Working salt pans on the Croatian border where salt is still made by hand — and a major bird reserve.
Why visit
A working pre-industrial saltworks that is also a birdwatching site — there is nothing else like it in the country.
About
Salt has been produced at Sečovlje since the medieval period using the same method: seawater evaporated in shallow basins over a biological crust called petola, and harvested by hand. Part of the park is still in production, and part is a Ramsar wetland that is one of the most important bird sites in the region, with well over 200 species recorded. The Lera section has a museum and a flat network of paths and embankments. There is no shade, so it is hard going at midday in summer.
AccessibilityWe have not been able to confirm accessibility here.
Wheelchair access
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Step-free route
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Accessible toilet
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Accessible parking
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Pushchair friendly
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Difficulty
easy
Flat throughout, on gravel and earth embankment paths. No shade anywhere on the route.
We have no accessibility data for this place. That does not mean it is inaccessible — please contact them directly.
