Piran Local Customs

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Local fisherman

Local fisherman, Piran

 2 Reviews  Years ago Piran was small fishermen town and it was the main occupation of its citizens. Little by little, the whole place was turned into one of the most important tourists resorts of Slovenia. Only... 

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Famous people - Tartini

Famous people - Tartini, Piran

 3 Reviews  Giuseppe Tartini was born on 8 April 1692 in Piran and died on February 26, 1770 in Padua, Italy, where he spent most of his life. He was a famous violinist and composer, and his statue is now placed... 

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Billingual area

Billingual area, Piran

 2 Reviews  The whole coast area of Slovenia is officially billingual because of its Italian minority. Therefore you'll find all names of streets, shops and institutions in both languages. However, everybody... 

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Mediterrean look

Mediterrean look, Piran

 1 Review  The old core of the town have preserved the medieval layout with narrow streets and compact houses, which rise in the steps from the coastal lowland into the hills and give the whole area a typical... 

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Nice balcony

Nice balcony, Piran

 1 Review  When strolling around the old core of the town, you might be lucky to discovere some hidden beauties. I took the picture of this entrance in the house with the cute balcony above it and nicely painted... 

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Map of Slovenia

Map of Slovenia, Piran

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Tartini Square

Tartini Square, Piran

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Bell tower

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Salt.

Salt., Piran

 cachaseiro Says:  One of the main reason why Piran was important during the venetiam times was because the town was a huge producer of salt.Piran still produces a fair amount of... 

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St. Georges day.

St. Georges day., Piran

 cachaseiro Says:  St. Georges is the patron saint of Piran and every year on april 23rd you will see that the whole town is decorated with flowers.People are especially keen on... 

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Children and the Sea

Children and the Sea, Piran

 Redang Says:  No need to comment. 

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Webcam

Webcam, Piran

 Redang Says:  I must tell you that I really didn't know which section to use for this tip and I have chosen this one; enjoy Piran anytime! 

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Where the time stopped !

Where the time stopped !, Piran

 csordila Says:  Do you remember the old communist slogan ? "Lenin lived, Lenin lives, Lenin will live"How may it be possible?Can anybody explain it to me? 

Top 3 Hotels in Piran

Hotel Barbara Fiesa

 1 Review and 17 Opinions  This medium size hotel is situated is about 1km along the coast from Piran in Fiesa. Take the... 

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Hotel Piran

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Hotel Tartini

 9 Reviews and 54 Opinions  Piran is very small and accordingly has very few hotels, Hotel Tartini was listed as the nicest... 

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 Do you remember the old communist slogan ? "Lenin lived, Lenin lives, Lenin will live"How may it be possible?Can anybody explain it to me? 

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Q:  We will be in Slovenia in early September staying about a week or so before traveling to the Istrian Peninsula of Croatia for... 

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A: Piran is a scenic little town wih a lot of history. I would combine it with a stop at the Skocjan caves, which are one of the world's most impressive caves. 

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 Traveling from Pula to Verona, on October 1st 2002, I stoped for two hours in Piran to make a few pics. Unfortunatelly it was a rainy day with poor light conditions. In August 2003, when spending my... 

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Slovenia with a touch of Venice

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 I've got some interesting experiences in Piran. I'd love to share with you the 25 tips I've written, the 26 photos uploaded, and 0 travelogues I've created. 

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PIRAN - the pearl of Slovenian Coast

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 Even though Piran is a coastal town , I've never been there in the summer. I like to visit Piran on foggy winter days in Ljubljana. Or in autumn when in Ljubljana it can be pretty cold but in Piran...... 

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One of the most livable places in Europe.

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 Piran is in my opinion the most attractive coastal town in Slovenia and this is a place i could live in permanently. It´s an old venetian style town with an old city center and a lively harbour. Piran... 

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 I've got some interesting experiences in Piran. I'd love to share with you the 22 tips I've written, the 25 photos uploaded, and 0 travelogues I've created. 

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