Portorož (Italian: Portorose, literally "Port of Roses"), is an Adriatic-Mediterranean coastal settlement in the Municipality of Piran in southwestern Slovenia. Its modern development began in the late 19th century with the vogue for the first health resorts. In the early 20th century Portorož became one of the grandest seaside resorts in Europe, along with Abbazia, Lido and Grado, then as part of the Austrian Littoral. It is now one of Slovenia's major tourist areas.
Population: 2,947
Latitude: 45° 30' 51.44" N
Longitude: 13° 35' 31.42" E
Caffè San Marco is a historic café in Trieste, Italy. Founded in 1914, it became famous as a rendezvous for intellectuals including Italo Svevo, James Joyce and Umberto Saba. The café was destroyed by Austro-Hungarian troops during the first World W…
The Praetorian Palace (Slovene: Pretorska palača, Italian: Palazzo Pretorio) is a 15th-century Venetian Gothic palace in the city of Koper, in southwest Slovenia. Located on the southern side of the city's central Tito Square (at Titov trg 3), it ho…
The Črni Kal Viaduct (Slovene: Viadukt Črni Kal) is the longest and the highest viaduct in Slovenia. It is located on the A1 motorway above the Osp Valley near the village of Gabrovica, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Koper. It is named after th…
PalaTrieste, officially known as Palazzo dello sport Cesare Rubini is an indoor sporting arena located in Trieste, Italy.
Brtonigla (Italian: Verteneglio) is a town and municipality in the north-western part of Istria county, Croatia.
Barcola (Slovene: Barkovlje) is a seaside neighbourhood of Trieste, Italy. To go to Barcola from the centre of town take "viale Miramare" going in the direction of Venezia. Barcola is about 3 km from the train station.
Vilenica Cave or Vilenica Cave at Lokev (Slovene: Jama Vilenica pri Lokvi) is the oldest show cave in Europe. The first tourists to the cave were recorded in 1633. It is located next to the village of Lokev in the municipality of Sežana on the Karst…
The Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste (Trieste Astronomical Observatory) is an astronomical center of studies located in Trieste, northern Italy.
Oprtalj (Italian: Portole) is a village and municipality in Istria, Croatia.
Barbana is a small island located at the northern end of the Grado Lagoon, near Trieste in north-east Italy. It is the site of the Santuario di Barbana, an ancient Marian shrine, whose origins date back to 582 when Elia, the Patriarch of Aquileia, b…
Tar-Vabriga (Italian: Torre-Abrega) is a municipality in the Istria County, Croatia, approximately 7 km north of Poreč.
Roč (Italian: Rozzo, German: Rotz) is a village in Istria County, north-west Croatia. Administratively it belongs to the town of Buzet.
The Civico Museo Sartorio is a museum in Trieste, northern Italy.
Lupoglav (Italian: Lupogliano) is a village and municipality in Istria, Croatia. The population is 929 (2001).
Lanišće (Italian: Lanischie) is a village and municipality in the mountainous Ćićarija area, Istria, Croatia. In 2011, the population of the village itself is 88, with a total of 329 residents in the municipality. Over 92,40% of the population are C…
Karojba (Italian: Caroiba del Subiente) is a village and municipality in Istria, Croatia located 18 km north-west of Pazin.
At 1,028 metres (3,373 ft) high, Slavnik is one of the highest peaks of the Slovenian Istria. It is part of the Čičarija landscape. Tuma Hut on Slavnik, named after the mountaineer Henrik Tuma , stands about 10 metres (33 ft) below its peak.
…Plovanija is a village in Croatia, near the border with Slovenia.