ECO Camp Supot

The natural surrounds are the main draw of this area, so prepare to fill your itinerary with hikes through the hilly greenery just outside the park and along the beaches down by the coast (30 minutes’ drive). Perhaps the best stretch of sand in the region is Portorož (35 minutes), which is lined by bars and restaurants, but heading to Mesečev Zaliv (35 minutes) is recommended if you’re after somewhere quieter. This pebbly place is inside the protected Strunjan Nature Park and is only accessible on foot so tends to be less busy than similar options in Istria. Find more beaches around Koper, a pretty port city with a medieval old town. Intersperse sunbathing sessions with explores of the urban centre where the Venetian-inspired Titov Trg square, Praetorian Palace and Da Ponte Fountain – a copy of Venice's Rialto Bridge – sit. Swoon over the seaside views from the towering campanile in the 12th-century Cathedral of the Assumption, then set off towards Besenghi Degli Ughi Palace (half an hour), the most striking building in the resort town of Izola. This structure is a late-baroque palazzo with stuccoed windows and balconies covered in wrought-iron grilles.