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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.

[edit] Cities

• Hrastovlje
• Izola - port
• Koper - industrial port city with a Venetian old city
• Lipica - home of the Lipizzaner horses
• Nova Gorica
• Piran - port
• Portorož — Beaches, casinos and package tourism

[edit] Other destinations

• Postojna — Site of the gigantic Postojna caves
• Divača - close to the UNESCO World Heritage Site Škocjan Caves

[edit] Understand

Ruled by Venice for five centuries, an Italian influence is clearly visible in the coastal towns of this picturesque area.

[edit] Talk

Italian is an official language in many coastal towns and widely understood.

[edit] 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 euro 3 cents, 10 minutes). Buses and trains head north towards Bled and Jesenice (5 euro, 2 hours). Buses and some trains are also quite frequent between the city and Ljubljana (8 euro, 2.5 hours). SEZANA - on weekdays there are 7 buses a day to/from Trieste (Italy) taking 25 minutes and costing 1 euro. Regular train and bus services run between Sezana and Ljubljana (7 euro, 2 hours)

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[edit][add listing] See

A river emerges from underground near Skocjan

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[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).

[edit] Get out