Portorož
Portorož (Italian: Portorose) is a town in the Coast and Karst region of Slovenia.
Understand
Portorož (Italian: Portorose, literally "Port of Roses"), is an Adriatic - Mediterranean coast settlement in the Municipality of Piran in south-west of Slovenia. Its modern development began in the late 19th century with appearance of first health resorts. In the early 20th century, it became one of the grandest seaside resorts in Central Europe, along with Opatija, Lido and Grado, then as part of the Austrian Littoral. It is now one of the country's major tourist areas. Located in the centre is the Hotel Palace, once one of the most important resorts for the Austro-Hungarian monarchy, and one of the finest hotels between Venice and Dubrovnik.
Get in
Portorož has a small international airport , used by charter flights and general aviation. Trieste (Trst) in Italy is about 30 minutes away by car (Trieste Airport is however in Ronchi, near Gorizia, 60 min away), while the distance to the Slovenian capital Ljubljana is about 1-1½ hours (120 km).
All buses to or from Piran stop in Portorož along the way.
A travel planner for buses is available at https://www.ap-ljubljana.si/en/
Get around
City bus is connecting Portorož with Piran, Bernardin and Lucija every 15 minutes or longer.
See
Do
Terme & Wellness LifeClass Portoroz features thermal, medical and wellness offer. The spa is unique thanks to use of five local natural factors: salt pan mud - fango, brine - Aqua Madre, climate, sea and thermomineral water. Pamper yourself in 7 different wellness centres on more than 10,000 m².
Forma viva, an open sculpture park 2.5 km south of Portoroz center past the marina
Buy
Eat
Sleep
- Kempinski Palace. Five-star hotel built in 1910 and reopened in 2008. A tourist attraction by itself.
Go next
- Piran. A bus links Portorož to nearby Piran, a beautifully preserved gem of a Venetian city.
- Trieste is the nearest larger city.
- Ljubljana, capital of Slovenia and a two-hour bus drive from Portoroz
- Venice can be reached by boat or bus.