Piran Town Walls

We had a leisurely breakfast before walking up the steep hill to the remains of the town walls. Unfortunately we didn’t have the correct change to be able to access the walls so we viewed them from outside the fence before making our way back down the hill for a refreshing mid-morning drink. On our way we stopped to look at the sea view. I had also planned to take a picture of the front view of Archangel Michael who is situated on top of the bell tower by St George’s Cathedral. When I arrived in Piran, I noticed he had his back to the square and was facing towards the sea. Today however he had his back to the sea and I began to doubt myself…

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St George's Cathedral

Whilst pondering the possibility that I might have made a mistake he appeared to move slightly. As I stared at him he moved 40o to face more towards my direction! We began to suspect that Archangel Michael was more than he seemed. After our morning drink we visited St George’s Cathedral and had our suspicions about the Archangel confirmed. He is in fact a weather vane and we were informed by the cathedral administrator that if he faced towards Tartini Square it would rain in the town and if he faced towards the sea it would rain across the bay towards Italy. By this time the wind was howling around the cathedral so we were inclined to agree with the prognosis. We visited the cathedral treasury and the crypt before entering the church. The artwork within is spectacular with paintings, carvings and an intricate crucifix entitled The Man of Piran. The latter is kept in a glass case to help preserve it.

Indulgence

We then made our way to the sea front and indulged in an ice cream for lunch although the option I chose had too much cream for my liking. Whilst eating the ice cream we watched the sea breaking over the sea defence barrier, occasionally splashing customers who were on the tables nearest the seafront. After lunch we walking through the winding alleyways of Piran and found ourselves sitting in front of the hotel in the square, watching the world go by for a couple of hours before it was time to get ready for dinner. For dinner we were able to sample one of the local dishes, ćevapčići, which is grilled minced meat formed into rough sausage shapes.

When we stepped into the square after dinner it was still windy and Archangel Michael was ominously looking over the square. We wandered down to the harbour and were treated to a display of sheet lightning in the distance. We didn’t want to chance getting rained on so we returned for a drink in the square before retiring for the night.

Tartini Square

12 Comments CherryPie on Sep 29th 2015

12 Responses to “Piran & Ljubljana – Day Three”

  1. Ginnie says:

    Oh-Oh-Oh. A weathervane like that, a cathedral, a square, etc., etc….I’d be there in a New York minute, if only I could

    • CherryPie says:

      The moment I realised that he was a weathervane I immediately thought of you and how much you would love him :-) It has to be the most amazing weathervane I have ever seen!

  2. Ayush says:

    most interesting post, Cherie. great pictures to go with it

  3. I could’ve handled that creamy ice-cream no bother at all…

    Great photos (not just the ice-cream).

  4. J_on_tour says:

    I agree too much cream, not enough ice cream. Looks like it’s been created for the height and wow factor.

  5. Natalie says:

    Please send your excess, unwanted ice cream to me! ;) ))

  6. Mandy says:

    Your photos in this post are amazing!! Ćevapčići is one of my favourite dishes ever! I love it. And that weather vane man. How fascinating!