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Bled

With its magnificent surroundings and unforgettable natural sites, Bled is one of the most beautiful Alpine resorts, characterized by mild healing climate and thermal lake water.

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The Vipava Valley – Cuisine

In hospitable and friendly villages of the lower Vipava Valley, the locals are still preserving the rich tradition of wine-growing and winemaking.

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The Postojna Cave

Certainly the most popular tourist cave in the world.

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The Solkan Bridge

The stone railed bridge in Solkan has the world’s longest stone arch.

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The Soča-Plave cycling path along the Soča River

There is a wonderful panoramic cycling route.

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Museum train

One of the most picturesque railway routes in Europe.

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Kras – cuisine

The stony Kras (Karst) is not only rich in its heritage of stone architecture from the past centuries, but also delicious prosciutto, which matures in Bora wind, and Teran wine, which is a red wine with character.

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Goriška Brda – cuisine

Brda with its hilly terrain are famous not only for cultural jewels such as the Dobrovo Castle and medieval Šmartno, but also for the delicious fruit (especially cherries) and top-quality wine (Rebula).

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Venice

The culturally rich city of Venice, once the seat of the Republic of Venice, is interwoven with canals, where you can have a ride in the famous gondolas.

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The Kromberk Castle

The Kromberk Castle, which was long owned by the Coronini family, was built in the 17th century.

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The Soča River

Soča is Slovenia’s most beautiful river, world-famous for its emerald colour.

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The Holy Mountain

Sveta Gora is an important pilgrimage site, which was first mentioned in 1368.

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The Banjšice and Trnovo plateaus

Lokve, a pristine village located in the very heart of Trnovo Forest, is the perfect starting point for hiking and excursions to the nearby natural sites.

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Soča Fun Park

The Soča Fun Park is an adventure park located on the right bank of the Soča river, in the pleasantly cool trees' shadow.

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Kostanjevica

Kostanjevica is best known for its crypt, where the mortal remains of some of the members of the royal French House of Bourbon lie.

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Bicycle touring

Guided self-contained cycling trips around Nova Gorica.

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Paragliding

The best and fastest way to experience paragliding is a tandem paraglider flight with an experienced pilot. The flight lasts between 15 and 45 minutes.

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The Edvard Rusjan monument

Edvard Rusjan in 1909 rose into the air for the first time with his plane Eda I.

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Bungee Jumping

For those who dare: jumping with an elastic rope from the Solkan Bridge, with the Soča River running underneath

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The Walk of Peace

Walk along the historical trail, which was the site of bloody battles during WW1.

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The Peace Park

Sabotin is a 12.5 km ridge with a 609m peak. The hill is well known from WW1. 22 nationalities fought here, but today Park of Peace is a place of friendship.

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Nova Gorica by bike

Have a ride in Nova Gorica, as this is a cyclist-friendly town.

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Most na Soči

Enjoy a ride on the charming lake, formed by the Soča River, and a delicious meal on the boat.

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Railway station and Europe Square

The oldest public building in Nova Gorica is the railway station, built in 1906. It was a strategic post on the route from Vienna to Trieste.

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Miramare

The Miramare Castle was erected just a few kilometres before Trieste on a wonderful panoramic site above the sea, surrounded by beautiful parks.

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Idrija

Idrija was entered on the Unesco list in 2012 for its heritage of mercury mining.

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Štanjel

Fairy-tale-like medieval town built with stones.

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Branik

On an exceptional location, on the edge of Karst landscape, above the Vipava Valley and the settlement Branik, stands the Rihemberk Castle, one of the rarest medieval castles in this area.

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Gonjače

There is a 23-meter high outlook tower in Gonjače, which offers a magnificent view.

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Šmartno

Šmartno is a picturesque medieval village surrounded by a wall. It hosts numerous cultural events and events linked to wine and gastronomy.

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Vipava

In the upper part of the Vipava Valley lies along the numerous sources of the Vipava River (the only river in Europe which has a delta source) the town Vipava with its numerous bridges and a rich cultural heritage.

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Dobrovo Castle

The Renaissance castle, which preserved a relatively intact appearance, is deemed to be one of the most picturesque in its kind in the Goriška Region.

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Lipica

Famous stud farm, which is the cradle of Lipizzaner horses, where the noble white horses are bred and trained.

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