Surely, things ha ve changed in the last decade, but it is still my happy place and we visit it every time we drive back home from Germany. And no, I did not miss a zero there. There are also lots of beautiful villages and landscapes in the interior of Slovene Istria, but they deserve a separate post coming up soon.
Katarina, Sv. Nikolaj, Sv. Katarina and Sv. Ankaran peninsula is a great place to visit for everybody who is not only interested in beaches and swimming to be honest, in my opinion the beaches here are not the nicest on our coast , but also in easy walks and enjoying the nature. Katarina and Koper, the rain eventually washed out the mud and only the shells stayed.
Many Slovene daily visitors skip visiting it though, but I believe this is a mistake. The best is to leave your car at the big parking near Bonifika sports complex, otherwise Koper also has an end train station if coming from Ljubljana for example.
From here you can easily explore the town on foot. The road now takes you through the tunnel to Izola, which is quite a nice place actually. Because this one is a bit harder to reach it is usually very peaceful and never really crowded.
You can also reach it from Belvedere. The views from the top of the cliff are wonderful and you can see all the way to Italy if the weather is nice. I love coming to Strunjan for a swim. PACUG a peaceful small bay with a known holiday resort for children. Strunjan is also a good point to start a longer walk to Pacug, Fiesa, Piran and further. The path takes you mostly along the sea and it is really scenic. If you walk on the top of Pacug bay while heading to or from Fiesa and Strunjan the views are really great.
