Piran is known for it’s distinctive medieval architecture with winding narrow streets and compact houses.

When driving down the scenery changed quickly from the lush green of the Alpine climate to the burnt brown of the Mediterranean climate.

This could be any harbour along the northern Mediterranean coast.

Approaching the main square from the harbour the things that hit you are the church tower and the mixtures of colours used in the houses. In many parts of the Mediterranean the buildings are all white.

The centre stage of the square is the Giuseppe Tartini statue in dedicated to the baroque composer and violinist who was born in Piran when this was part of the republic of Venice.

A short walk from the square takes you back to the harbour where there are restaurants galore.

Many Slovene’s still buy produce from markets. In one market in Ljubljana only fresh fruit and vegetables were sold, the problem was that every stall had the same stuff on it – how do people make money?

We couldn’t work out what this shop sold? We’re guessing it wasn’t panda’s!!

As with many towns in the Mediterranean there are cars everywhere, some are parked and some are just abandend.