Coast and Karst

Piran's coast The Coast and Karst [1] region of Slovenia lies along the Adriatic coast and extends inland into the cave-dotted karst territory. Cities Divača — close to the UNESCO World Heritage Site Škocjan Caves Dutovlje — picturesque settlement Hrastovlje — Izola — port Lipica — home of the Lipizzaner horses Komen — picturesque settlement Koper — industrial port city with a Venetian old city Nova Gorica Piran — port Portorož — Beaches, casinos and package tourism Postojna — Site of the gigantic Postojna caves Sežana Štanjel — picturesque clustered settlement Other destinations Understand Ruled by Venice for five centuries, an Italian influence is clearly visible in the coastal towns of this picturesque area. Talk Italian is an official language in many coastal towns and widely understood. Get in KOPER - there are frequent buses between Trieste and Koper (and on to Piran). Journey time is around 1 hour and the distance is about 20km. There are also frequent buses and trains from Ljubljana (journey time around 2 hours, 90km). NOVA GORICA - there are frequent buses between Gorizia (Italy) and its Slovenian counterpart (€1.03, 10 minutes). Buses and trains head north towards Bled and Jesenice (€5, 2 hours). Buses and some trains are also quite frequent between the city and Ljubljana (€8, 2.5 hours). SEZANA - on weekdays there are 7 buses a day to/from Trieste (Italy) taking 25 minutes and costing €1. Regular train and bus services run between Sezana and Ljubljana (€7, 2 hours) Get around See A river emerges from underground near the Škocjan Caves Itineraries Do Eat Drink Tourist farm »Oru«, Davorin Jagodič Avber 2 6210 Sežana, ☎ +386 5 768 52 52 +386 41 614 196, [2]. Wine tasting, food, wine  edit Stay safe With the exception of Koper, Sezana and Nova Gorica all of the settlements are very small and crime is virtually non-existant. In all parts crime is low when compared to all neighbouring countries. Most young people will speak very good English and coastal areas are usually bilingual (Slovene and Italian). Get out This article is an outline and needs more content. It has a template, but there is not enough information present. Please plunge forward and help it grow!