Valeta Tunnel (Parenzana Cycle Path) – Salet Tunnel loop from Buje

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Valeta Tunnel (Parenzana Cycle Path) – Salet Tunnel loop from Buje

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Valeta Tunnel (Parenzana Cycle Path) – Salet Tunnel loop from Buje

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130km

1,160m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 18, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Krajinski park Sečoveljske soline / Parco naturale delle saline di Sicciole

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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13.8 km

Viewpoint

21.5 km

Kanal svetega Jerneja

Lake

23.3 km

Plaža Ribič

Beach

23.6 km

Plaža Kamp Lucija

Beach

26.4 km

Valeta Tunnel (Parenzana Cycle Path)

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Beautiful cycle path tunnel on the old railway line (Parenzana).

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31.3 km

Salet Tunnel

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🇸🇮 The Valeta Tunnel is 550 m long and connects Strunjan with Portorož 🇸🇮

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51.4 km

Parenzana Cycle Path – Italy–Slovenia Border

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The Parenzana cycle path runs along the disused 123-kilometer stretch of the narrow-gauge railway Trieste-Parenzo-Canfanaro (Trieste - Porec-Koper) in northwestern Istria, which in the years 1902 to 1935 crossed a …

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63.8 km

Trieste city centre

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Trieste is among all the magnificent cities of Italy an unsuspected gem! It is at the foot of the Dinaric Alps and ideally located on the edge of the Adriatic. …

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94.0 km

Parenzana Along the Adriatic

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94.5 km

Parenzana Coastal Cycle Path (Koper–Izola)

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Even in autumn, when it is already quite fresh to cycle in Austria, you can do your laps here in pleasant temperatures and enjoy a coffee during the breaks!

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98.9 km

View of Izola from the Parenzana Trail

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The town of Izola (Italian: Isola) has the largest yacht port on the Slovenian coast. Panorama captured from the Parenzana cycle path.

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108 km

Sečovlje Salt Pans

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The Sečovlje Salt Pans (Slovenian Sečoveljske soline, Italian Saline di Sicciole, formerly Piran Salt Pans, Slovenian Piranske soline, Italian Saline di Pirano) are a nature park with an area of …

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130 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

59.0 km

30.5 km

16.7 km

12.4 km

8.12 km

2.40 km

626 m

Surfaces

115 km

7.23 km

3.18 km

2.06 km

1.21 km

603 m

Elevation

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Highest point (190 m)

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Weather

Sunday 11 October

19°C

9°C

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Max wind speed: 12.0 km/h

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Comments

May 27, 2025,1ª tappa Parenzana:Trieste-Muggia-Grisignana

Arriving in Trieste by train, we made the transfer to Muggia where the famous Parenzana starts. This transfer could have been avoided, to be honest, but we found out about it later, I'll talk about it in the commentary on the last day. As soon as we entered Slovenia, the cycle path is all on asphalt, then as soon as …

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August 22, 2022,02 Im Süden: Von Triest nach Križine

Today was the first real driving day in the south. And it was nice and warm overall.
We start well rested from the apartment in the middle of Trieste. First a lot of city traffic, but then we are positively surprised by the often well-developed and signposted cycle paths. In the beginning also a lot on any Way of St. …

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June 1, 2023,#7 🚲 3 Städte - 3 Länder! Triest 🇮🇹 Koper 🇸🇮 Umag 🇭🇷

Last leg to Croatia! 🥳 Let's start with breakfast on the Grand Canal! 🥐☕️🌅 My plan to bypass the busy expressways in Trieste worked quite well at first, but first led through a park and through residential areas very far up ↗️, but with a beautiful view! Then it went steeply downhill again in narrow alleys 📉 and through an …

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June 17, 2023,Giro dell'Istria - tappa 1: Trieste-Umag

Find the details here: lifeintravel.it/viaggi/europa/giro-dell-istria-con-il-cai-ligure-genova.html
First stage of the circular route planned by the CAI Liguria of Genoa, guided and narrated by Lorenzo.

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April 4, 2025,Von Novigrad nach Triest🇭🇷🇸🇮🇮🇹

The trip from the Slovenian border to Trieste FVG2 is a bit for the suicidal, better to drive like on my saved tour Trieste Grožnjan

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September 6, 2024,Tag 8: Sistiana (I) -> Triban (HR)

We exchange ideas with another more mature cycling couple who have also cycled a lot in Europe. Then we head quickly along the rocky coast to Trieste. There, a huge cruise ship is being loaded and unloaded with tourists. Cycling through hilly Trieste is less fun. We reach the Parenzana cycle path and, unnoticed, Slovenia. We want to cycle through …

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April 11, 2024,Dag 11 - Suvadrija

It is so beautiful here along the coast that we decided to drive the coastal route around Istria and not through the middle. For dessert we have a super beautiful, non-existent last spot at the campsite with an accompanying delicious dinner! 🥰

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May 22, 2025,Croatia 🇭🇷 "Endspurt" zum Valamar Tamaris 🚲 🏖

🇮🇹 Today we set off early in Trieste, heading straight uphill into the districts of San Giusto and San Giacombo. 🛤 From here, a gently ascending former railway line begins, leading out of the city. Outside the city, we then descended towards the Slovenian border, naturally again including the section of the city motorway. 🇸🇮 From then on, the most …

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