landmark
Lipica Stud Farm
The 16th-century birthplace of the elegant white Lipizzaner horses on the windswept Karst plateau.
8 km · about 15 min drive
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Dolina
Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy · Europe
About Dolina
Dolina works well as a base: 10 minutes from Spodnje Škofije, 13km from Škocjan Caves.
Dolina is in Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy, with about 1,900 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Spodnje Škofije, about 6 km away.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Dolina?
Within an hour or so of Dolina: Lipica Stud Farm (8 km), Škocjan Caves (13 km), Miramare Castle (16 km), Piran (24 km).
Are there any good drives near Dolina?
The nearest famous roads are Vršič Pass, Predil Pass and Mangart Saddle Road.
Where is Dolina?
Dolina is in Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy, about 6 km from Spodnje Škofije.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 1,892
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Friuli Venezia Giulia
- Timezone
- Europe/Rome
- Coordinates
- 45.6008, 13.8593
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Italy
ACI roadside assistance: 803 116. ZTL (limited traffic zones) in city centres are camera-enforced.
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Worth the detour from Dolina
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
natural wonder
Škocjan Caves
A UNESCO-listed cave system featuring one of the largest underground river canyons in the world at 146 meters deep.
13 km · about 25 min drive
castle
Miramare Castle
White Habsburg castle built 1856-1860 for Archduke Maximilian on a promontory over the Gulf of Trieste, kept with original interiors and a 22-hectare park. The approach along the Strada Costiera is one of Italy's finest short coastal drives.
16 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Piran
A perfectly preserved Venetian coastal town perched on a narrow peninsula, Slovenia's most beautiful seaside gem on the Adriatic.
24 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Grožnjan
A once-abandoned Istrian hill town repopulated by artists in the 1960s: now some 20 galleries and studios fill its Venetian stone lanes, with a summer jazz festival and views over vineyards to the sea.
27 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Motovun
A captivating hilltop medieval town in Istria surrounded by truffle-rich forests and vineyards, known for its annual film festival.
29 km · about 35 min drive
castle
Predjama Castle
A remarkable Renaissance castle built into the mouth of a cave in a cliff face, holding the Guinness record for the largest cave castle.
32 km · about 35 min drive
natural wonder
Postojna Cave
A 24-kilometer karst cave system explored by underground railway, home to the rare cave-dwelling olm salamander.
34 km · about 40 min drive
Driving roads near Dolina
- 42 kmUčka TunnelA 5 km motorway tunnel bored beneath Mount Učka in 1981, linking inland Istria with the Opatija Riviera and sparing drivers the old switchback climb over Poklon Pass.
- 45 kmSolkan BridgeThe world's longest stone railway arch, an 85 m span of hewn limestone blocks: vaults the emerald Soča river just north of Nova Gorica, best admired from the riverside road below.
- 68 kmKrk BridgeTwin reinforced-concrete arches leap from the mainland to Krk island; on opening in 1980 the 390 m main span was the longest concrete arch in the world, a dramatic gateway to the Kvarner islands.
- 75 kmSoča ValleyValley of the turquoise Soca river below the Julian Alps, followed by a scenic road from Bovec through Kobarid to Tolmin.
Driving in Italy
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.82/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€8.50/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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