Itinerary 2 - SEČOVLJE SALT PANS Map
Description of the itinerary.
Name of the place to visit: Brief history and main features at historical, cultural and touristic level
The salt pans in Slovenia
On the short Slovenian Coast, there are today only a few coastal wetlands, pertaining to the short deltas of the Istrian rivers and brooks. At one time there were more, as the delta marshes and bays were shaped into the salt pans that were to be found on the verges of all the coastal towns (salt pans in Koper, Izola, Strunjan, Lucija and Sečovlje).
Nowadays, the salt pans exist only in Strunjan and Sečovlje. Besides these, also considered to be a part of the coastal marsh wetlands are the Strunjan lagoons (Stjuža and Pretočna), both of the Fiesa lakes, the Škocjan marshes and the delta of the Rižana River. All the Slovenian coastal wetlands are thus the work of human endeavour, but still in concordance with nature.
The Sečovlje salt pans are today the largest of the coastal marsh wetlands (650 hectares), and at the same time, the most important Slovenian locality from the ornithological point of view. The variety of bird species in this area, from the aspect of nesting and wintering, is much larger than in any other comparable locality of its kind.
To date, 272 bird species have been established in the Sečovlje Salina, with some 90 breeders among them. On the basis of these facts, the Government of the Republic of Slovenia in 2001 proclaimed the area the Sečovlje Salina Nature Park and the Museum of Salt-making a cultural monument of national importance.
(Reference: http://www.portoroz.si/en/experience/natural-attractions/secovlje-salt-pans)
Where to find typical health products (Farms, agritourism, Center for Agrifood research, etc...)
1. Žiber Leo (Parecag 168, 6333 Sečovlje, Slovenia tel. 00386 31 580 732) 2. KABOLCA - Dane Podmenik (Montinjan 6, 5273 Marezige, Slovenia tel. 00386 41 376 561) 3. Domačija Munda (Liminjan 14, 6320 Portorž, Slovenia) 4. Ličer Benjamin (Sečovlje 100, 6333 Sečovlje, Slovenia tel. 00386 41 687 094)
Where to eat 1. Gostišče Ribič d.o.o. (Seča 143, 6310, Izola, Slovenija, tel. 00386 677 07 90) 2. Casa del sal (Petra Marsič, Parecag 182, 6333 Sečovlje, tel. 00386 41 666 857)
Where to sleep 1. Apartmans Casa Vuki (Dragonija 31-32, 6333 Sečovlje, Slovenia tel.00386 31 851 322) 2. Guest House Istranova (Padna 8b, 6333 Sečovlje, Slovenia) 3. Holiday Home Sečovlje (Nova vas nad Dragonjo 38, 6333 Sečovlje, Slovenia) 4. Istrian Stone Houses (Padna 65B, 6333 Sečovlje, Slovenia) 5. Camp Lucija Bernardin Group (Seča 204, 6320 Portorož, Slovenia)