Hotel Palace Portorož
Portorož · Piran €€€€
The Crystal Hall breakfast room keeps its original chandeliers from 1910, and the hotel has the Rose Spa and a private beach on the Portorož seafront.
Sergej Mašera Maritime Museum
Gabrielli Palace shows Piran shipbuilding, fishing, polene (ship figureheads) and ex-votos, and the Slovene seamen 1918-1945; a four-unit ticket adds the museum's other sites.
Piran €
Last checked 10 November 2026
Overview
The museum's central building is Gabrielli Palace on the harbour. Its permanent exhibitions cover fishing, shipbuilding in Piran, the Venetian Serenissima, polene (ship figureheads) and ex-votos, and Slovenian seamen. The museum also runs a Salt Museum, the sailing boat Galeb and a Tartini birthplace collection at other sites.
Highlights
- Gabrielli Palace
- Ship figureheads and ex-votos
- Shipbuilding in Piran
Good to know
Questions
When is it open?
Gabrielli Palace is open 9:00-17:00 from September to June and 9:00-12:00 and 17:00-21:00 in July and August; it is closed on Mondays. Holiday schedules can differ.
How much is the ticket?
Adults €5, students and pensioners €4, children €3, family ticket €12. Adding a guided tour is €7, €5 and €4.
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About five steps from the sea, with rooms facing the old town, the Adriatic or St George's Church, 150 m from Tartini Square; the hotel holds the Green Key environmental certificate.
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