 The former monastic, now parish church in the settlement is dedicated to the Marian apparition at this place, in the night from 14th to 15th of August 1512.Since 2001, Strunjan has held an annual persimmon festival () every November.Together with the Vipava Valley and the Gorizia Hills, Strunjan has a favorable microclimate for persimmon cultivation, producing 30% of Slovenia's annual persimmon crop on about 20 hectares.