Surroundings and getting here
Walk to the sea, along the promenade to Piran.
Vilfanova ulica is a quiet street on the slope between Portorož and Bernardin. The car can stay in the yard all week: beaches, restaurants, a shop and the bus are all within walking distance.
Minutes on foot from the door.
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Vile Park beach 12 min
Meduza beach 17 min
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Bernardin beach 15 min
Portorož centre 19 min
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Piran, Tartini Square 25 min
Portorož main beach 22 min
The seaside promenade is 6 minutes down a steep street and steps; on the way back it is uphill.
Beaches
Five beaches on foot, the nearest in 12 minutes.
Vile Park beach
12 min on foot
The nearest place to swim, on the promenade towards Bernardin.
Bernardin beach
15 min on foot
The beach by the Bernardin hotels, halfway along the promenade to Piran.
Fiesa
17 min on foot
A quiet cove on the other side of the hill, between Piran and Strunjan.
Meduza beach
17 min on foot
A beach on the Portorož promenade.
Portorož main beach
22 min on foot
The large beach with paid sun loungers, among the restaurants and cafés.
The pool at the house
0 min
For the days you don't want to go anywhere: a lounger, the view of the bay and your terrace by the door.
Piran and Portorož
Medieval Piran to the left, the Portorož promenade to the right.
Piran is an old port town at the tip of the peninsula, with narrow streets, Tartini Square and the church of St George, whose bell tower is a smaller copy of St Mark's in Venice. Portorož is a spa and resort town with a promenade, beaches, restaurants and a marina.
The local bus runs often along the coast road, and the stop is a few minutes from the house.
“A great location: in a few minutes (steep street) you are by the sea in Portorož, and in 15 minutes on foot, all along the sea, in Piran. A very well-kept garden, a lovely pool with a sea view.”
“Lovely walks to both Portorož and Piran. And if you want to see more, you hop on the bus, which runs every little while and takes you there.”
“An excellent position, between Portorož and Piran. … A delightful house with its own pool and lots of privacy.”
Trips by car
The coast, the Karst and Trieste.
Strunjan
about 7 min
A landscape park with a cliff, salt pans and walks above the sea.
Sečovlje salt pans
about 12 min
A nature park where salt is still made the old way, with a salt-making museum.
Izola and Koper
about 15 and 25 min
The fishing town of Izola and the old town of Koper.
Trieste
about 45 min
The Italian port city with Piazza Unità and its cafés.
Škocjan Caves
about 45 min
The underground canyon of the Reka river, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Lipica and Postojna Cave
about 50 min and 1 h
The stud farm where the Lipizzaner horses are born, and the best-known Karst cave.
Getting here
How to reach Vilfanova ulica 18.
By car
From Ljubljana take the A1 motorway towards Koper, then on through Izola to Portorož: 119 km, about 1 h 30 min. From Italy via Škofije (about 30 min), from Croatia via the Sečovlje border crossing (about 12 min).
You park free of charge in the yard behind the gate; the driveway is steep.
By plane
- Trieste Airport: 80 km, about 1 h 15 min
- Ljubljana Airport: 141 km, about 1 h 45 min
- Portorož Airport (small aircraft): 8 km
By bus
Long-distance buses from Ljubljana and Koper run to Portorož (the centre is 19 min on foot from the house). The local bus along the coast road stops a few minutes from the house.