In 1910, when Johannes Eustacchio completed the Hotel Palace Portorož, he delivered the Austro-Hungarian Empire its answer to Venice’s grandest addresses. Archduke Franz Ferdinand—heir to the throne—arrived as one of its first guests, establishing the property as the coastal seat for imperial authority along what was then known as the Austrian Riviera. Today, the Hotel … Continue reading Hotel Palace Portorož: The Archduke’s Command Post on Slovenia’s Austrian Riviera