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Portorož is the most vivid and worldly tourist centre of Slovenian coast. The town of Portorož has been known as a health resort as early as the mid-13th century, when the Benedictine monks from the Monastery of St. Lawrence (Samostan sv. Lovrenca) carried out preventive therapies for various diseases by means of seawater, saline solutions, algae and salt mud. Development of Portorož as a turist destination started in 19th century when wholesome of mud from the nearby saltpans was discovered. Today, Portorož prides itself with elegant hotels, restaurants, thermal spas, wellness programs, sports centers, nice shopping areas a marina, a casino, and a lively cultural and entertainment agenda. |
The Slovene Coast use to be known for its salt-pans. The most important among them were the so-called Piran's salt-pans, of which only the miniature pans of Strunjan and fairly large Secovlje pans have survived up to the present day. The first written records about the Piran salt-pans, date to the second half of the 13th century from the Piran statute. The pans, which are composed of a number of diverse and more or less saline biotopes forming a closed ecosystem, have become a rich treasury of the world of plants and animals, the sort which cannot be found anywhere else in Slovenia. In the area, known as Secovlje Salina Nature Park (photos on the left), the symbiosis between man and nature is marked with centuries-old tradition of salt-making; from the Middle Ages till today it has created a unique salina landscape. In these northernmost Mediterranean salt-pans, salt is still produced traditionally, with classical salt-pan methods and tools, which originate from the 13th century, which is the reason why salt has retained its very special taste and exceptional characteristics. - Sea salt Made through natural crystallization in salt basins. - Unrefined sea salt Made through natural crystallization of salt in salt basins. It may contain visible admixtures of natural origin as a result of crystallization and manual scraping of salt in salt basins. - Salt flower It is made on the surface of brine from salt crystals, which form the characteristic pyramidal structure in the shape of a thin, fragile crust. It is slightly pink. With its taste and fragrance, the salt flower complements the pleasure of good food. Owing to its specific architectural and historical features as well as to the exceptional diversity of plants and animals (more than 200 bird species occupy the Secovlje salt-pans, and some 90 species breed there permanently), the 650ha large area of salt-pans is protected as a cultural monument and nature park. |
