The Soča River
The Soča River rises in the heart of the Julian Alps. Its 138 km long route to the sea runs for the most part along the northwest edge of Slovenia. It goes around the most important settlements from...
View ArticleThe Natural window SKOZNO
At the steep edge of the Trnovo Forest overlooking the Lijak stream a penetrated cliff has given shape to the Natural Bridge Skozno. The same name was given also to the underneath short grotto...
View ArticleThe Trnovo Forest
The Trnovo Forest and the neighbouring Banjščice plateau are the most north-western spur of the grand Dinar mountains. The mountainous area of the Trnovo Forest is karst-like, with no running...
View ArticleThe Big Ice Cave at Paradana
The Big Ice Cave at Paradana is known worldwide due to the classical description (locus classicus) of the inversion of the vegetation belts in its western part. The cave is 385 m deep and 1550 m long....
View ArticleThe Zaloški bajer Pond
The Zaloški bajer Pond was once an old riverbed of the Vipava River at Zalošče in the Vipava Valley. Because people made changes to the Vipava River and the Vipava Valley, such ponds are the only...
View ArticleKostanjevica monastery
Near Nova Gorica's centre, on a 143m high hill Kostanjevica is the Church, called Gospodovega oznanenja Mariji and beside it a Franciscan monastery. Close to the Slovenian-Italian border, the Chapel as...
View ArticleFrance Bevk Public Library
About the library The library was founded on 18th of January, 1949 in Šempeter and was first named Okrajna študijska knjižnica Gorica (District study library of Gorica). The name of the library changed...
View ArticleRihemberk Castle
The extensive castle stands on a hill with a view, probably the remains of an older fortress south of the settlement. It is accented by a dominant central cylindrical tower. The castle was mentioned as...
View ArticleSabotin - Peace Park
Owing to its natural and historical sights Sabotin Hill is an important trip destination of the Goriška region. It became the Sabotin Peace Park by means of cross-border collaboration. There are...
View ArticleThe Monument to the Builders of Nova Gorica
On the eastern side of France Bevk Square, next to a bronze model of the town plan in concept, there is a monument to the builders of Nova Gorica made under the authorship of the sculptor Zmago Posega...
View ArticleTrnovo – WWII Memorial and Sepulchre
The memorial with sepulchre dedicated to 256 fallen partisans of the IX. Korpus in WWII is located on Mt. Kobilnik. The sepulchre was designed as a platform with view. The sandy path around the hill...
View ArticleVila Bartolomei
Influenced by the architecture of the nearby city, Gorica, many well-to-do houses came into existence in Solkan with attractive façades. Some of the villas even had their own parks. Among them was also...
View ArticleJewish Cemetary
In Slovenia, one can find some traces of Jewish cultural heritage of which most are cemetaries that have tombstones incribed in Hebrew. Jewish cemetaries can be found in Ljubljana, Maribor, Ptuj and...
View ArticleFarm Slavček
Winery, wine tasting and accommodation. Tasting top wines and offer local meat products (salami, ham,...), bread, homemade delicacies typical soups (jota, minestrone ,...).
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