{"id":1153,"date":"2023-01-04T12:17:33","date_gmt":"2023-01-04T12:17:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wallsofpiran.com\/the-town-walls-of-piran\/"},"modified":"2023-06-22T10:33:57","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T10:33:57","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wallsofpiran.com\/en\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1153\" class=\"elementor elementor-1153 elementor-33\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ce55107 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"ce55107\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ed2740\" data-id=\"4ed2740\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4ea2967 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4ea2967\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f909a2b\" data-id=\"f909a2b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-414b3cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"414b3cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 18-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The first mentions of the Walls date back to the 7th century <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f25f16e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f25f16e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 18-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0Over the centuries, the Piran town walls were built in three different phases. The oldest part of the town centre is the Old Square, nowadays known as Trg 1. maja (1 May Square). It was surrounded by the town walls in the 7th century, with only four gates serving as entrances or exits from the town. After coming under Venetian rule, Piran experienced a new boom and expanded further from the bay, which was turned into a harbour. Since the new buildings were no longer protected by the original town walls, the walls were upgraded with the second part of the wall with three additional gates and two towers to protect the harbour. The last, third extension of the Piran town wall was made between the 15th and 16th century to protect the town from Turkish invasions. The wall ran along the hill to the east of the town centre and ended at the southern end by the sea.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5991cdb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5991cdb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b2c2df8\" data-id=\"b2c2df8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bef3faa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bef3faa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9df78bf\" data-id=\"9df78bf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35af19f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"35af19f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Construction of the First Part of the Town Wall<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8af9a9d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8af9a9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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It was only after the collapse of the Roman Empire at the end of the 5th century that mass settlement began. In the following two centuries, Piran became a fortified \u201ccastrum,\u201d protected by a wall, nowadays considered to be Piran&#8217;s first town wall.       <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b847808\" data-id=\"b847808\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-616b70f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"616b70f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"> The central part of the original walled town is the Old Square or Trg 1. maja (1 May Square) as it is called today. The entry and exit points to the town were through four gates. Of these, Stolna vrata (the Church Gate) and Osrednja vrata (the Central Gate) have not been preserved, whilst Poljska vrata (the Field Gate) and Miljska vrata (the Muggia Gate) have both been preserved.   <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0406491 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0406491\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b284a6\" data-id=\"3b284a6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bd17a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5bd17a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 18-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/wallsofpiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/prvo-piransko-obzidje-render-768x432.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1276\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wallsofpiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/prvo-piransko-obzidje-render-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/wallsofpiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/prvo-piransko-obzidje-render-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/wallsofpiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/prvo-piransko-obzidje-render-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wallsofpiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/prvo-piransko-obzidje-render-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/wallsofpiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/prvo-piransko-obzidje-render.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Copyright: Mediadom Pyrhani<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-33385db elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"33385db\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ef93765\" data-id=\"ef93765\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0c4411 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c0c4411\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Construction of the Second Part of the Town Wall<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07ae633 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"07ae633\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-daace5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"daace5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">In the following centuries, maritime trade developed in the Adriatic Sea towns and Piran was no exception. Initially allied with the then maritime and trading power of the Venetian Republic, the town was able to shake off the rule of the feudal lords of the time. Its autonomy lasted until the end of the 12th century, when Piran came under direct Venetian rule.    <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e784e37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e784e37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">At that time, further construction and settlement of the Piran Peninsula began. The bay was turned into a harbour and new buildings made it necessary to build a new wall to protect the newer part of the town. The second part of the town wall thus went all the way around the bay and ended with the towers at the entrance to the harbour.    <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19343a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19343a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The gates that constituted entry points to the town were Vrata pri svetem Fran\u010di\u0161ku (the St Francis Gate, not preserved), Prva Ra\u0161porska vrata (the First Raspor Gate) and Vrata svetega Jurija (the St George Gate). The second town wall did not (yet) protect the Cerkev svetega Jurija (the Church of St George), Samostan svetega Fran\u010di\u0161ka (the Monastery of St Francis) or the settlement of Marciano.     <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a72501\" data-id=\"6a72501\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ee0f33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ee0f33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Construction of the Third Part of the Town Wall<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3314fc0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3314fc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9bbae4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9bbae4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The final, third phase of the construction of the Piran town walls began in the second half of the 15th century, when Turkish invasions were becoming a more pressing threat. By then, the entire peninsula had been covered by the walls and eight defensive towers had been built.   <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfe3b0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cfe3b0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">It is the remains of the third construction of the wall, located on the slope of Mongron, that have the most important historical value for the town of Piran, as they beautifully complete the old town centre and form an invaluable part of the world-famous image of Piran.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d754706 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d754706\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-547bf8f\" data-id=\"547bf8f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df984e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"df984e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/wallsofpiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/13411716_1735769636635077_644431842116199188_o-1024x806.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1267\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wallsofpiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/13411716_1735769636635077_644431842116199188_o-1024x806.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wallsofpiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/13411716_1735769636635077_644431842116199188_o-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wallsofpiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/13411716_1735769636635077_644431842116199188_o-768x605.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wallsofpiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/13411716_1735769636635077_644431842116199188_o-1536x1209.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wallsofpiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/13411716_1735769636635077_644431842116199188_o.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The harbour of Piran 1831, Leo von Klenze<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4fe000a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4fe000a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14e67b4\" data-id=\"14e67b4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3aa26c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3aa26c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Town Walls Today<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-220e38e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"220e38e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Despite the clear danger, Piran was never besieged by Turkish invaders. As the security situation eased over time, its town walls began to lose their original significance and the town began to expand beyond its town walls. Due to the high maintenance costs, the authorities of the time even considered demolishing the town walls. Luckily, this did not happen and the town walls were gradually integrated into the town\u2019s infrastructural projects. To date, more than 300 metres of the original town walls have been preserved, with 13 towers and 7 town gates, which were once the only entrances to the town. In addition, many sections have been preserved and closely <span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-size: 1.1em;\">integrated into the more modern infrastructure of the town of Piran.<\/span>   <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ecd28b elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9ecd28b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/wallsofpiran.com\/en\/information-for-visitors\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">INFORMATION FOR VISITORS<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15e7840c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"15e7840c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wallsofpiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Right-flower-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-114\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wallsofpiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Right-flower-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/wallsofpiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Right-flower-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/wallsofpiran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Right-flower.png 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-56eedb52\" data-id=\"56eedb52\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-459bab05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"459bab05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cPicturesque and ancient,<br>absolutely worth visiting.\u201d<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-79ed85d7\" data-id=\"79ed85d7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-123c7dd0 e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" 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The oldest part of the town centre is the Old Square, nowadays known as Trg 1. maja (1 May Square). It was surrounded by the town walls in the 7th [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1153","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wallsofpiran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1153","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wallsofpiran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wallsofpiran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wallsofpiran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wallsofpiran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1153"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/wallsofpiran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1153\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1289,"href":"https:\/\/wallsofpiran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1153\/revisions\/1289"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wallsofpiran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}