The best campsites Slovenia

In a protected natural environment, a small campsite with around 150 pitches for caravans and motorhomes, which also has an overhanging pitch for around 50 tents, with a commanding view of the Strunjan salt marshes. Heated/air-conditioned shower area, laundry facilities, disabled access, children's playground, café-restaurant, free access to Hotel Krka's private beach, store nearby. Pets welcome.

Plenty of pitches and modern bungalows. Opened in 1956, this top-quality campsite is very popular in summer, offering a wide range of activities including tennis, a climbing wall, beach volleyball and evening entertainment. It's also possible to swim in the river just a few meters away, where a beach has been laid out. The on-site restaurant is of excellent quality, so locals come here to eat, but also to take in the beauty of the surroundings for a digestive stroll and perhaps catch a glimpse of a squirrel or two.

Between Piran and Portorož, on the seafront, a pretty pink multi-storey house houses a family-run hotel with 16 recently renovated single rooms, some with balconies and breathtaking views of the Adriatic. Nearby: small, old-fashioned campsite with 30 pitches for tents and 110 for camper vans and mobile homes. There are also a few shops, including a grocery store. But the campsite, with its narrow pitches, is rather noisy at night. There's a lack of space and you feel like you're all on top of each other during the summer months.

With a capacity of 200 people, camping offers many activities including horseback riding.