A HUNDRED YEARS - Of the PALACE Hotel
A Hundred Years of the PALACE Hotel
Individual events from the past can have a strong influence on the present. One such event happened in Portorož 100 years ago: the opening of the prestigious Palace Kur Hotel. The construction of this hotel changed the image of the Portorož bay forever and outlined its future development. Portorož rapidly expanded from a sparsely populated valley into a modern holiday resort, visited by guests from all over Europe. In the 19th century, there was only a very limited tourism offer for the first visitors. But after the hotel was built, prestigious guests began to arrive in Portorož, since the hotel offered luxurious and comfortable accommodation. It had a number of luxury salons for socialising and a wonderful restaurant that was unrivalled in the region. The hotel was also well-equipped technically, since it featured luxury suites with private bathrooms, central heating, telephone and electrical installations, plumbing and private lifts. It was undoubtedly the most elegant hotel on the entire Austro-Hungarian Riviera.
A part of this exceptional cultural, architectural and tourism jewel is on display in the exhibition celebrating the 100th anniversary of the opening of the hotel. There are a number of exhibits connected to the Palace hotel and its operation. They include numerous items of silverware, precious dishes and other restaurant equipment from the period immediately after the opening. The exhibition also offers an insight into the equipment used in hotel rooms a century ago. The many documents, postcards and other materials guide visitors through the beginnings, form and development of the hotel. Memories are revived of gambling and chess, both of which had a significant influence on life in the hotel at certain periods, as well as of the many important guests who stayed in the hotel: from the stars of film and culture to a spy who influenced the progress of the Second World War. Many of the items are on display for the first time and have never been accessible to the public before. They include the first Memorandum of Association, dating back to 1891, in which the idea for the construction of the grand Palace hotel was first published.
The exhibition was mounted in order to give visitors an opportunity to experience a part of time and life as it once was in the Palace hotel.
Magazine
A Hundred Years of the PALACE Hotel
The exhibition is located in the brick building of the former Piranske soline management at Obala 27, Portorož.
It will run from 9 August to 30 October.
Between 9 August and 15 September, it will be open from 18:00 to 23:00 and between 16 September and 30 October from 14:00 to 21:00. On Saturdays from 9:00 to 12:00.
The opening hours can be adapted for larger groups (at least 12 people).
Iskanje poti
Naslov in kraj vašega odhoda (točka A)
in ciljna točka, Obala 27, Portorož (točka B)
Individual events from the past can have a strong influence on the present. One such event happened in Portorož 100 years ago: the opening of the prestigious Palace Kur Hotel. The construction of this hotel changed the image of the Portorož bay forever and outlined its future development. Portorož rapidly expanded from a sparsely populated valley into a modern holiday resort, visited by guests from all over Europe. In the 19th century, there was only a very limited tourism offer for the first visitors. But after the hotel was built, prestigious guests began to arrive in Portorož, since the hotel offered luxurious and comfortable accommodation. It had a number of luxury salons for socialising and a wonderful restaurant that was unrivalled in the region. The hotel was also well-equipped technically, since it featured luxury suites with private bathrooms, central heating, telephone and electrical installations, plumbing and private lifts. It was undoubtedly the most elegant hotel on the entire Austro-Hungarian Riviera.
A part of this exceptional cultural, architectural and tourism jewel is on display in the exhibition celebrating the 100th anniversary of the opening of the hotel. There are a number of exhibits connected to the Palace hotel and its operation. They include numerous items of silverware, precious dishes and other restaurant equipment from the period immediately after the opening. The exhibition also offers an insight into the equipment used in hotel rooms a century ago. The many documents, postcards and other materials guide visitors through the beginnings, form and development of the hotel. Memories are revived of gambling and chess, both of which had a significant influence on life in the hotel at certain periods, as well as of the many important guests who stayed in the hotel: from the stars of film and culture to a spy who influenced the progress of the Second World War. Many of the items are on display for the first time and have never been accessible to the public before. They include the first Memorandum of Association, dating back to 1891, in which the idea for the construction of the grand Palace hotel was first published.
The exhibition was mounted in order to give visitors an opportunity to experience a part of time and life as it once was in the Palace hotel.
Magazine
A Hundred Years of the PALACE Hotel
The exhibition is located in the brick building of the former Piranske soline management at Obala 27, Portorož.
It will run from 9 August to 30 October.
Between 9 August and 15 September, it will be open from 18:00 to 23:00 and between 16 September and 30 October from 14:00 to 21:00. On Saturdays from 9:00 to 12:00.
The opening hours can be adapted for larger groups (at least 12 people).
Iskanje poti
Naslov in kraj vašega odhoda (točka A)
in ciljna točka, Obala 27, Portorož (točka B)