Explore Piran

The Sergej Mašera Maritime Museum, founded in 1954, occupies the classicist Gabrielli Palace on Piran's harbour front. Its collections cover Slovene seafaring from the Middle Ages to the Second World War, with ship models, ship's instruments, uniforms and marine paintings, plus an archaeological collection on ancient sea routes.

Piran Aquarium has stood on the inner quay of Piran's harbour, opposite the maritime museum, since 1964. It belongs to the science centre of the University of Primorska and was rebuilt after 2007, with its visitor area refurbished in 2022. Its tanks show fish, seahorses and other animals of the Adriatic Sea.

Tartini Square is the main square of Piran, laid out in 1894 when the town's inner harbour for small boats was filled in. It is named after the violinist and composer Giuseppe Tartini, whose bronze monument by Antonio Dal Zotto has stood here since 1896. The town hall and the Gothic Venetian House stand on the square.

Tartini House on Tartini Square is the birthplace of the violinist and composer Giuseppe Tartini, born here in 1692. First recorded in 1384 as a Gothic house, it was later remodelled in neoclassical style. It is the seat of the Italian community, and a memorial collection of the Maritime Museum shows Tartini's violin and portrait.

The Walls of Piran are the town's medieval defences on Mogoron Hill above the old town. Their outer ring, built between 1470 and 1538, survives almost intact with battlements and seven towers. Visitors walk a stretch of the wall walk and climb three of the towers, with views over the town and the sea.

St. George's Parish Church stands on the ridge above Piran's old town. The present church, built in Venetian Renaissance style from the 1590s, was consecrated in 1637; its free-standing bell tower of 1600–1615, about 46 m high, is modelled on St Mark's Campanile in Venice. Beside it are an octagonal baptistery and a parish museum.