Portorož (Italian: Portorose) is a town in the Coast and Karst region of Slovenia.

Understand

Resort hotels in Portorož

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

• 1 Forma viva. An open sculpture park 2.5 km south of Portoroz center past the marina (updated Jun 2019)

Eat

• 1 Rizibizi, Vilfanova 10 (Follow Obala road toward Piran, when it goes uphill turn right.), ☏ +386 5 99 35 320. 12:00-23:00. (updated Jun 2019)

Drink

• 1 Kavarna Cacao Portoroz (Cacao), Obala 14, ☏ +386 5 674 10 35. Ice cream and ice cream-based drinks (updated Jun 2019)

Sleep

• Kempinski Palace. Five-star hotel built in 1910 and reopened in 2008. A tourist attraction by itself. 
• 1 Hotel Vile Park, Obala 2 (On the road between Piran and Portoroz), ☏ +386 5 695 30 00. Hotel with access to spa/swimming pool. Somewhat outside Portoroz center in walking distance. (updated Jun 2019)

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.