Feel the Mediterranean

Culture and History tour in Ljubljana

Tour Price : On request Duration : 8-10 hours Languages: English

Although the Slovenian coastline is only 46.6 kilometres long it has three very old and colourful towns with Venetian architecture - the largest of these is Koper. Koper is also Slovenia’s only and largest port, with its very attractive Venetian style Titov trg and quaint old quarter. Along the coast from Koper is Izola, a very picturesque fishing town, and further still, we come to the most beautiful town on the Slovenian coast – Piran, with its distinctive Venetian style buildings, situated at the tip of the peninsula. In the middle ages, the town was surrounded by a very strong defensive wall or rampart, a large part of which is still standing. Elsewhere, the most beautiful part of the town is definitely Tartini square with its Town hall, Courthouse, birth place of the composer Giuseppe Tartini, Venetian house etc. And from this square there is also a beautiful view up to the parish church of St. George. A few kilometres from Piran lies the largest Slovenian coastal tourist resort of Portorož - a typical mediterranen style tourist resort with many hotels, restaurants, bars, casino and a sandy beach. Not far from Portorož nestles a picturesque marina with many luxurious yachts. The coast is also known for the delicious seafood to be sampled in the many excellent restaurants on the sea-front, together with a wealth of fresh and locally produced fruit : grapes, peaches, apricots, cherries, plums, etc..Inland, some of the most interesting villages in Slovenia can be found, where locals still produce the famous red Refošk and white Malvazija wines, and grow a variety of Mediterranean fruit and olive trees to produce high quality olive oil.

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