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19th Saltpans Feast
Ethnological, educational and cultural event.
Date
22.4.2023 - 23.4.2023 (09.00-19.00)
Location
Piran and Sečoveljske soline landscape park
Type
culinary event
,
culture
,
education
,
exhibition
,
fair
,
festival
,
fun
,
general
,
music
,
show/performance

SATURDAY, 22 April 2023

Tartini square, Piran
09.00–17.00 Fair of antiques, handcrafts and gifts of nature
(Org.: Društvo Anbot Piran)

Cultural program:

  • 10.00 Opening of the festival and performance of the Val Piran Folklore Group                                                                                                                                                                 
  • 11.00 Music performance Zingelci (Marino Kranjac)
  • 12.00 MePZ Sveta Lucija
  • 12.30 Portorož chours
  • 13.00 KD Brass Band Sveti Anton
  • 14.00 KD Brass Band Marezige
  • 15.00–16.00 Istrian music

Theatre Tartini Piran
10.00–16.00 Exhibition The world of salt pans by Božo Štajer: The exhibition was created in collaboration with the Museum of Recent History of Slovenia, the Maritime Museum "Sergej Mašera" Piran and the Institute for the Protection of the Cultural Heritage of Slovenia, OE Piran.
13.30 Presentation of the book »Solinarska plovila« and viewing of the unique model of the Piran saltworks maona (Org.: Zavod Mediteranum)

Park next to the Maritime museum Sergej Mašera Piran
13.00–14.00 Istrian musical instruments workshop (Marino Kranjac)
14.00–15.00 Art workshop about salt (Org.: Maritime museum Sergej Mašera Piran)

Church of St. George
19.30 Chamber Trio concert: flute, violin, organ (Jurka Zoroja, Vasilij Meljnikov, Mario Perestegi)


SUNDAY, 23 April 2023

Tartini square
09.00 Brass band Piran
09.30 Mixed choir Georgios • The salt workers family/La famea dei salineri (Italian Community G. Tartini Piran). Accompanying the procession in traditional clothes (Društvo Anbot Piran)

Church of St. George
10.00 Holy Mass • Mixed choir Georgios

Pastoral cultural center Georgios
11.00 Brass band Piran • The salt workers family /La famea dei salinerI

Tartini square
12.00 Brass band Piran • The salt workers family /La famea dei salineri

Fishing pier
12.20 Brass band Piran • The salt workers family /La famea dei salineri
12.00–14.00 Old professions
13.00 Departure of the saltworkers' family to the salt pans


SATURDAY and SUNDAY, 22-23 April 2023

Nature park Strunjan
Free one-hour guided tour of the Strunjan salt pans and Stjuža lagoon from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.                                       
Meeting place: Visitor center at Strunjan salt pans (Strunjan 152) Org.: Javni zavod Krajinski park Strunjan

Piran salt pans
Free enterance on Saturday 22 April – Lera and Fontanigge, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Free guided tour of the Museum of saltworks at Fontanigge  on Saturday 22 April at 11 a.m.
Org.: Soline Pridelava soli d.o.o., Pomorski muzej Sergej Mašera Piran

Monfort Portorož
Free exhibitipn of the collections in the center Monfort from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Org.: Pomorski Muzej Sergej Mašera

Museums of Piran
With the payment of a regular ticket, free guidance on Saturday 22 April: 

  • Mediadom Pyrhani, 
  • The magical world of shells, 
  • Maritime museum Sergej Mašera Piran, 
  • Museum of St. George, 
  • Aquarium Piran

In case of bad weather, the event will be cancelled.

Organizer: Avditorij Portorož – Portorose

Co-organizers/participants and support groupsMunicipality of Piran, Community of Italians Giuseppe Tartini Piran, ZKD Piran, Association Anbot Piran, Parish of St. Jurija - Piran, Soline Pridlava soli d.o.o., Public Institute Landscape Park Strunjan, Citizens' Association of the City of Piran, Institute Mediteranum, Maritime Museum Sergej Mašera Piran.

Foto: Jadran Rusjan, Naša Fajon, archive Avditorij Portorož – Portorose.