ETHNOLOGICAL COLLECTION "TONA'S HOUSE" AT SV. PETER
Tona’s House is an ethnological monument with well-preserved features of the Istrian rustic architecture. The house’s ground floor offers to view a reconstructed oil mill, while its first floor exhibits residential premises that throw light upon the way of life and culture in the 19th century and in the first half of the 20th century. The house was the property of a fairly wealthy Gorela family. It was named after Antonia Gorela nee Bažec (1873–1967), who resided in it till 1961.
On the first floor with the kužina (kitchen) and the kamara (room), the open roofing with roof construction made of oak with parts of roots has been preserved. Given that the furniture and fittings were used for quite a long time, all the presented furnishings do not originate from the same period of time, but were most certainly still used in the 1st half of the 20th century, or even later.
The type of the oilery as presented in the ground floor of Tona's House ethnological collection at Sv. Peter, was in the past two centuries prevalent all over Istria. The technological process of oil making in such oileries demanded the following appliances: olive grinding mill, press (with which ground olives were pressed), spindle for tightening press screw, and stove with cauldron, in which water was boiled.
OPENING HOURS →
every day 10 – 14
closed on Monday and Thursday
closed from December 1 to March 31
ENTRANCE FEE →
Children 2,50 €
Students, pensioners 3,00 €
Adults 4,00 €
All prices include guidance.
HOW TO GET TO TONA’S HOUSE?
In addition to Arriva's regular bus service (https://arriva.si/), visitors can also use an on-demand transport service from 29 June to 31 August.
The circular route, lasting approximately 40–50 minutes, operates every day of the week, with departures from TPC Lucija at 9:30, 11:30, 13:30, 14:30 and 17:30. Seats must be reserved in advance via the NEMI.MOBI app or by calling the Arriva call centre at +386 31 391 992.
The new bus connection is part of the European JULIA project, implemented by the Municipality of Piran in cooperation with Arriva Slovenia.
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