Koper

Why Visit Koper? # The scent of salted pine needles and roasting espresso beans drifts across the limestone paving stones of Tito Square long before the morning bell tolls from the Praetorian Palace. As Slovenia ’s primary window to the Adriatic Sea, Koper merges Venetian gothic architecture with a laid-back Mediterranean pace that often escapes its more famous neighbors across the Italian border. American travelers seeking a coastal European escape without the overwhelming crowds of Venice or Dubrovnik will find that this Istrian peninsula port town offers an authentic, unhurried introduction to the Slovenian coast.