Tartini's town

This Mediterranean jewel of Slovenia is a truly special place. In this birthplace of the famous violinist Giuseppe Tartini, along the narrow medieval streets, between tightly squeezed houses that gradually rise up the slopes, you can still hear violins and other instruments at concerts and festivals of classical music. Piran is a monument to the diverse architecture of past centuries. The town squares are places of socialising that undulate to the rhythm of the sea.

BEHIND SEVEN TOWN GATES

Behind the town walls from the 7th century, from which seven town gates are still preserved, you can see:

Tartinijev Trg – the central town square dating from the 13th century. By filling in the little port inlet a spacious market square was formed, and around it are all the main municipal institutions;

the Municipal Palace – an old Romanesque- Gothic town hall from the end of the 13th century, which was completely renovated in 1879 in the Neoclassical style;

the Benečanka – the oldest preserved building in Tartinijev Trg, from the 15th century, the finest example of Venetian Gothic architecture in Piran;

Tartini’s House – the birth house of the composer Giuseppe Tartini (1692-1770), one of the oldest houses in the square, bearing his name;

Trg 1. maja or Stari Trg (Piazza Vecchia) – in the middle of the former main square is a stone water and rain collector, into which fed drains from the roofs of local houses;

Church of St. George – a church from the 12th century, the biggest of the ten churches in Piran.

THE ANCIENT SEA

The treasures of Piran’s history are linked to the sea. They infuse the works in the Municipal Gallery, the Herman Pečarič Gallery and the Meduza 2 Gallery. Meanwhile the major treasures are kept in:

the Sergej Mašera Maritime Museum – with its archaeological, maritime, cultural, historical and ethnological collection and saltmaking and fishing sections;

the Museum of Underwater Activities – with presentations of diving from its beginnings to the present day – featuring ancient diving equipment, hand pumps, diving bells and so forth;

the aquarium, with more than 140 marine organisms, offering an insight into the diverse marine life;

Konhilarij – magic world of shells – You can see almost 1 800 different limy shells, snails and fossils from all over the world.

GREEN: PIRAN FOOTPATHS

Leave your car in the public car park and be safe and healthy. You can rent a bicycle for just 10 euro a day, and public transport with a tourist ticket is extremely cheap. The finest experiences are to be had strolling and hiking. Get yourself one of the excellent Piran footpath maps, which are available at the tourist information centres. And please don’t bring car exhaust into this town with its exceptional cultural and natural heritage!

BENEČANKA: LET THEM SPEAK

The red Benečanka (Venetian) building is among the finest buildings in Piran. Its façade bears the inscription “Lassa pur dir” – “Let them speak”. Legend has it that the uilding was built by a rich Venetian trader for his Piranese paramour. The inscription was supposedly a response to the townsfolk, who dealt with the lovers spitefully.

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