This small country in the north of the Adriatic is the perfect start for cruises to Northern Italy and Croatia. Slovenia offers 47 km of coastline with the well known marinas of Portoroz and Izola, picturesque Mediterranean towns, idyllic beaches, mysterious limestone caves, mountains, rivers, waterfalls, castles and Baroque cities such as Ljubljana and Maribor.
Slovenians often talk about their country as "Europe in a miniature edition", where you can see impressive cultural monuments, undiscovered nature and a wide range of recreation for vacationers.
In the high mountains, modern ski resorts have been built in recent years and large marinas on the coast with a well-developed network of services. The two passions of the Slovenians, skiing and sailing, are obvious when looking at Elan's products. Under this name, not only high-quality skis are produced, but also fast cruisers.
Initially, the small country did not have its own access to the sea, but when in 1954 the area of Trieste was connected to Italy, then Yugoslavia received a coastline of about 11 miles from Koper to Portoroz. That's how today's Slovenia owns a total of four port cities. With the exception of modern Portoroz, all others date back to the early Venetian settlements and have picturesque, carefully restored old towns. It is worth leaving the yacht in the marina and renting a car to make a trip inland to the Triglav National Park in the Julian Alps, to the famous Lipizzaner stud in Lipica or to large caves in Postojna or Skocjan.
