Located on the only beach in the region, Hyatt Ziva Puerto Vallarta is our all-ages luxury oceanfront resort with its own private cove. Enjoy stunning ocean vistas from our sunset bar or sneak a peak of breaching whales from our beachfront restaurants.
The island was inhabited in the first century and was later connected to the mainland with a stone bridge. Izola use to be known as a city of the rebels. It has declared independence in 1253 and became a city with the proper laws and authority for a short period. In the 13th and 14th century there were also some "city wars" with the two neighbours [wiki=d161b45207a472f32e55689855b4a298]Piran[/wiki] and [wiki=0b2bc94de6469cf15a471940c49495d6]Koper[/wiki]. In 1820 the termal spring was discovered and so the first steps toward tourism started. Later the fishing industry began to flourish, as the first fishing factory along the coast of adriatic was built. The city was sorrounded by a wall until 19th century, when it was pulled down and the material used to cover the sea between the island and the mainland.
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Izola is connected to neighbouring Koper, Piran and Portoroz by frequent buses. Train connections to Ljubljana are available from Koper.
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Izola's city centre can easily be covered on foot. Its country side will be best disovered by bicycle or by car.
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IsolaCinema is an international film festival taking place usually in May - June each year. [http://www.isolacinema.org/05/index.php]
* Boat show [http://www.izolaboatshow.com/].
* Fishing Holiday
* Museums
* Art galleries
* Archeological park Simonov zaliv
* On the trail of water sources
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Lots of shows, horse riding courses, sailing courses, fish picnic on a fish boat, walks in the nature, biking, relaxing on nearby beaches.
* Take a journey through the medieval alleys of the city centre and admire its unusual architecture telling its exciting history.
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There are many small shops offering different artistic and non-artistic products as well as souvenir shops. Beside that there are a few supermarkets, Spar, Hofer, Mercator.