G piran slovenia. Piran, Slovenia
Piran Slovenia is a beautiful seaside town that has largely retained medieval features in its appearance. A network of narrow streets that even the smallest car cannot squeeze through, houses with Roman pediments and balconies, an ancient cathedral, fortress walls, an embankment and a lighthouse church. It seems that everything here speaks of the former greatness of the Venetian Republic, which owned this land for centuries. And at a later time, until the end of the Second World War, Italians periodically ruled here, whose language in the coastal region is the second state language.
Piran is located on a narrow cape jutting into the Adriatic Sea, at the base of which is the largest resort in Slovenia - Portorož. The size of the town is small, only a kilometer in length and 700 meters at the base of the triangle. But here there is everything that should be in a resort town, and the central Tartini square, named after one of the luminaries of Italian violin art, a native of these places, and a fairly spacious marina (harbour) for yachts, and the theater, of course Tartini, hotels and even a football stadium.
The beaches in the Piran area are rocky, pebble or even concrete slabs, from which you need to go down the stairs to the sea. The sea in Piran is Adriatic, quite deep, warm, the bottom is rocky.
The first is Tartini Beach. It is located north of the Marina, near the square of the same name. It is a concrete-filled shore with breakwaters and a small pebble area in the area of the harbor protective dam.
The second one is named Prešeren. It is located on the opposite side of the peninsula and is approximately the same sad concrete picture with steps to descend into the water, only without breakwaters.
Beach in Fiesa Bay.
Having wandered along the beaches of Piran, we can conclude that the city is not very suitable for a beach holiday, although if you follow the coastal path (a stone-paved path) a kilometer from the Church of St. George to the east along the coast, you will find yourself in Fiesa Bay. Here along the path there is a wild pebble (in some places nudist) beach. And near the Fiesa *** and Barbara *** hotels it is quite civilized, there are playgrounds, rentals, amenities and cafes.
So we can say that in Fiesa Bay there is the only beach, albeit pebbly, not counting small areas in the Marina area.
City of Piran.
Embankment.
The Piran embankment covers the entire peninsula along the shore. It starts near the Marina, passes by the rocky Cape Madonna, at the lighthouse and the Church of Mary and ends under the hill on which the Church of St. George. Despite its small width, the embankment is one of those rare streets in Piran where you can drive by car, but mostly walk along it. Along the embankment there are hotels, cafes, and fish restaurants. The Piran embankment is a great place for walking, relaxing, and relaxing in a cafe.
Central square of Piran. Through the efforts of the townspeople, the once fishing pier has been transformed into a beautiful and cozy vacation spot for city guests and local residents. The ellipse lined with white stone is surrounded on all sides by ancient Gothic buildings. The square is named after the great Italian violinist, very revered in Slovenia, Giuseppe Tartini, whose monument stands in the middle, and in the house where he was born there is a museum.
Old Square (1 May Square).
It is the center of the old town, where the main streets of Piran converge. The square is a favorite meeting place for local residents and city guests. People go here to have a glass of wine or do some shopping. In summer, festivals and performances take place here. On the square there is a cistern for collecting rainwater in case of a siege and the Church of St. Donatus from the 14th century.
Hotels in Piran.
There are a great variety of hotels in Piran. There are large, expensive hotels, and apartments. Almost all of them are located in old buildings and do not have large areas or swimming pools.
Restaurants.
Restaurants and local cuisine are one of the main reasons why tourists love to visit Piran. Most of these establishments are located on the embankment, on the seashore. Small cafes, larger cafes, fashionable restaurants - there is a great variety of them here. You can find tables right next to the water. The cuisine is mainly Slovenian and Italian, with many seafood dishes. Among the wines served, the local red Refoshk and White Malvasia are especially popular. And frequently visited restaurants overlooking the Marina and passing yachts are located near Tartini beach - Three Widows and Pavel the First and Pavel the Second.
Prices in small cafes and reputable restaurants are not particularly different and are quite affordable.
Nightclubs and entertainment.
The nightclub Disco Night Club Tri Papige is located on the embankment near the Pavel 2 restaurant, in close proximity to the beach. A small, cozy place, with a bar and a pole. Among other entertainments, I would like to recommend walking around the city and along the path along the sea. Yacht trips, diving and sea fishing. A trip to Portorož to the casino, and, of course, to Venice.
Market (Zelenjavni Square) and shops in Piran.
The market is located right behind the local government building, a little away from Tartini Square. Most of the sellers trade until 12 o'clock, but there is one who is on the market all day. There is also a fish shop (open until 12.30), where you can buy fresh fish and seafood, and meat.
The prices are more expensive than in stores, but the vegetables and fruits at the market are so fragrant, and the tomatoes are simply magical!
There are few shops in the town, mainly small grocery markets and souvenir shops. The nearest Mercator supermarket is in Portorož
Attractions.
We can say that the entire old town of Piran is a tourist attraction. Its narrow streets, balconies that meet in height, medieval buildings, ancient churches, an embankment with many restaurants and a swaying forest of masts in Marina, all this is woven into a single ensemble and makes up a complete and unique landmark of Slovenia - Piran.
How to get to Piran.
Regular buses run to Piran from Ljubljana and from the coastal cities of Izola and Krper. Travel time from the capital (142 km) is up to 2.5 hours. From seaside resorts only 20 - 30 minutes. Of course, you can take a taxi or rent a car, since the roads in Slovenia are European. But you won’t be able to move around the city itself; the entry of nonresident vehicles is limited. Therefore, you will have to leave your car in a paid parking lot at the entrance to the old city, and then use the local free bus or walk; the road at a brisk pace to Cape Madonna (extreme point) will take only 20 minutes. Particular attention should be paid to the fact that free parking is only for locals, and the fine for violation is 50 €! Parking is much cheaper - 1.7€ per hour and 17€ per day.
You can also get to Piran by ferry. Ferry services connect the city with Venice (once a week) and Trieste (8 times a week). A boat trip to Trieste will take 30 minutes and cost from 20 €. To Venice - almost 3 hours and about 100 €. The pier is located right in the Marina.
Map of Piran.
Map of Piran with shops, hotels, restaurants, streets and houses.
On the map of Slovenia, Piran is located on the tip of a small peninsula, bordering the Pran Bay from the north, on the other side of which Croatia already begins. In the depths of the bay is Portorož, which is only a kilometer away, although coastal development is not interrupted.
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In July-August 2018 we vacationed in this beautiful city. Only the most wonderful impressions!!! But the emotions have subsided a little, and the essence of the positive impressions can be stated more specifically. 1. The rooms are small but very comfortable. Everything that is stated is available. Even more. We booked a room with a view of the sights, because... at sea - it was no longer there. But upon check-in, we were offered to change our room to a better view, without additional charges. 2. Despite the fact that the embankment is very narrow and right next to the windows, it was not particularly noisy. The main beach is on the other side of the peninsula. But here it’s mostly just our own people. 3. At this time there were a lot of children's groups that periodically walked past the hotel, but this did not bother us. 4. When they write “10 meters to the sea” - this must be taken literally! What does this have to do with 10meters include: the actual entrance to the hotel, restaurant tables in 2-3 rows, an embankment-promenade, one row of sun loungers and the entrance to the sea. So, if you are counting on a wide beach, go to your neighbors in Portorož. 5. The kitchen is very decent. Nothing fancy, but the breakfast is varied. Sometimes 3-4 people had to stand in line at the coffee machine. And this is the biggest inconvenience. 6. Parking is not provided directly at the hotel, as in the whole of Piran. But there is a shuttle from the hotel that will take you to the parking lot at the entrance to the city or pick you up from there. When there is a free person at the reception, they themselves can drive your car to the parking lot. In a couple of days you can easily adapt to this mode of operation. 7. There is a rooftop bar with a beautiful panoramic view and a decent wine list. You should definitely go at least once! Overall, we really enjoyed the trip itself. Piran is a pearl without exaggeration! Just walking along its streets is a great pleasure. Be sure to climb the bell tower of the Cathedral of St. George and the fortress wall. The views are amazing! I also advise you to eat not only in restaurants on the embankment, but also in small establishments inside the city or on Trezzini Square (truffle soup!!!) From Piran it is also very convenient to go on excursions to Italy (Trieste!!!) and to the Croatian coast. There is a free bus to Portorož, but you can also walk along the embankment for 20-30 minutes. I'll definitely be back!…
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Dear guests, first of all - a big, big thank you for taking the time and describe your experience in Hotel Piran so detailed - and furthermore in such a positive tone! We are aware, that most of our guests is arriving by car so we really put a lot of attention to that - we offer a discounted price (7.50 € per night instead of 17 €) and as well our hotel shuttle can bring the guest from or to the garage on a regular basis. Slovenian beach has only approx, 47 Kilometers - ans the small part of it in front of our hotel is apparently very popular - it is a place where everyone can come together - locals and the tourists. Of course we are blessed with the location, which is as you kindly pointed it our - literally meters from the sea. Piran is a great spot as well for some trips - as you mentioned Triste or Venice with boat, you can go to any of the beaches or the cities next to Piran as everything is so close. We are glad, that you"ve visit our roof terrace, which is definitely something special in this typical, Mediterranean flair. Our aim is to provide our guests with a smooth and pleasant stay and we are proud to know that we have succeeded to meet your expectations. It was a pleasure having the chance of welcoming you and we are looking forward to your next visit. With kind regards from Piran, Dagmar Pečovnik Cluster Sales & Marketing Manager
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Piran has the same relationship to Slovenia as, say, Königsberg once had to Russia. And if you don’t know what country it is, looking at the photographs, you might think it’s Italy. I got there in April 2011.
Since the 13th century, the Istrian peninsula has been part of the Venetian Republic. When at the end of the 18th century Napoleon took and abolished the Venetian Republic, Istria, passing first to France, then to Italy, then to Austria and back, ended up after the Second World War in the free territory of Trieste, then part of the territory where Piran is located went to Yugoslavia, and after its collapse she ended up in Slovenia. After the war, in 10 years, 27 thousand Italians moved from Yugoslavia to Italy (has anyone heard of Italian refugee camps?), and although Italian is today the second official language in this part of Slovenia, Italians make up a very small percentage of the city's population. However, the architecture of the city is still Italian. If you don't sign the photos, you might sometimes think they were taken in Venice.
Local residents religiously save parking spaces for themselves. Quite fair, by the way, since Piran is one of the most visited places in Slovenia, in the summer there is an insane number of tourists, and if cars are allowed into the city, you will just have to fly by air. Therefore, parking for city guests is located right on the horns of a nearby hill, from which you walk along the sea. The sea here is not just an ordinary one, but the Adriatic, and the shore in Piran has all the characteristic features of an Italian city on the Adriatic coast: a marina, fish restaurants and an indecently large number of tourists.
The atmosphere in the blocks a little away from the embankment is also typically Italian: narrow streets, shabby facades of houses, laundry hanging under the windows. The town has a population of only 4 thousand people; the number of tourists in the high season probably exceeds the number of local residents in one day. The language is heard as Slovenian, but in some places it’s not even Italian that slips through, but some local dialect in the middle.
The local churches look quite Italian.
Signs of victorious socialism are still visible. You can hardly see this in Italy:
Palazzo Gabrieli, now home to the Maritime Museum. We'll go there a little later. The second photo is the same one, on the other side of the marina.
I don’t even know what’s here, just a nice little house on the corner of Lenin Street.
The city center is Tartini Square. It is named after the native of Piran, composer and violinist Giuseppe Tartini. Until the mid-19th century, the area was an inland water space where part of the marina was located. Then the water was diverted to the side, the place was covered with earth and turned into a square. A bell tower, very reminiscent of the Venetian one, is located in almost every neighboring town on the Istrian peninsula.
The Tartini monument was erected on the square at the end of the 19th century. In general, if not for the fact that he was born and lived in Piran, we would hardly know anything about him, but since other celebrities did not live in the city, he is honored and respected here, and he is considered the most famous and respected resident of the city.
A very characteristic Venetian house was built by a wealthy Venetian merchant for a certain local lover of his. Their romance became a reason for gossip among local gossips, as a result of which the loving horseman ordered to leave the inscription lasa pur dir, that is, “let them talk”, on the coat of arms between the windows (this inscription is unlikely to have anything to do with the show of the same name for stupid housewives of Andrei Malakhov).
City Hall on the square. The Lion of St. Mark is repeatedly found in the city and is also a sign of belonging to the Venetian Republic. The two-color flag is the flag of the city, while the flag of Slovenia also has a white stripe on top.
I don’t even know what to say here. Almost like Lenin Street.
St. George is probably the city's patron saint because, like the Venetian lion, he appears in the most unexpected places. In particular, the cathedral with a bell tower above the square also bears his name.
Church, I think, of St. Peter, in the square:
Church of St. Francis, the holy water bowl (or whatever else they keep there) is made from a sea shell.
Let's rise higher, where the remains of the fortress wall are located. In the Middle Ages, it cut off the cape on which the city is located from sea to sea. From here you can see that the city is located on a tiny piece of land. Today only a small part of this wall remains. St. George's Cathedral with bell tower:
Actually, a town. The cathedral is on the right, the turret in the foreground is the Church of St. Francis, a large three-story building is the municipality, in front of it is Tartini Square. Hussars, keep quiet: it’s not the horizon that’s blocked, it’s the planet that’s crooked!
The wall I stand on. There is a balcony along the wall, which you can walk on without fear of falling, because it is blocked off.
From there, the roofs below, close-up:
We go down to the bell tower of the cathedral. The bell tower of St. Mark's in Venice famously fell, killing a cat. The bell tower of St. George in Piran did not kill cats; it has been standing since the beginning of the 17th century.
Views from above. At the top, on the hill, you can see the wall on which I stood half an hour ago.
There, a little further north. There are several other cities on the peninsula: Koper, Izola, Portorož, some of them can be seen in the distance. Piran is at the very end of the peninsula.
Tartini Square, or as it is called in Slovenian “Tartiniev Trg” (they have words without vowels), has the most spectacular view from the bell tower. In addition, from here you can see how it could have been part of the body of water until the mid-19th century.
Almost Manhattan.
Cathedral, below:
And these are the bells. They beat very loudly right under my ear, I almost went deaf. Made in Lithuania.
Let's say goodbye to the bell tower and go back to the square.
At the maritime museum. The lower floor is dedicated to archaeological finds in the area of the city. Transparent floor with thick glass, on which you need to walk in special size 49 slippers (issued at the entrance to the hall). There are amphorae under the floor. They were probably picked up by Silvio Berlusconi from the bottom of the sea and presented as a gift to the city.
On the top floor there are ship models and paintings of nautical themes. During the Venetian Republic, the main maritime export from the city was salt.
Well, very funny horses. Probably the bows of ships. Part of me in the mirror as a bonus.
We go deeper into the urban jungle. balconies hang directly above the medieval fortress wall. It is also the wall of rooms in apartments.
In those ancient times, when Tartiniev Trg was not yet a trg, but was flooded with water, this square was the main square of the city. Now it bears the fighting name of May Day (after all, Yugoslavia has not yet died).
May Day does not want to be associated with a purely Italian atmosphere.
In the center of the square there is a fresh water tank (seen in the photo above), from where local residents collected water. Wingless cupids with donut holes in their hands were placed against the drainpipes in such a way that through the holes rainwater was drained into the cistern.
"Dolphin Gate" of the 15th century in the depths of the medieval quarter. Nearby there was a tiny, meter by meter in size, Jewish quarter.
We move through the urban jungle to the exit to the fresh Adriatic air.
And we go out to the place where the lighthouse is located. Now there is a church on the site of the ancient lighthouse, the modern lighthouse is a little to the side. Piran, called "Pirano" in Italian, gets its name from the Greek word "pir" (fire), since since the times of the ancient Greeks a lighthouse torch has burned at this place, guiding ships to the neighboring port of Aegis, today's city of Koper.
Mermaid without a tail, right there.
View of the southern coast of the city. Fish restaurants are located along this coast. Fishy smells float unobtrusively in the air. Somewhere there, in the far right upper corner, there is parking for city guests. Local residents can enter using special cards.
This is how they lived...
Tourist breakfast. Fish fillet costs about twenty euros.
Fun bus leaving the city:
This is where the fairy tale ends.
Imagine a small cozy Italian town on the shores of the Adriatic Sea. A sun-drenched embankment, narrow streets going somewhere upward, laundry hung between old houses, numerous churches and... cleanliness! Cleanliness is a word that confuses you, because in Italy the concept of “cleanliness” is quite relative. But don't be surprised! All this is possible, only with a small amendment: this town is located in Slovenia and is called Piran.
The name of the city most likely comes from the Greek word “pyr” - fire. Even in ancient times, large bonfires were lit on the shores of the peninsula, which served as beacons for ships approaching the shores of the Greek colony of Aegida - the current city of Koper.
According to researchers, the founding date of Piran can be considered the end of the 5th century. Then the Roman population of the interior regions of the Roman provinces of Noricum and Pannonia tried to take refuge on the peninsula, fleeing the raids of the Huns. Written mention of Piran can also be found in "Cosmographies" anonymous from Ravenna, written in the 7th century. In his work, the author, among other Roman settlements on the Istrian coast, also names the settlement of Piranon - present-day Piran.
Piran, central Tartini square The first settlers of the peninsula were the Istrians, one of the Illyrian tribes (hence the name of the Istrian peninsula). The Istrians, famous as skilled navigators and formidable pirates, threatened the maritime trade of the Roman Empire in the Adriatic. But in 178-177 BC, after a series of short wars, the Romans finally took possession of the peninsula and founded their colonies here. In the 5th century, hordes of Huns descended on the peninsula, but they did not control these lands for long, and in the 7th century, Piran fell under the rule of Byzantium.
Like other coastal cities of the Istrian peninsula, where the Romanesque population predominated, Piran tried to focus in everything on the gradually gaining strength of the Venetian Republic. In the 10th century, Venice became the strongest maritime power on the Adriatic and, assessing the prospect of expanding its trade routes, sought an alliance with the Istrian cities. In 933, Piran signed a trade agreement with Venice, on the latter’s obligation to protect the city from external enemies, and in 1283 it became part of the Venetian Republic.
Thus begins a long period of prosperity for the city as part of the Venetian Republic. Piran is supported by the Venetian rulers, the city receives many privileges. The most beautiful buildings in Piran were built in the 14th-15th centuries, and the Slovenians themselves still call the city “Venice in miniature”.
In 1797, the Venetian Republic collapsed, and until 1918, Piran fell under the rule of the Austrian monarchy. The 19th century also brought prosperity to the city: salt mines expanded significantly, which began to bring up to 40 thousand tons of sea salt per year.
After the First World War, Piran goes to Italy. Coastal Slovenes took an active part in the liberation movement during World War II, and after the victory over fascism, the city of Piran became part of the Slovenian Republic within Yugoslavia.
On September 15, 1947, the UN Security Council established part of the territory - from Trieste in the north to the Mirna River in the south - as the Free Territory of Trieste. In 1954, this territory was divided - the region was divided between Italy and Yugoslavia. This was finally formalized by the Osimo Treaty in 1975.
What to see:
An amazing view of Piran Bay and Piran itself opens from the heights of the medieval city walls, built between 1470 and 1534. The walls include 8 defensive towers topped with battlements. The largest surviving fragment dates from the beginning of the 15th century and is protected by the state as an object of historical heritage.
Going down the path from the fortress walls, you find yourself on a flat area, where majestically rises (aka St. George the Victorious), built in the 12th century. This baroque church with a bell and baptistery. The church houses a parish museum with unique exhibits, and also hosts wonderful concerts by famous musicians.
No matter which street you go down to the sea, you will certainly end up in the main square of the city - Tartini Square. The square itself is a work of art. It is built in the shape of an oval and lined with white stone. The entrance to it is marked by stone columns for flags, erected in the 9th century. Today it is a venue for numerous events and celebrations. This is the heart of the city. Each building located around it is an amazing monument of history and architecture.
In the center of the square stands the Tartini monument, made in 1896 by the sculptor Antonio dal Zotto. Giuseppe Tartini– the famous violin virtuoso was born and raised in Piran. The house in which he was born still adorns the square and is one of the oldest buildings in the city. The Tartini room today displays interesting historical exhibits, including the master’s precious violin.
Monument to the great violinist G. Tartini The façade of the municipal palace looks out onto the square. The figure of a stone lion with an open book means peace. The interior walls of the palace are decorated with works by numerous artists. Today the palace houses municipal authorities.
Stone pillar in Piran, which also depicts a lion with an open book The Venetian is a lovely red building. This is a fine example of Venetian Gothic, built in the mid-15th century. As the legend goes, a rich Venetian merchant fell in love with a beautiful Piran woman and gave her this house as proof of his love. In those days, evil people talked a lot about this passion. Therefore, on the facade of the building it is written “lassa pur dir”, which means “let them speak.”
The Venetian House, today it houses a Piran salt shop Among the historical buildings surrounding Piazza Tartini one can also note the Palace of Justice and the Apollonio Palace, the Baroque House and the Lodge Building.
In past centuries, the main income of the inhabitants of Piran came from the sea and salt production in Sečovlje, Strunjan and Lucia. At the beginning of the 19th century, large salt warehouses were built here. Salt mining in Sečovlje and Strunjan is still ongoing. Piran sea salt is unique in its composition and is valued all over the world.
The famous Piran salt, which is used to make Slovenian cosmetics Lepa vida The city of Piran can rightfully be called the pearl of the Adriatic coast. Walking along its narrow streets, rising to a bird's eye view of the fortress walls, sitting over a cup of coffee on Tartini Square, you never cease to be amazed at how carefully the Slovenians treat their history and their heritage.
The seaside town of Piran won my nomination for "Best Adriatic City", surpassing even the famous resorts of Croatia. Despite its modest size and lack of famous landmarks, Piran simply amazes with its almost untouched medieval aura, and its steep streets make you want to get lost.
The city is located on a cape in the southern part of the short 20-kilometer Slovenian coast and is surrounded on all sides... no, not only by the sea, but also by a pretentious resort Portorož. The toponyms Portorož and Bled are known to every chess player: famous tournaments have been held in these places and immortal games have been played. The grandmasters were not fools: they knew the right places even in the socialist camp. True, not everyone knows that both are located in Slovenia, and I myself, being both a chess player and a geographer, had a vague idea where it was until I visited it in person.
And Piran is even more unknown, and does not fit on all maps. Even on the ground it is not so easy to detect, but on May 24 I finally succeeded. Navik took me to the top of the hill, to some private sector, and announced that they had arrived. I didn’t believe it and started searching visually. Having turned around, I found two steep descents (IX Korpus Street to the west and Olczna Put to the south), but at the entrance to each there was a sign “for locals only.” The same sign marked the only parking lot, meaning there was nowhere to leave a car even for a fee. I had to look for a place near the fence of the “burrow”, and from there it was quite a long walk in the heat.
Adriatic cemeteries are always located on the top of a mountain, usually next to a church, and when there is none, it’s just like that. Therefore, they usually offer good panoramas :) and Piran is no exception. The first shot was taken through the fence, barely getting out of the car:
This is a view looking northeast towards the neighboring unnamed peninsula. Walking 500 meters from the cemetery to the west along the coast, you can see the ancient fortress gates and an equally ancient fir tree:
But the best view of the city opens a little further, from the edge of the parking lot:
On the right stands the Cathedral of St. George (or Yuri, 14th century, with later additions), on the left on the square of the composer Tartini stands the town hall (1879, on the site of the ancient Venetian one), and on the cape is the Church of St. Clement (13-19th centuries .), the bell tower of which also serves as a lighthouse.
We go down the pedestrian Rozmanova, which in some places simply turns into stairs:
On both sides of the street there are stunningly authentic houses and outbuildings:
This is a real medieval city, I understand!
Local residents have absolutely no place to store even a tiny car, so they ride motorcycles. Finally we go down to the embankment; there is a cove here - a refuge for yachts, surrounded by stylish buildings from the classical era. In particular, the ocher-colored Barboio Trevisini Palace, built in 1826, stands facing us:
We go past it to the right, and under the shadow of St. George's Cathedral the main square of Giuseppe Tartini opens, with a monument to the composer, a plague column (or an Austrian Christmas tree pole, which is apparently the same thing), and an ensemble of interesting buildings:
On the left, with a semicircular roof, is the city lodge (Loggia), now instead of the Masons, it houses a casino and an exhibition hall. To the right, the red "Venetian", the oldest house on the square (15th century). And Tartini’s own house did not fit into the frame; it is even further to the right. Here is a close-up photo of the square:
The violinist somehow very militantly holds his bow on the monument :) Further along the labyrinth of wonderful streets, along the fortress wall
we make our way to the cape. Here the embankment is already called Prešerenovskaya (let me remind you that the main square of Ljubljana also bears the name of this poet. No less, the local Pushkin - you should familiarize yourself with his work), and there is a lighthouse church already familiar to us from the overview photo:
We go around the cape, and at the end of St. George we find the city beach. There is no sand here (as indeed anywhere on the eastern side of the Adriatic), but you can lie on the pebbles:
Let's go deeper. Here I was truly lost, and now I can’t say which specific streets I walked along, and there was no time for signs, because I couldn’t take my eyes off these beautiful houses. I just noticed that the city still has Lenin and Marx streets. Just a street; almost all the shutters are closed - residents save themselves from the midday heat:
Obviously, in this weather, the laundry dries quickly:
Please note that apartments are not only in houses, but also above the street, in stone ceilings. Here we found a miracle vacuum cleaner, but not Kirby, but Glutton, and not a home one, but an outdoor one:
To get to apartment 12, you need to climb 14 steep stone steps. And the streets are so narrow that even two wheels cannot pass each other (or they are discussing whether to pick up an old monitor, completely out of place on a medieval street. By the way, it is noticeably cooler here than in the scorching sun, and you don’t want to leave the labyrinth anywhere:
and climb up the mountain to the car. I also looked at the burial site, but somehow didn’t dare take pictures there. After such a walk there is no strength, and you need to recover with a liter of cold milk stored in advance before it warms up :)
It was in vain that I visited Piran before the other Adriatic cities: then I involuntarily compared them with this standard, and no matter what they found, even very interesting, I thought “garbage, they saw cooler things in Piran.” And the quality of the inspection suffered as a result :)
Conclusion: Piran is a fairy tale city. You simply can’t drive by, but you can come just for it. Throughout the Adriatic this is an absolute must see, and in Slovenia even more so.
