What to do and see in Koper, Slovenian Littoral Region: The Best Things to do Good for a Rainy Day

The boutique offers various typical products. Lisjak extra virgin olive oil has a range of different lines - Gold, Cuvee, Istrska belica, Orange, Lemon, Chili, Garlic, Truffle, One Love ect. Offering also a cosmetic line Olive Garden and olive wood products. Different type of degustations are available. In the period of the processing (from October to beginning of December), there is a possibility of the tour to see the process and to try the fresh olive oil.

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* WINE BOUTIQUE & ISTRIAN SHOP * WINE CELLAR * TASTING EXPERIENCE * RESTAURANT & WINE BAR Visit us... Get to the bottom of Istrian stories! The nobility and lavishness of our wine varieties can be attributed to the heritage of a thousand-year old tradition of oenology and viticulture in Slovenian Istria, and are the product of the exquisite natural characteristics of the Istrian soil, and hard-working hands of locals. In Vinakoper, we have been producing top-quality wines with love and respect since 1947. Istria has its own charm, its atmosphere and is characterized with numerous beauties which have all been excellently captured in the harmony of colour, taste and aroma of Vinakoper wines.

Location Casa Veneziana is on the northeastean part of ex island of Koper, directly near the coast and the monastery Sv. Ana. The construcitng plan of the building was made after 14th century, in the period of Venetian ages. Nazario Sauro, the Italian irredentist, was born in 1880 in Ribiski trg 10, he died in 1916 u Pula. The building was recovered in 1938, when they tried to add a historical and monumental look. The work was led by Ferdinando Frolati (1926-1935 Soprintendente alle Opere di antichità e d’arte per il Friuli Venezia Giulia) who named the building "Casa Veneziana" in his drawings in Trieste. The building went on fire on 2001 and was completely renovated in 2011 by the private owner. Casa Veneziana retained entire built structure and urban design, combined with new architecture preserved many historical elements even today.

In the Tourist information centre Koper you will find a lot of promotional material about Koper, Slovenian Istria and Slovenia. The TIC assistants will be happy to help you and answer all your questions.

The Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary stands in the location of a former ancient building - a Roman basilica. The history of the Cathedral goes back to the 12th century, when the city acquired its own diocese. Today's front combines Gothic (the lower part) and Renaissance styles (the upper part). The Cathedral keeps numerous treasures: the big altar painting "Madonna with Child on the Throne and Saints", painted by Vittore Carpaccio in 1516, the stone sarcophagus of Koper's patron saint, St. Nazarius from the 15th century, etc. Town tower in Tito square, once romanic forticication, became a bell tower in 15th / 17 th century. It houses one of the oldest bells in Slovenia, dating back to 1333. From the panoramic point (43 metres) you can see the nearby and distant surroundings of the city Koper.

The Praetorian Palace is a 15th-century Venetian Gothic palace and the main cultural monument of Koper. It used to be the podestà's seat, today it houses the Koper city government.