Piran · Things to do

Piran has no sand: you swim from concrete platforms and rock shelves into very clear, calm water. Ladders are provided.

Cycle the flat Parenzana rail-trail south into the salt pans. Hire bikes in Portoroz; the light at dusk is extraordinary.

The birthplace of violinist Giuseppe Tartini on the main square, a small museum with his violin and Venetian interiors.

A small hilltop chapel above the walls with the best quiet view over the peninsula, and hardly a visitor on it.

Small operators run afternoon and sunset sailings from the harbour along the Slovene coast and towards Croatian Istria.