The government is planning to construct a EUR 100m artificial island between the coastal towns of Koper and Izola. The island, one of the projects in Slovenia's Development Strategy between 2007 and 2023, is expected to be built by 2020, Marjan Hribar of the Economy Ministry said in Portoroz on Wednesday.
The head of the directorate of tourism at the ministry added that the construction of the 30,000 square metre island will be financed mainly by EU funds (EUR 60m), with the state, regional and local budgets contributing EUR 30m, while the remaining EUR 10m would come from private sources.
Hirbar moreover stressed during the presentation - a part of the government's roadshow aimed at presenting the development projects - that the 3-metre high island will be constructed from the material that will be leftover from the construction of a tunnel on the Koper-Izola dual carriageway.
The island will host spa and wellness tourism alongside entertainment facilities and will be connected to the mainland by a promenade with a beach.
Hirbar also stressed that the island will also bring a number of jobs and possibilities for development of small- and medium-sized companies.
Apart from the island, the resolution also stresses linking the tourism potentials of the Karst region, including the Lipica Stud Farm, reconstruction of the picturesque Stanjel village, expansion of infrastructure at the UNESCO-listed Skocjan caves and establishment of a Karst regional park.
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