Bele Skale beach — Attraction in Upravna enota Izola / Unità amministrativa Isola

This was our favorite beach between Strunjan and Izola. Once we have found it, we just went to this beach. It is very big, you can reach it from two directions. Either by walking along the beach from Izola, or coming down the hill from Strunjan. We tried both ways, can't decide which was nicer. When you arrive from the hill, than it's a bit hard to park the car, and you have to pay a lot for parking at the hotel. If you arrive from Izola, there is a big parking lot, and it is cheaper (havd cash reday!), but if you arrive by walking from Izola mind the rising tide! We had to walk back in the sea:))))) and if we had stayed a half an hour more, we couldn't get back. It was our best experience in the south parts...

Pluses: Secluded and calm The water is noticeably cleaner and the underwater life is richer than in other places between Ankaran and Piran. The views are breathtaking - you can see the tallest cliffs of the Adriatic from there The biological diversity of surrounding forests is interesting Minuses: It's accessible only to people with zero mobility issues and no vertigo - the stairs are narrow, steep and uneven; there are no handrails No toilets or showers so the sea salt will dry on your skin There is no shade there and the whole beach is pretty narrow

I'd recommend it for a short visit + swimming and walking but not a full day of...

The beach is beautiful and worth seeing, however, I want to warn other travellers about parking. We did not find any parking spots near the hotels and Camp Belvedere and decided to park along the road a little bit further down, where other cars were parked as well. Although we read one comment from somebody having been fined, we took our chances but when we got back to the park we also got a ticket for 80 EUR (40 if you pay within 8 days). Pay attention, there is a 'no parking within 300 m' sign which we ignored but...