Slovenia
Things to do in Piran
16 places14 stories2 routes
Sightlore has 16 places to explore in Piran, and 14 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Piran's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Sergej Mašera Maritime Museum Piran
Museum of Slovenian maritime history, founded in 1954 as the Piran City Museum in the Neoclassical Gabrielli-De Castro Palace on the Cankar waterfront.
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Our Lady of Health Church, Piran
Church on the Prešeren waterfront in Piran, also known as St. Clement's, after the saint to whom it was once dedicated.
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Piran Town Hall
Historic two-storey building on the north-west side of Tartini Square, today the seat of the Municipality of Piran.
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Sečovlje Saltworks
The Sečovlje Saltworks is the largest Slovenian salt evaporation pond.
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Church of the Apparition of the Virgin Mary, Strunjan
Parish church of Strunjan, below a flysch ridge on the north side of the Strunjan saltpans, inside the landscape park.
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St. Maurus's Parish Church, Izola
Parish church of Izola, on the highest point of the former island, on a broad plateau at the north edge of the old town.
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St. George, Piran parish church
St. George's Parish Church in Piran is a Roman Catholic church located on the hill above Piran, a port town on the coast of the Adriatic Sea in southwestern Slovenia.
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Aquarium Piran
Piran Aquarium is a aquarium in Piran, Slovenia, operating since 1964. It stands opposite from the maritime museum, and directly next to the inner quay of the Piran port. It is part of the science center at the University of Primorska.
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Tartini Square
Tartini Square is the largest and main town square in Piran, Slovenia.
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St. Francis of Assisi Church
Church of the Minorite monastery in Piran; the monastery's well-known cloister is part of the complex.
Discovery routes in Piran
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Piran: Tartini Square and the walls
From Tartini Square, the Tartini Monument and the Town Hall to the Aquarium and the Maritime Museum, past the churches of St. Peter and St. Francis and the Minorite Monastery to St. George's Church, the Walls of Piran and the Church of Our Lady of Health.
Slovenian coast: from Sečovlje to Koper
From the Sečovlje Saltworks to Our Lady of the Rosary in Portorož, the church and the Moon Bay at Strunjan, St. Maurus's Church in Izola and Tito Square in Koper.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Tartini Square
Tartini Square is the largest and main town square in Piran, Slovenia.
Piran Town Hall
Historic two-storey building on the north-west side of Tartini Square, today the seat of the Municipality of Piran.
Walls of Piran
The Walls of Piran are the defensive walls of Piran, a coastal town on the Adriatic Sea in southwestern Slovenia. Significant parts of the fortification walls remain well-preserved.
Museums
Aquarium Piran
Piran Aquarium is a aquarium in Piran, Slovenia, operating since 1964. It stands opposite from the maritime museum, and directly next to the inner quay of the Piran port. It is part of the science center at the University of Primorska.
Sergej Mašera Maritime Museum Piran
Museum of Slovenian maritime history, founded in 1954 as the Piran City Museum in the Neoclassical Gabrielli-De Castro Palace on the Cankar waterfront.
Places of worship
St. Peter's Church, Piran
Church in Piran dedicated to Saint Peter.
St. Francis of Assisi Church
Church of the Minorite monastery in Piran; the monastery's well-known cloister is part of the complex.
Conventual Franciscan monastery in Piran
The Piran Minorite Monastery is a Roman Catholic monastery located in Piran, a historical port town on the coast of the Adriatic Sea in southwestern Slovenia. It is operated by the Order of Friars Minor Conventual.
St. George, Piran parish church
St. George's Parish Church in Piran is a Roman Catholic church located on the hill above Piran, a port town on the coast of the Adriatic Sea in southwestern Slovenia.
Our Lady of Health Church, Piran
Church on the Prešeren waterfront in Piran, also known as St. Clement's, after the saint to whom it was once dedicated.
Our Lady of the Rosary Parish Church in Portorož
Church of Our Lady of the Rosary, the parish church of Portorož.
Church of the Apparition of the Virgin Mary, Strunjan
Parish church of Strunjan, below a flysch ridge on the north side of the Strunjan saltpans, inside the landscape park.
St. Maurus's Parish Church, Izola
Parish church of Izola, on the highest point of the former island, on a broad plateau at the north edge of the old town.
Monuments
Tartini Monument
Monument to the composer Giuseppe Tartini on Tartini Square in Piran, on the site of the former inner harbour, in front of the town hall.
Nature
Sečovlje Saltworks
The Sečovlje Saltworks is the largest Slovenian salt evaporation pond.
Mesečev Zaliv
Bay in the Strunjan Nature Reserve, below Cape Ronek, considered the highest flysch cliff on the Adriatic.
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