Goodbye Slovenia

Two-day Tour of Goriška region and Goriška Brda

Day 1: We will visit Rihemberk Castle in the lower Vipava Valley, the largest and oldest castle in Primorska. The road will take us toward Nova Gorica and the Kostanjevica Monastery (Škrabčeva Library and the tomb of the Bourbons). After lunch we will go to Mount Sveta gora to visit the Basilica of the Mother of God and the World War I museum exhibits. On our way back, we will stop at the Solkan Railway Bridge and then take a tour of Nova Gorica. After dinner, entertainment in one of the casinos. ž
Day 2: Departure to Goriška Brda on the Osim road. Brda will soon embrace us with its green and softly rounded hills. We will pass the village of Kojsko, known for its Gothic Church of Sv. Križ, to Gonjače with its 23-meter-high viewing tower and to the medieval village of Šmartno. A visit to Dobrovo Castle follows, with tasting of Brda wines in the Goriška Brda Wine Cellar. We will treat ourselves to a typical Brda dinner at one of the many tourist farms.

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