"An Ancient Jewel.." Piran by coceng

Piran Travel Guide: 649 reviews and 1,202 photos

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SLOVENIAThursday 19th June 2003
The ancient seaside town of Piran conserves its old medieval ghetto square -- Zidovski trg -- entered through a low archway and surrounded by evocative, multistory buildings, similar to the ghetto architecture in Venice. The buildings on Zidovski trg are mainly Baroque on top of medieval foundations.

Piran is a charming little medieval town on a triangle-shaped spit of land poking into the Gulf of Trieste at the southern end of Slovenia's coast. English travel writer J.A. Cuddon called it "one of the most beautiful small towns on the whole coastline."

Conquered by Venice in the late 13th century, it retains a Venetian air, with fine examples of Venetian-gothic architecture and an early 17th century church tower above the main square and port, which is a copy of the bell tower of St. Mark's in Venice.

Last visit to Piran: Jun 2003
Intro Updated Mar 20, 2004
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Reviews (15)

My Sweet Memory... Favorites (1)

My sweet memory in reaching Piran was walking from Portoroz. Portoroz is all about the sun, sea, thongs....beachside... more travel advice

Venice ! Off The Beaten Path (3)

Why would I want to put Venice ? Well, that's because Venice is about 1 & a half hours away ! That's why. If you read... more travel advice

Another Old Style... Things to Do (6)

I captured another tower which looked from the Old Ages. This is the lighthouse Punta which guided the ships into the... more travel advice

Don't Forget... Things to Do (6)

Don't forget to walk around the medieval town where it has been settled for thousand of years ago ! You could feel the... more travel advice

Comments (6)

mikelisaanna Nov 19, 2006 at 10:32 AM Report Abuse

We enjoyed our visit to Piran this summer. Your page brought back some good memories.
matcrazy1 Oct 15, 2003 at 10:40 AM Report Abuse

Being there twice I must admit that Piran is a very special and beautiful place :-)))
vesna04 Oct 15, 2003 at 8:57 AM Report Abuse

Yes it is a small page to your standards Arnaud, but it is a wonderful one:))
herzog63 Oct 15, 2003 at 7:46 AM Report Abuse

I didn't realize that Piran was so close to Venice! Sure looks like a great town to explore!
nigelw6443 Oct 15, 2003 at 7:08 AM Report Abuse

Piran looks great, nice pictures and good tips!
Skeptic-jr Sep 13, 2003 at 11:21 AM Report Abuse

Yeah! Piran is a beautiful place. But one can go by car there, although parking is allowed only in the Tartini Square area.