Piran, Slovenia
Photographer: Michael Abid
This summer was a difficult one for many, not least in Europe where fires and rains battered the continent. In August, Slovenia suffered its worst-ever natural disaster as floods swept across two-thirds of the country. But even in the most affected central and eastern areas, things have largely returned to normal now, although the damage and loss of livelihood during the busy summer period continues to resonate for many. Certainly, those travellers tempted by Slovenia's Adriatic coast will find their customary warm welcome intact in Piran, a town of exquisite Venetian Gothic fancy and no small number of nooks from which to spy sunset bathing the waters of the gulf a hazy orange. During late summer its twisting alleys, walkable city walls and historic Tartini Square would normally
