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eight buses a day and Strunjan (€1, 10 minutes) by between four and seven. There's also a
long-distance bus to Murska Sobota (€28, 7½ hours) via Maribor and Celje.
Some five buses go to Trieste (€10, 1¾ hours, Monday to Saturday) in Italy. One bus a
day heads south for Croatian Istria from June to September, stopping at the coastal towns
of Umag, Poreč and Rovinj (€10.30, 2¾ hours).
Minibus
From Tartinijev trg, minibuses (€1 on board, €0.40 in advance from newsagen-
cies, €6 for 20 rides) shuttle to Portorož and the campgrounds at Lucija every half-hour
from 5.40am to 11pm year-round.
Catamaran
There are catamarans from the harbour to Trieste (adult/child €8.30/4.75, 30
minutes, Thursday to Tuesday) in Italy, departing around 7pm.
Parking
Traffic is understandably restricted here - park your car at the Fornače car park
and walk or take a free shuttle bus into the centre.
PORTOROŽ
05 / POP 2947
Every country with a coast has got to have a honky-tonk beach resort and Portorož
(Portorose in Italian) is Slovenia's. But the 'Port of Roses' is making a big effort to scrub
itself up. Portorož's sandy beaches are relatively clean, and there are pleasant spas and
wellness centres where you can take the waters or cover yourself in curative mud. The
vast array of accommodation options makes Portorož a useful fallback if everything's full
in Piran.
Portorož's main development looks on to the bay from Obala, but there are satellite re-
sorts and hotel complexes to the northwest at Bernardin and south near the Portorož Mar-
ina at Lucija. Buses stop opposite the main beach on Postajališka pot.
Sights
Forma Viva
( 671 20 80;
www.obalne-galerije.si
)
Perched atop the Seča Peninsula, Forma Viva is
an outdoor sculpture garden with some 130 works of art carved in stone. The real reason
for coming is the fantastic view of Portorož and Piran Bays. The salt pans at Sečovlje (
Click here
)
are a short walk to the south.
GARDEN
