Seaside resort on a quest for its former glory

The seaside resort Portorož has reopened a section of the promenade connecting the main pier and the central beach. The municipality invested some €700,000 in the renovation that will help the resort restore the shine it lost through the years.

"We cannot turn a blind eye to the fact that our pearl of tourism no longer has the alluring shine it deserves with its tradition of more than a hundred years," Piran Mayor Andrej Korenika said on 21 April, describing the problem as "too much concrete and not enough greenery".

Since the renovation started in December, 1350 m2 of the...