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A once-abandoned Istrian hill town repopulated by artists in the 1960s: now some 20 galleries and studios fill its Venetian stone lanes, with a summer jazz festival and views over vineyards to the sea.
20 km · about 25 min drive
Municipality of Piran, Slovenia · Europe
Piran works well as a base: 5 minutes from Lucija, 37km from Škocjan Caves.
Piran is a town located in Municipality of Piran, Slovenia. With a population of 4,192, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Piran sits in Slovenia, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Ljubljana time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Piran to your route.
Piran (Slovene pronunciation: [piˈɾáːn] ; Italian: Pirano [piˈraːno]) is a resort town in southwestern Slovenia on the Gulf of Piran on the Adriatic Sea. It is one of the three major towns of Slovenian Istria. A bilingual city, with population speaking both Slovene and Italian, Piran is known for its medievalRead more
architecture, with narrow streets and compact houses. Piran is the administrative seat of the Municipality of Piran and one of Slovenia's major tourist attractions.
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Piran is located in Municipality of Piran, Slovenia, Europe. The coordinates are 45.5278 latitude, 13.5706 longitude.
Piran has a population of approximately 4,192 people, making it a town in Slovenia.
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A once-abandoned Istrian hill town repopulated by artists in the 1960s: now some 20 galleries and studios fill its Venetian stone lanes, with a summer jazz festival and views over vineyards to the sea.
20 km · about 25 min drive
castle
White Habsburg castle built 1856-1860 for Archduke Maximilian on a promontory over the Gulf of Trieste, kept with original interiors and a 22-hectare park. The approach along the Strada Costiera is one of Italy's finest short coastal drives.
22 km · about 25 min drive
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The 16th-century birthplace of the elegant white Lipizzaner horses on the windswept Karst plateau.
28 km · about 30 min drive
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A captivating hilltop medieval town in Istria surrounded by truffle-rich forests and vineyards, known for its annual film festival.
29 km · about 35 min drive
cathedral
A 6th-century Byzantine basilica glittering with gold mosaics, a UNESCO gem in Istria's old town.
33 km · about 40 min drive
natural wonder
A UNESCO-listed cave system featuring one of the largest underground river canyons in the world at 146 meters deep.
37 km · about 40 min drive
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A captivating Istrian fishing town with colorful houses tumbling down a peninsula into the Adriatic, crowned by the Church of St. Euphemia.
50 km · about 60 min drive
bridge
The world's longest stone railway arch, an 85 m span of hewn limestone blocks: vaults the emerald Soča river just north of Nova Gorica, best admired from the riverside road below.
50 km · about 60 min drive
April to October
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