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.
Tu so ostaline Baumgartnerjevega gradu iz 16. stoletja, Lanthierijev dvorec iz 17. stoletja z baročno fasado z razgibano štukaturo ter cerkev sv. Štefana, ki v svoji notranjosti ohranja stropno fresko slikarja Frana Jelovška iz leta 1752.