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Tartini Square
Piran’s marble oval
Piran’s oval marble square, once the inner harbour, with Tartini’s statue at its centre.
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About Tartini Square
Piran’s grand marble oval was once the town’s inner harbour, and it now opens like a stage onto the sea, with the statue of the violin virtuoso Giuseppe Tartini at its centre. Look around at the palaces: Tartini’s birthplace, where you can learn about the composer’s life, the Neo-Renaissance Municipal Palace, the Court Palace and the Venetian House, a pink-apricot Gothic palace inscribed “Lasa pur dir”, or “Let them talk”. Legend says a merchant built it for his Piranese sweetheart to answer the gossips.
Our take
- Former inner harbour
- Red Gothic Venetian House
- Tartini’s statue
- Address
- Piran, the Balkans
- Our city guide
- On our Ljubljana guide
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Tartini Square before you go.
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