Sečovlje/Sicciole Saltpans Nature Park — Attraction in Upravna enota Piran / Unità amministrativa Pirano

Piranske Soline runs this part of the natural reserve with its active saltworks. They charge a 7 EUR entrance fee. Nevertheless, the entire park (consisting of two halves that aren't interconnected) is worth a visit. So, don't forget to check the second entrance to this natural reserve, Krajinski park sečoveljske soline if you like nature or history. Honesty compels me to say that I was a bigger fan of the wild part of this natural reserve.

Important side note, if you visit this unique location and want to gain a few new insights, you will need to download an application to use the park's audio guide. So, make sure that you charge your phone in advance. In general, you cannot join any guided tour on the fly. My partner and I were told that you need to book a guide a day or two in advance. Other than that, the gallery and souvenir shop are closed on Sunday. So you have to roam the saltpans on your own. You will find some QR-codes along the way, but several of them lead to broken URL links. Hence, they weren't insightful. However, the panoramic views of the saltpans were intriguing, so the technological shortcomings are quickly glossed over.

This part of the reserve is still active. Hence, it was nice to observe some of the salt workers. You never know when they will work. So, needless to say, we were lucky. Unfortunately, the museum on this side of the natural reserve is less interesting than the Solinarstva Museum on the other side of the park. The reason why I say this is because the visuals seemed a bit outdated. Simultaneously, I couldn't shake the feeling that Piranske Soline dropped the ball here and could've done more for the visitors who need to discover everything by themselves because there were no guided tours. Therefore, I recommend that you visit the Solinarstva Museum instead, especially if you want to find out more about the history of the saltpans (your entrance ticket is valid...

Things changed, but It shouldn't be on payment a walk through the salt ponds, as I see it as common knowdlage.

Entrance is abt 7eu which includes a ride with the tractor/minibus (that could be done also by walking) from the entrance to the "salt ponds" museum. Plus extra charges apply for the museum and the SPA center (where they offer salt-mud ponds for relaxation and skin treatment).

It is nice to see the salt ponds worked without maschinery, but workes may appear consumed by the salt, the sun and the lowest slovenian salary. It actually looks like slavery. Some salt workers don't have a real home and seasonly they are allowed to live in the small wooden houses at the end of the working area.

Some special birds and plants live in this habitat. There is also a strange salty salad that was picked and eaten by our grandparents. The species and the area is now protected. Which means that you shouldn't pick up anything or damage the environment.

There is also a rowing club at the end of the entrance road.

I raccomand this place to have a walk in the history of human labor.. To remember the times when salt was worthed, and have a nice walk especially with the sunset.

I also want to cite a slovenian strong "hero" named Martin Krpan who transported the white gold in secrecy, walking the salt with animals from the coast all to Austria and Germany. If you are interested there is proper literature about the subject.

So that's all. Have a...

It was a stunning nature park. They produce salt there, and I found the job very hard for those in the salt production department. There are several pre-procedures and numerous after that to prepare a quality salt. You have the option to buy salt from them (at the ticket selling part), and I think it is good to support them because they are doing this hard job just to keep the tradition alive. We saw more than a few birds there that are very beautiful. Inside there is a museum, and you can see the old movies of the area to get more information about this...