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| 3459 A salt-pan family in a traditional house in Piran during salt harvesting in summer. |
Piran, considered by some the most beautiful town on the Slovenian coast, grew with the help of salt. The salt pans, where the world-class fleur de sel (flower of salt) is still produced today using age-old methods, were the reason why the picturesque Mediterranean walled town flourished. Established in 804, the Piran Salt Pans encompassed the salt pans in the area of today’s marina (Lucija, Portorož), the smaller Strunjan Salt Pans, and the larger Sečovlje Salt Pans. The areas of all the preserved salt pans are now landscape parks.
On the other hand, water and mud from the salt pans have been used for baths and body treatments for a long time. Every August, Piran celebrates the Saltern Festival that revives the return of the saltern families from the Sečovlje saltpans, where they would spend their summers until the final salt harvest. The main events take place in Tartini Square.
About the stamp
The stamp, Traditional Slovene Breakfast, designed by Matjaž Učakar, was issued on September 25, 2015.
References
Piran and salt pans - slovenia.info
Sender: Slavica Radej (direct swap)
Sent from Brestanica (Styria / Slovenia), on 29.08.2017
Photo: Ubald Trnkoczy / Zaloznik: Katika Vukovic
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