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In the past, the primary occupations were linked with the sea and the soil.
The production of salt in Secovlje, Strunjan, and Lucija placed its stamp on
the economics of the past. In the Napoleonic period, large storehouses for
salt were built in Portoroz and stimulated an extensive sea trade. With its
favourable Mediterranean climate, the interior of the municipality offered
suitable conditions for the production of vegetables, wine, and
olives-products for which the municipality is
still famous today. Here
we should mention two autochthonous wines, the white Bela
Malvazija and the red Refosk,
and connoisseurs maintain that our olive oil is among those of the highest
quality.
The town of Piran,
the administrative centre of the municipality, developed at the tip of the
peninsula that is the westernmost part of Slovenia. In past centuries, its
buildings, typically stone and Mediterranean, were encircled by city walls
several times. In the present day these buildings have been carefully
renovated. A lot of attention is given to the renovation of the
infrastructure, the traffic regulation and the maintenance of the green
areas. The municipality draws much of its impetus for development
from its historical tradition. Together with the municipalities of Ptuj
and Skofja Loka they founded in 2001 the National Association of
Historic Towns of Slovenia. But Piran is especially proud to be an active
member of the international organisation: the Walled Towns Friendship Circle .
Piran belongs among the middle-sized municipalities of Slovenia, with 17,500
inhabitants and covering an area of 44 km. Most importantly, we have
eighteen kilometres of sea coast with still operating salt works in Secovlje
and Strunjan. Following World War II, economic trends led our municipality
into the arms of tourism.
Planners of the tourist
offer drew their inspiration from history and nature to create tourist
products that have become traditional.
Today we are trying to preserve everything that our ancestors left us and
adapt it to the modern way of life. Above all, the tourist are attracted by
the ancient town of Piran,
declared to be a historical monument.
Above all, we must mention the tourist center of Portoroz that offers
an abundance of entertainment, relaxation, and cultural satisfaction for
tourists of all ages with its beaches, hotels, restaurants, sports
facilities, and especially its casino. The Portoroz Marina, said to the best
equipped on the Adriatic, is a starting point for many yacht cruises on the
Adriatic.
The health spas in Portoroz and Strunjan offer their services to tired
travellers, businessmen suffering stress, and convalescents. Long walks in
the wonderful Mediterranean nature of our hinterland are a unique way to
seek one’s inner balance in harmony with nature.
We invite you, dear readers, to come visit us, luxuriate in our sun, and
enjoy a glass of the wine they will offer you at our farms, for here we say
that the warm sunbeam of hospitality is captured in wine.
Mrs
Vojka Stular, Mayor of Piran
Piran
www.piran.si
Mayor. vojka.stular@piran.si
Please
follow this link to Piran - Gem City Project
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