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St George’s Church & bell tower
Bell tower views
Piran’s hilltop parish church, with a bell tower modelled on St Mark’s in Venice.
Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © Petar Milošević · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © Petar Milošević · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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About St George’s Church & bell tower
On the hill above Piran, St George’s is the largest of the town’s churches, a site sacred for over 2,000 years, with views across three countries. Built in the 14th century and given its Baroque look in the 17th, it holds seven altars, a richly painted wooden ceiling and Venetian-school paintings. Its 46.45-metre bell tower, a smaller copy of St Mark’s in Venice, carries four bells and an Archangel Michael that turns with the wind to forecast the weather; climb it for the finest view of the old town. In the treasury, look for the silver St George on Horseback.
Our take
- Climb the bell tower
- Echoes of Venice
- Sea views at sunset
- Address
- Adamičeva ulica, 6330 Piran
Piran, the Balkans - Phone
- +386 5 67 33 440
- Our city guide
- On our Ljubljana guide
- Price guide
- € (sights price guide)
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with St George’s Church & bell tower before you go.
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