A trip to Sistiana bay: Portopiccolo and Duino

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If you ever visit north Adriatic coast and care to spare a day for a short road trip, or if you happen to be bored in Slovenia (which I am sure is pretty impossible if you are a tourist, but happens to locals all the time), this post just might come handy. A lot has been written about Portopiccolo, considering its very short history, however not many people know that there is a very nice castle just around the corner – making a trip to Sistiana bay even more interesting. Old castle with a tragic legend Duino is a municipality in the northern Adriatic coast, just about 1 hour’s drive from Slovenian capital Ljubljana (or Venice and Klagenfurt, if you […]

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Ideja za vikend izlet: čez mejo v Portopiccolo in Devin

Potovanja Slovenski kotiček

Grad s pogledom na kamnolom. Dolgčas, boste rekli. Kaj pa če vam povem, da gre za grad na pečini, s prečudovitim razgledom na Jadransko morje in da je kamnolom v resnici luksuzno naselje, kjer se počitniška stanovanja prodajajo po 7.000 € na kvadratni meter? In če dodam, da sta oba od Ljubljane oddaljena manj kot do Portoroža ter da vam za prečkanje meje ne bo treba stati v dolgi koloni, kot zadnje čase velja za obisk Hrvaške? Portopiccolo in Devin ležita le streljaj od slovensko-italijanske meje, ravno prav blizu za enodnevni izlet in hkrati ravno prav daleč za podaljšan vikend pri zahodnih sosedih. Besedilo je bilo napisano za prilogo Ona (časnik Delo). Vikend lahko začnete na Krasu Ideja za skok […]

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