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{{Infobox Italian Location|country = Slovenia|map = <map lat='45.541660515821434' lng='13.72917724609375' zoom='13' view='0' float='right' />|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]].

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==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.

===East towards 2. Another place within a walking distance (check the map): You know you're there if you are standing on a bus stop and you can see a yellow sign that says 'Ljubljana-left', 'Olmo-straight', 'some street-right'. If you want to get to [[LjubljanaTrieste]], it's better to have a sign because most of the cars are going towards [[TriesteLjubljana]]===. You can also ask for a ride to the first or second petrol station on the motorway and ask drivers who stop there to give you a lift (it worked for us once, when it was really late). This spot is well lit so it's doable to hitch hike from there after dark.

1. The most popular to hitchhike === South towards [[Croatia]] ===There's a shopping center, Mercator in Koper is at Vinakoper, the local winery (corner of Šmarska Cesta and Dolinska Cesta. You can hitch on a bus stop Šmarska cesta 1), which is next to Cesta just before the entrance to the highwayshopping 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 either hitchhike in front of make a sign for Dragonja (the entrance to town on the parking lot of border, there walk across the building at border and once you are on the traffic lights Croatian side continue hitching) or Hrvaska (Slovenian spelling)/Hrvatska (Croatian spelling)/HR/Croatia (in front of the highway sign. The first option is better if you want to have summer would be a safe place where drivers can pull over and you can talk to them. The advantages of the second opinion is that good idea because off all of the cars you see are going to the highway and people still stop even though theretourists driving). There's no place also a small gas station next to pull over but then the shopping mall if you have to get in fastprefer asking people.

Use signs LJ or Trieste=== North towards Ankaran (Ancarano) ===To get on the local road, try hitching after the roundabout at the easternmost tip of Ankaranska cesta, on the road that passes the port from the east. You There is a gap in the guardrails where a car can easily stop about fifty metres after the roundabout. The place is well visible but 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 Italiascorching hot during summer. People have hitched directly to Venice from here! Waiting time is normally 15-45 We never waited more than 30 minutesfor a ride.

2. Another place within a walking distance (check the map): You know you're there if you are standing on a bus stop and you can see == Hitching In ==Due to this is a yellow sign that says 'Ljubljana-left'small town, 'Olmo-straight', 'some street-right'. If you want to get to [[Trieste]] itwon's better to t have a sign because most of the cars are going towards [[Ljubljana]]. You can also ask for a ride to the first or second petrol station on the highway and ask drivers who stop there to give you a lift (it worked for us once, when it was really late). This spot is well lit so it's doable to hitch hike from there after darkany problems with hitching in.

==Public Transport =West towards [[Izola]], =You will find a Bus terminal and a rail station a bit outside of the town. There are regular busses going to [[PortorozTrieste]]===.

We never used this spot because you cannot see it from the round== Places to Visit ==* Sankt-about in [[Koper]] (check map). We took a bus and were passing by it. It is a bus stop, I can imagine it to be quite alright, the cars were not going too fast. You need to test for yourself if hitch hiking there works. When going to Piran accept lifts to Portoroz Nazarius- Piran is 2 km away, it's a nice walk.Cathedral* The old town

==Hitching InPlaces to Avoid ==Koper is generally very safe.

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