Bernardin
A simple shore dive in front of the Bernardin hotel complex between Portorož and Piran, on the bay side of the peninsula. The bottom slopes gently from a gravel bank into seagrass and on to sand and mud at around 12 m, and the most life is found on the rocky reef below the hotel between 2 and 8 m. Its real value is shelter: when the bora whips up waves and ruins visibility at Fiesa and Piran Punta, Portorož bay often stays calm and surprisingly clear.
depth: 0–12 m