Piran, Slovenia

We landed in Venice, Italy on a Monday morning.  We rented a car at the airport and drove 2 hours to Piran, Slovenia making one quick stop at a gas station near the border to buy a vignette (sticker that allows travel on toll roads).  My first impression of Slovenia:  it's beautiful.  Piran is a small town on a small peninsula on the Adriatic Sea.  It is a town with narrow streets, colorful houses, and red tile roofs.  A perfect place for wandering with minimal map use.  We were only there for a day, but we felt like we had a pretty good feel of the place after a few hours of exploring.

We stayed:  Hotel Piran,  It was right on the water, and right in the middle of the town.

We ate:  We weren't super hungry our first day, most likely because of jet lag.  So we didn't eat too much.  We did try a croissant type pastry at Pekarna Rina.  We had a yummy breakfast (yogurt, nuts, dried fruit, olives, cheese, and croissants) Tuesday morning at our hotel. 

We saw:  St George's Cathedral.  We went up into the bell tower, for an awesome view of Piran.
Piranski Soline (Pirane salt shop) and learning a little about the salt pans and how sea salt is collected.

Marco Polo Airport

Driving into Piran

The fact of the day in the hotel lobby was about Vermont

View from the hotel

Tartini Square

The square and statue of Giuseppe Tartini

Tartini Square from the bell tower of St George's Cathedral

Castle on the hill

Our biggest regret...we didn't swim, but at least we put our feet in.

I love that church right on the tip of the pennisula

Streets Alleyways of Piran

We walked up the hill to the castle, but we were too jet lagged to go in.

St George Cathedral from the castle

Salt shop

Breakfast