budget surplus, they began investing in the settlement's infrastructure. Today there are multiple casinos located in Portorož, such as the Casino Riviera, Grand Casino Portorož, and the Casino Bernardin, located in the Grand Hotel Emona complex, which includes the Hotel Villa Park. Bernardin Bernardin is a tourist complex located in the western part of Portorož. Its name derives from sveti Bernardin ("Saint Bernardino"), as the church, now in ruins, was named. Before the construction of multiple complexes, the area was a shipyard for smaller vessels, later moved to the town of Izola. In 1971, Emona company from Ljubljana established Hoteli Bernardin, and began working on building the complex. In 1976, the first two hotels, Bernardin and Vile Park were built, with Grand hotel Emona following the next year. The monastery associated with Saint Bernardino's Church, which was built in 1452, was closed in 1806. In 1830, the Austrian military converted the structure into a fortress to guard the Bay of Piran, after which the buildings started to deteriorate. Geography Location Portorož belongs to the coastal municipality of Piran, located in the southwest of the Gulf of Trieste (at the northernmost point of the Adriatic Sea) between the boundaries of Italy to the north and Croatia to the south. Part of Portorož are the streets Fiesa and Pacug. In the southern part near the salt pans there are some old salt warehouses, on the hill of Crocebianca (Beli Križ), there is a viewpoint over the Portorož bay and the Radio Capodistria antenna. Climate Portorož has humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with cool winters and warm summers. Winters are cool with a January average of while summers are warm with a July high of and a low of . Due to its coastal location, temperatures below or above are rare. The average annual precipitation is which is fairly distributed throughout the year, though September and October see a peak in precipitation levels. Portorož averages 2,423 hours of sunshine per year. Arts Portorož hosts annual Festival of Slovenian Film (Festival slovenskega filma) with Vesna awards being awarded for best achievements in Slovenian cinematography. Since 1961, Portorož has also hosted a contemporary art biennale, the International Sculpture Symposium Forma Viva. The works are on display in a sculpture park in the village of Seča. The town is also home to The Rolling Stones Museum, one of most unique ones of its type