Slovenian Coast Holidays

Croatia to Italy

Slovenia has just 47km of coastline, it stretches all the way from the border of Croatia to the edge of Italy. On Croatia’s side, you have Piran, famous for its salt pans which still produce salt, using the old-age method today. Piran’s a small town full of colourful houses perched upon winding, narrow streets. In contrast, you have Portoroz further along the coast, this is the top tourist spot of the Slovenian Coast, offering the typical sand and sea combo with bar and restaurant-filled promenades, where partying is very much on the agenda. Finally, right by Italy, sits Izola. This fisherman town was once an island, and it sure knows how to celebrate. Its fish festival is a lively fiesta in August where the brightly coloured streets come alive and Brodet – a fragrant fish soup – is sold from every nook and window.

Best of the beaches

Each spot along the coastline offers a different beach vibe. You’ve got the typical beach resort, with sandy bays in front of restaurants and bars in Portoroz. Or, for something more remote you have Svetilnik beach in Izola with a grassy area right on the edge of town with a pebbled beach and jetty. Head to Piran and find a little beach under the church walls, where pebbles meet the turquoise Adriatic Sea.

Salt pans and spas

Salt pans surround Portoroz and Piran, if you take a trip here, you can learn all about the old-age method that is used to produce salt, still to this day. The abandoned salt pans in Fontanigge are a great place for birdwatching as the stretch of salt marshland is home to a vast variety of birds. Right in the middle of the salt pans, is Lepa Vida Spa, here you can unwind and undergo traditional seawater therapy, reaping the benefits of the salt surrounding you.