Driving from Postojna - Portorož - Slovenia 🇸🇮
Portorož and Piran offer more than just a leisurely day at the beach! Let the local charms enchant you and try everything the surroundings have to offer. Portorož is a Slovenian Adriatic seaside resort and spa settlement located 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 the Adriatic, along with Abbazia, Lido and Grado, then as part of the Austrian Littoral.[2] It is now one of Slovenia's major tourist areas.[3] Located in the centre is the Palace Hotel, once one of the most important resorts for the Austro-Hungarian monarchy, and currently one of the finest hotels between Venice and Dubrovnik.[4]
The settlement and its surrounding areas are served by Portorož International Airport which is located in the nearby village of Sečovlje.
The Slovene name Portorož is borrowed from Italian Portorose, literally 'port of roses',] which was recorded in the 12th century as Porto di rose. The name is derived from Santa Maria delle Rose 'St. Mary of the Roses', the patron saint of a former church in the settlement.