"The sea is emotion incarnate.
It loves, hates, weeps.
It defies all attempts to capture it with words and reject all shackles.
No matter what you say about it, there is always that which you can't."
- C. Paolini
It loves, hates, weeps.
It defies all attempts to capture it with words and reject all shackles.
No matter what you say about it, there is always that which you can't."
- C. Paolini
Croatia? Italy? Think again! Just by looking at the picture on top, this place could be mistaken for a coastal town in Croatia or perhaps Italy. We originally did not plan to go here but since we had bad weather conditions in Plitvice, we had another full day in Slovenia. We decided to skip the popular Postojna Cave or Skocjan Cave for another off the beaten path destination in Slovenia. We have seen caves in different places and we are visiting the Wieliczka Salt Mine in Poland (the largest salt mine / cave in Europe) so we decided to see the coast of Slovenia instead.
You often don't hear people brag about how beautiful this country is, since it is mostly undiscovered by tourists. I read somewhere that Slovenia is the next "IT" country in Europe to visit. Go now before it gets spoiled by more and more tourists. Our drive to get to Piran was about 2 hours from Ljubljana. This picturesque town of Piran is definitely Slovenia's hidden gem.
The town sits on top of a narrow peninsula. The roads are narrow and winding, to get to the town itself we climbed our way up. it was a memorable hike since it was a very steep hill. Sometimes, you have to work hard to see the most beautiful of places. Piran is one of the best preserved old town along the Adriatic coast. As you can tell, the architectural style reflects that of Venice.
You often don't hear people brag about how beautiful this country is, since it is mostly undiscovered by tourists. I read somewhere that Slovenia is the next "IT" country in Europe to visit. Go now before it gets spoiled by more and more tourists. Our drive to get to Piran was about 2 hours from Ljubljana. This picturesque town of Piran is definitely Slovenia's hidden gem.
The town sits on top of a narrow peninsula. The roads are narrow and winding, to get to the town itself we climbed our way up. it was a memorable hike since it was a very steep hill. Sometimes, you have to work hard to see the most beautiful of places. Piran is one of the best preserved old town along the Adriatic coast. As you can tell, the architectural style reflects that of Venice.
Make sure you walk around the Main Square and see some of the sights. If you are going here during summertime, Piran has rocky beaches, you can swim and bask the sun for all its worth. We spent a good 4 hours in Piran and after our hike, of course, we got hungry so we decided to have "lunch in Italy". Yes, you read it right - lunch in Italy. More of this story on my next post about our experience in Trieste.
