Koper, Slovenia

Koper, a port city, is the largest town on the Slovenian coast, on the country's Adriatic coastline. It has a colourful history dating back to Ancient Greece and Roman days. Its medieval old town centers around Titov Trg, a square with Venetian-influenced landmarks such as the Praetorian Palace and a Gothic-style loggia, while nearby Da Ponte Fountain is a replica of Venice's famed Rialto Bridge. Rebuilt many times, the circa-12th-century Cathedral of the Assumption features a tall campanile with sweeping bay views.

I went on a 2.5 hour tour with a with a local woman named Nev. We learned lots about their rich Venetian Renaissence traditions.
The white line in the square defines where the Aristocrats were in front and the peasants had to stay behing the line.

                                      The Cathedral was beautiful. The Grainery is below and grain was stored by all so when there was a poor year, the village could all be fed. The cistern was underneath so they stored water for the dry times.

They have salt farming here,

So we toured their store, dipped bread in olive oil and salt and even sampled their choclate which has salt in it. Tastey.

The streets were very narrow, electrical wires running everywhere and looking overloaded to me.

In the past, the young ladies would display themselves on the family balcony so the young men in the village could admire them. The wrought iron balconies bowed out so their beautiful dresses and crinolines were not crushed.

The were many foundations around for all to use.

The entrance to the shopping district was very colourful.

We passed a wooden coffe shop looking like it came from Britian and enjoyed local wine and cake on the waterfront in a cafe.