Portorož

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

Understand
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.

By air
Portorož has its own international airport,, which is the smallest of the 3 international airports in Slovenia. It has limited capacity and few international flights, however, it is used for charter flights and general aviation.

By bus
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.

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.