Cafinho

Piran


The name, including the Portuguese spelling, should give a hint at what's on offer here – good coffee in the morning, fine cocktails (including caipirinhas, of course) and a good range of beers the rest of the day. It's right by the water, too.


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Nearby Piran attractions

1. Trg 1 Maja

0.04 MILES

Trg 1 Maja may sound like a socialist parade ground, but it was the centre of Piran until the Middle Ages, when it was called Stari trg (Old Square). The…

2. Aquarium Piran

0.09 MILES

The aquarium gets mixed reviews: overall it's small and overpriced, but may be something for a rainy day.

3. Municipal Hall

0.09 MILES

The porticoed 19th-century Municipal Hall (home to the tourist information centre) dominates the northwestern edge of Tartinijev trg.

4. Court House

0.1 MILES

The Court House dominates the western edge of Tartinijev trg.

5. Statue of Giuseppe Tartini

0.11 MILES

The statue of the nattily dressed gentleman in the centre of Tartinijev trg is that of native son, composer and violinist Giuseppe Tartini (1692–1770).

6. Shell Museum

0.12 MILES

This engaging little museum is a cornucopia of more than 4000 shells from across the world (including the world's largest snail shell); the 3D exhibits of…

7. Tartinijev Trg

0.12 MILES

The pastel-toned Tartinijev trg is a marble-paved square (oval, really) that was the inner harbour until it was filled in 1894. The statue of a nattily…

8. Venetian House

0.12 MILES

One of Piran’s most eye-catching structures is the mid-15th-century Gothic Venetian House, with its tracery windows and balcony, in the northeast of…