Vacation in Portoroz & Piran?

Who would have thought that after only 5 ½ hours from Munich you arrive at the seaside. The Slovenian coast is full of charm, indeed, and Piran is one of the main reasons, why I would return there.

To whom Piran seems very Italian, is not mistaken. In fact, that region belonged for centuries to the Venetian Republic.
Slovenia was part of the Austrian-Hungarian Monarchy, until it became part of Yugoslavia in 1919. Only in the 1990ies it became a completely independent state. Until today an Italian minority lives there, but the Italians prefer the denomination ethnic group. Similar to South Tyrol everything i s bilingual – Italian and Slovenian kindergarten and schools as well as road and street signs.

Piran Sightseeing

The most famous place is the Tartini Squre named after the famous violinist Giuseppe Tartini, for whom a monument has been erected at the Town Square. From that place you can already see Piran’s Campanile. At its top stands Archangel Gabriel acting as weather reporter. When the mobile statue is looking toward Trieste, weather will get fine, looking toward Portoroz a thunder storm will come.

The shore is limited by heavy stone blocks. The water is very clear and has an unbelievable turquois color. In the summer tourists and locals lie on the stones and jump into the cool water. There is a real sand beach in neighboring Portoroz. As you surely know, Slovenia has only shingle beaches. The sandy beach at Portoroz is an artificial one.