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{{Infobox Italian Location|country = Slovenia|map = <map lat='45.541660515821434' lng='13.72917724609375' zoom='13' view='0'float='right'{{Koper/>|pop = 24,700|plate = KP|motorways = A1}}'''Koper''' is a city in the biggest Slovenian town on the Adriatic coast and the only sea port of [[Slovenia]].
==Hitching Out=East towards [[Ljubljana]], [[Trieste]] ===1. The most popular spot to hitchhike in Koper is at Vinakoper, the local winery (Šmarska cesta 1), which is next to the entrance to the motorway. You can either hitchhike in front of the entrance to the parking lot of the building at the traffic lights or in front of the motorway sign. The first option is better if you want to have a safe place where drivers can pull over and you can talk to them. The advantages of the second opinion is that all of the cars you see are going to the motorway and people still stop even though there's no place to pull over but then you have to get in fast.Use signs LJ or Trieste. You can also catch rides directly to Austria or Zagreb so an idea might be also to use two signs or something like Zagreb via LJ or if you're going further to Italy just write Italia. People have hitched directly to Venice from here! Waiting time is normally 15-45 minutes.
===West South towards [[Izola]], [[PortorozCroatia]]===There's a shopping center, Mercator in the corner of Šmarska Cesta and Dolinska Cesta. You can hitch on a bus stop Šmarska Cesta just before the shopping center or any other bus stop down this road towards Croatia. You don't need a sign as any car going down this road will help you but you can make a sign for Dragonja (the town on the border, there walk across the border and once you are on the Croatian side continue hitching) or Hrvaska (Slovenian spelling)/Hrvatska (Croatian spelling)/HR/Croatia (in the summer would be a good idea because off all the tourists driving). There's also a small gas station next to the shopping mall if you prefer asking people.
==Hitching In==Due to this is a small town, you won't have any problems with hitching in.
==Public Transport==You will find a Bus terminal and a rail station a bit outside of the town. There are regular busses going to [[Trieste]].
==Places to Visit==* Sankt-Nazarius-Cathedral* The old town
==Places to Avoid==Koper is generally very safe.
==Accommodation and Sleep==
==Other Useful Info=={{IsIn|Slovenia}}