Muzej solinarstva v Sečoveljskih solinah

About the museum

The idea of a salt-making museum arose in the early 1960s, even before the closure of the salt pans at Fontanigge (Sečovlje Salina) and at Fazan near Lucija. The first director of the Pomorski muzej Piran (Maritime Museum Piran), Miroslav Pahor, wanted to set it up in Strunjan; after his death the idea was carried on by the ethnologist Zora Žagar and colleagues from the Piran institute for the protection of cultural and natural heritage.

The location in the south-western part of Fontanigge by the Giassi canal was chosen because of the preserved building heritage, good accessibility by land and sea, and because it did not encroach on the deeper area of the salt pans. The museum comprises four restored salt-workers' houses. After the war one of them served as a salt store, while in the other three the salt-worker families lived upstairs.

Today the houses present, with objects and written and pictorial sources, the history of the salt pans and the way of life and work of the salt workers. In front of the houses the restored salt basins (solni fond) can be seen. The museum is a detached unit of the Pomorski muzej “Sergej Mašera” Piran and lies in the Sečovlje Salina Nature Park.

Highlights

• Four restored salt-workers' houses at Fontanigge
• Life and work of salt-worker families
• Restored salt basins (solni fond) by the Giassi canal
• Guided tour of the museum from April to October
• Location in the Sečovlje Salina Nature Park

Permanent exhibition

• Stalna zbirka Muzeja solinarstva – The restored salt-workers' houses contain objects and written and pictorial sources on the history of the salt pans and on the life and work of the salt workers; in front of the houses the restored salt basins (solni fond) can be seen.

Operated by

Pomorski muzej »Sergej Mašera« Piran (v Krajinskem parku Sečoveljske soline)

Admission & discounts

To visit the museum, an entrance fee to the Sečovlje Salina Nature Park is paid; the ticket is valid for the day for the Lera and Fontanigge areas. Prices apply from 1 April to 31 October (they are lower from November to March, but the museum is then closed). School groups: accompanying persons free; other groups: guide or organiser free. Price list valid from 3 December 2024.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

A gravel road along the Dragonja river leads to the museum; access is possible on foot or by bicycle.

Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

A gravel road along the Dragonja leads to the Fontanigge area, starting after the border control point on the main road just before the bridge over the Dragonja. The museum is accessible on foot or by bicycle; announced groups are offered transport by an electric shuttle train.

Amenities & dining

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