Sečoveljske soline (Sečovlje salt works or Sečovlje Salina) are part of Krajinski park Sečoveljske Soline (Sečovlje Salina nature park), which is a big protected area of wetlands with salt fields, where salt is being gathered in a tradtional way for over 700 years. It's the biggest salt works in the area and it's definitely worth to see, if you're traveling to Piran or Portorož. Read about the history of the Sečovlje Salina here>>
My girlfriend and I arrived in Sečovlje pretty late, because we spend a lot of time in Postojna, Koper and Izola. The sun just set upon our arrival, so we couldn't see the salt fields in their full glory. Sečoveljske soline are a very scenic place where photographers like to come during sunsets to take photos. The area is huge with around 6.5km2. If you want to enter the premises, you need to pay (5€ for adults, see price list). Since we came so late, we just stayed outside, took some photos and left for Portorož and Piran. We were under a tight schedule. Here are some of our photos:
These houses are called Fontaniggia, people from Piran had lived here during summer.
These are Sečovlje salt works from the air. [View Larger Map]
My girlfriend in Sečovlje. That's the closest to Croatia she could get.
The road to Portorož :Before [Slovenia Tour 2010] Next: Portorož>>
Useful links: [Sečovlje salt works website][My Slovenia page]
[All photos by MKL, 2010]
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