The Regional Park Debeli Rtič is a real eyeful for photography, and at sunset, you can create unforgettable memories. Exceptional motifs that change with seasons will enthrall all lovers of natural and landscape diversity.
The Parish Church of St. Nicholas
The church, with its beautiful view of the Bay of Koper, is home to stained glass, The Stations of The Cross, and other artwork by Mira Ličen.
Read moreVilla Galli
Located on a walled terrace in the middle of the garden above the seafront, between Valdoltra and Debeli Rtič, you will find a patrician villa - the kind built by noble families of the 17th and 18th centuries.
Read moreThe Monastery of Saint Nicholas
One of the cultural attractions of Ankaran is the Benedictine monastery of St. Nicholas from the 11th century. The monastery has not been active as an abbey since 1641. In the building, there is a four-star hotel nowadays.
Read moreWorld War II monuments
In 1943, after the capitulation of Italy, the territory of the Ankaran’s peninsula belonged to Germany under the then established operational area.
Read moreCommunal bread oven
The preserved communal bread oven on the Adriatic road reflects a part of the forgotten, traditional way of life of our ancestors.
Read moreMediterranean salty meadow
The Mediterranean salt meadow is the only meadow of its kind in Slovenia and one of the few on the eastern Adriatic coast. This unique and ecologically important area is classified as a natural asset of national importance and part of the Natura 2000 network.
Read moreFauna and flora
So far, at least 24 species of marine organisms with a different status of a threatened species have been identified in the area of the Ankaran Municipality.
Read moreMediterranean park with plants from all continents
The Park in Youth and Health Resort of the SRC Debeli Rtič extends on seven hectares approximately, with more than 4,500 major plants, which belong to more than 230 species from all continents.
Read moreBivalve shells’ cemetery
Explore the bivalve shells’ cemetery, where 234 species of all the bivalve of the Gulf of Trieste can be found.
Read moreThe bay of St. Bartholomew
The Bay of St Bartholomew is located only a few tens meters from the Slovenian-Italian border. It is extremely shallow; the water does not exceed the depth of three meters.
Read moreThe Emperor Franz Joseph’s visit to Lazaret
The settlement of Lazaret was named after the last lazaretto of the Port of Trieste.
Read moreRessel grove
Ressel grove is a forest learning path located on Jurjev hill (the western part of the Ankaran peninsula).
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