Koper, the Old Town at least, is one big sight. The joy of coming here is to wander its streets, often getting lost, mixing with locals, visitors and hoardes of day trippers. Old Town’s main street – if you can call it that – is Cevljarska, which is no more than two or three metres wide in places, and is packed from dawn to dusk when it, like most of Old Koper, disappears inside. Cevljarska leads down towards the town’s main square, Titov Trg, which is dominated by the bell tower of the St. Mary’s of the Assumption Cathedral, visible from all over Koper. Originally Gothic, built in the 12th century, the cathedral has been much changed since, and now possesses something of a Neo-Renaissance appearance. Perhaps the most astonishing building on the square however is the bizarrely hacienda-like Praetorian Palace, the seat of the city’s governor during the Venetian Republic. It’s sublime loggia is the highlight, and the interior is given over to the city’s excellent Tourist Information Centre, and to temporary art exhibitions.