Things to Do in Portorož

There are 22 attractions in Portorož. Škocjan Caves, vast karst cave system with dramatic underground river, is the most popular.

1

Škocjan Caves

Vast karst cave system with dramatic underground river

Nature Reserve

2

Basilica di Santa Maria Assunta, Aquileia

Early Christian basilica with ancient mosaics and baptistry

Church

3

Risiera di San Sabba

Former concentration camp and WWII memorial site

Museum

4

Miramare Castle

19th-century sea-facing Habsburg villa with landscaped gardens

Castle

5

Revoltella Museum

Trieste modern art museum in 19th-century palazzo

Museum

6

Trieste Cathedral

Cathedral church combining Romanesque and Gothic elements

Church

7

Church of St. Euphemia, Rovinj

Baroque hilltop church in Rovinj with panoramic tower

Church

8

Piazza Unità d'Italia

Trieste's grand sea-facing square, Italy's largest seaside plaza

Plaza

9

Synagogue of Trieste

Large Austro-Hungarian-era synagogue in Trieste

Synagogue

10

Tartini Square

Seafront piazza in Piran centered on Tartini monument

Plaza

11

Teatro Lirico Giuseppe Verdi

Major opera house in Trieste named for Verdi

Theater

12

Vilenica Cave

Karst show cave in Slovenia with ancient galleries

Archaeological Site

13

Duino Castle

Clifftop castle overlooking the Gulf of Trieste

Castle

14

Pazin Castle

Medieval hilltop castle overlooking Pazin and gorge

Castle

15

Transalpina/Europe Square

Urban square in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, civic meeting place

Plaza

16

Koversada

Island

17

Jezero Butoniga

Lake in Istria County, Croatia

Reservoir

18

ELETTRA

Italian synchrotron research facility in Trieste

Area

19

Villa Engelmann

Historic villa and estate in Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Park

20

Lipica Stud Farm

Historic stud farm breeding Lipizzaner horses since 1580s

Building

21

Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia

Roman imperial port city ruins and Patriarchal basilica

Historical Site

22

Episcopal Complex of the Euphrasian Basilica in the Historic Centre of Poreč

Early Byzantine basilica complex notable for ornate mosaics

Historical Site