Sightseeing in Portoroz - what to see. Complete travel guide

In 1994 healing mineral springs were discovered in Portoroz suburbs, around which rapidly grew a network of fitness centers and beauty facilities. Now guests can relax with benefit for their health. To the service of guests are available a large selection of therapeutic baths, massage and spa rooms, as well as physiotherapy and aromatherapy. Any hotel certainly has a fitness center and a gym, beauty salons and sauna. The best time for rest here is the period from mid-June to late August. There are always many visitors at this time of year.
Besides thermal complexes, the city is also famous for its rich cultural life and variety of interesting sites, including its main historical symbol - Hotel Kempinski Palace Portoroz. It has been hosting guests for more than a century. There was a time when only the wealthiest guests of the resort could stay at this fashionable hotel. Today it is accessible to everyone. The hotel has retained its luxurious appearance, as well as part of a rich historic decoration.

A lot of interesting cultural events take place in Portoroz throughout the year. For more than 55 years, the resort has remained a permanent venue for holding Forma Viva Open Air Sculpture Collection. Sculptors from all over the world take part in this large-scale event. Many interesting open-air exhibitions, as well as thematic events, are held as part of the festival. According to one tradition, all the sculptures brought by masters from abroad remain in Slovenia after the end of the Collection. Subsequently, they are all used to decorate city parks, including numerous green areas of Portoroz. If you cannot visit the resort during the festival, just stroll through the local parks and admire wonderful sculptures from past exhibitions.


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Survived castles around Portoroz
♥ Castle 'Castello di Muggia' Muggia, 17 km from the center. On the map
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♥ Castle 'Castello di San Giusto' Trieste, 20.5 km from the center. On the map
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♥ Castle 'Castello di Miramare' Trieste, 22.9 km from the center. On the map
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♥ Castle 'Castello di Duino' Duino, 28.5 km from the center. On the map
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♥ Castle 'Rocca di Monfalcone' Monfalcone, 33.2 km from the center. On the map
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♥ Castle 'Castello di Muggia' Muggia, 17 km from the center. On the map


♥ Castle 'Castello di San Giusto' Trieste, 20.5 km from the center. On the map


♥ Castle 'Castello di Miramare' Trieste, 22.9 km from the center. On the map


♥ Castle 'Castello di Duino' Duino, 28.5 km from the center. On the map


♥ Castle 'Rocca di Monfalcone' Monfalcone, 33.2 km from the center. On the map


National and city parks around Portoroz
♥ Landscape Park 'Krajinski park Strunjan' , 1.8 km from the center. On the map
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♥ Regional Park 'Regijski park Škocjanske jame' , 35.5 km from the center. On the map
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♥ Landscape Park 'Štanjel' , 39.7 km from the center. On the map
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♥ Landscape Park 'Južni in zahodni obronki Nanosa' , 45.1 km from the center. On the map
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♥ Forest Park 'Zlatni rt - Škaraba' , 50.1 km from the center. On the map
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♥ Landscape Park 'Krajinski park Strunjan' , 1.8 km from the center. On the map


♥ Regional Park 'Regijski park Škocjanske jame' , 35.5 km from the center. On the map


♥ Landscape Park 'Štanjel' , 39.7 km from the center. On the map


♥ Landscape Park 'Južni in zahodni obronki Nanosa' , 45.1 km from the center. On the map


♥ Forest Park 'Zlatni rt - Škaraba' , 50.1 km from the center. On the map


Sights around Portoroz from our guide 'Extreme places on Earth'
Predjamski Grad
From the series “The Most Inaccessible Buildings in the World”
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Distance from Portoroz center - 53.4 km.
For many years, the castle has served as a place of introduction for many interesting historical holidays. The tournaments and banquets are held here. One of the main festivals is devoted to Erasim Yamsky, one of the Burgherren. The castle can only be visited in the period from May to September. All excursions are accompanied by speleologists. The upper course consists of a series of impenetrable groves and mountain caves, which serve as a habitat for colony of bats. Because of these small inhabitants, the castle remains closed for visitors in the winter. When it gets cold, the bats go into winter sleep and it is forbidden to walk in the caves and disturb them. …
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