodosli at Stara Oljka.Located at the centre of Portoroz.Open throughout the year from 10am to 12pm.Wonderful,typical Istrien cuisine.Beautiful view of the sea.If you visit the restaurant ;like me;in January you can enjoy the open fireplace. I was 3times at this place... 

Nightlife  

The Hieneken Bar: Intoxicated on beer and hospitality

The Hieneken Bar: Intoxicated on beer and hospitality, Portoroz

 Brokenwheel Says:  This place was awesome. It really is a singles place. You will find it packed despite the time of year and everyone is really courteous. If you are looking for a good place to dance, play pool, binge drink, hang out, hit on or get hit on, this is it. We had a blast here.... 

Cafe Coco: Cafe Coco - perfect chill out!

Cafe Coco: Cafe Coco - perfect chill out!, Portoroz

 littlebush Says:  Cafe Coco is a real trendy bar right by the sea, which attracts a good looking crowd, plays funky music, sells good beer and has a funky atmosphere. We sat there for a few hours in the sun, with plenty of beer....and then went back again later on! superb! 

Transportation  

getting there from italy by bus

getting there from italy by bus, Portoroz

 call_me_rhia Says:  Trieste is the usual Italian getaway city from which people reach coastal Slovenia. From the bus station opposite the train station there are at least 2 buses a day in each direction. Tickets are about 900 sit.Trieste to Portoroz11.00 - 12.2917.00 - 18.18Portoroz to... 

A Day Excursion...

A Day Excursion..., Portoroz

 coceng Says:  I reached Portoroz from Koper, driven by a friend, in his car.Portoroz can be made a base or a day excursion from Italy (Trieste) & Croatia (Istrian Peninsula).Nearby towns like Piran, Strunjan & Koper are within easy reach. Buses are every 20 minutes on weekdays & every 40... 

Shopping  

portoroz mercato: buying local salt
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the market entrance

this market is a bit of an empty hsell: a large-ish building with only a few stalls inside... selling some tacky souvenirs and not a lot more. However one stall sells cooking and bath salt from the local salt "plain".

What to buy: salt - small bags of salt

What to pay: 2 euros a bag

Written Apr 30, 2003

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Local Customs  

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Fruit vendor on the side of the road

Some of the best cherries I ever tasted were bought on the side of the road heading from Portoroz to Ljubljana. There were several fruit stands similar to this one and I never suffered any physical health problems after eating the fruit purchased here.

Written Jul 27, 2005

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Warnings and Dangers  

Beach
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Portoroz - Slovenia

The "natural" beach of Portoroz is almost useless. Sun seekers must book a chair in a private artificial area by the sea, and swimmers must dive from it. The sea is calm, the temperature in the water is good, but beach, for us, is a different thing.

From there we went to Lignano Sabbiadoro - a "real beach" in Italy (I will write about it, of course!)

Written Sep 28, 2011

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Off The Beaten Path  

Walking To Piran...

Walking To Piran..., Portoroz

 coceng Says:  When you are in Portoroz, you must walk to the nearest medieval town, Piran.They sit next to each other almost.About 5 km south-east of Piran or about 20 minutes by bus if you don't feel like walking.Piran has the old Venetian charm that could lure people with its medival... 

formaviva

formaviva, Portoroz

 call_me_rhia Says:  Formaviva is an interesting garden reacheable on foot from Portoroz and past Lucja. It's an open air museum housing several statues made by local artists as well as artists from abroad - all statues are carved into stone and most are abstract. The statues were collected over... 

Sports & Outdoors  

Sports in portoroz

Sports in portoroz, Portoroz

 iasmynutza Says:  When i was to Portoroz i was sooo happy that there is a place where i can play basket and football!!!Right next to that place you can also play pingpong,tennis and minni golf!On the beach you can play volley 

Sports in Portoroz

Sports in Portoroz, Portoroz

 iasmynutza Says:  When i was to portoroz i was soooo happy that i found a place where i can play basket and football!There is a verry organizate place where you can play basket,football,ping pong,tennis and minni golf!Of curse you can play beachvolley on the beach:),but for volley,minni... 

Favorites  

Portoroz In Your Pocket: highly recommended!

Portoroz In Your Pocket: highly recommended!, Portoroz

 CatherineReichardt Says:  I have HORSCHECK to thank for introducing me to the 'In Your Pocket' series of tour guides, which we first had the opportunity to 'road test' in Tallinn (when the hotel we stayed in provided a copy of Tallinn In Your Pocket in each room).For my money, it's a much more useful... 

Freedom&100n

Freedom&100n, Portoroz

 iasmynutza Says:  That place is magnificent!!!Everything is great!!!You can do sports,like beachvolley,basket,football,tennis,ping pong,golf and of curse you can swimm in the clean,blue water.You can stay calm in the sun and just loose time:)!A,and you can`t drown,cause there are... 

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