waterfall
Boka Waterfall
Slovenia's highest waterfall at 106 m, visible from the road near Bovec and best after snowmelt.
49 km · about 55 min drive
EuropeItalyFriuli Venezia Giulia
Lestans
Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy · Europe
About Lestans
Lestans sits on the route: 10 minutes from Sequals, 58km from San Boldo Pass.
Lestans is in Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy, with about 1,100 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Sequals, about 5 km away.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Lestans?
Within an hour or so of Lestans: Boka Waterfall (49 km), Hiša Franko (51 km), Soča Valley (54 km), Passo Cibiana (54 km).
Are there any good drives near Lestans?
The nearest famous roads are Passo Cibiana, San Boldo Pass and Predil Pass.
Where is Lestans?
Lestans is in Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy, about 5 km from Sequals.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 1,075
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Friuli Venezia Giulia
- Timezone
- Europe/Rome
- Coordinates
- 46.1579, 12.8887
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 Lestans
7 notable places within an hour's drive.
restaurant
Hiša Franko
Ana Roš's three-Michelin-star farmhouse restaurant in Staro Selo outside Kobarid, cooking hyper-local Soča Valley ingredients: mountain cheese, river trout, foraged herbs. A pilgrimage-level food detour booked months ahead.
51 km · about 60 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Soča Valley
Valley of the turquoise Soca river below the Julian Alps, followed by a scenic road from Bovec through Kobarid to Tolmin.
54 km · about 60 min drive
mountain pass
Passo Cibiana
A quiet pass between Zoldo and the Cadore, with murals painted on the village houses at its foot.
54 km · about 60 min drive
waterfall
Kozjak Waterfall
A 15 m waterfall near Kobarid that pours into an underground-feeling amphitheatre chamber, its emerald plunge pool lit by a single opening in the rock. An easy 30-minute walk from the parking by the Soča.
55 km · about 65 min drive
famous road
San Boldo Pass
The 'Road of 100 Days', built by the Austro-Hungarian army in 1918: six hairpin bends carved inside one-way rock tunnels climb the cliff between Tovena and Trichiana in the Venetian Prealps.
58 km · about 65 min drive
mountain pass
Predil Pass
A 1,156 m pass on the Slovenian-Italian border above Bovec, guarded by the ruined Predil fortress; its sweeping curves pair perfectly with the nearby Mangart and Vršič roads on a Julian Alps loop.
60 km · about 70 min drive
Driving roads near Lestans
- 54 kmSoča ValleyValley of the turquoise Soca river below the Julian Alps, followed by a scenic road from Bovec through Kobarid to Tolmin.
- 54 kmPasso CibianaA quiet pass between Zoldo and the Cadore, with murals painted on the village houses at its foot.
- 58 kmSan Boldo PassThe 'Road of 100 Days', built by the Austro-Hungarian army in 1918: six hairpin bends carved inside one-way rock tunnels climb the cliff between Tovena and Trichiana in the Venetian Prealps.
- 60 kmPredil PassA 1,156 m pass on the Slovenian-Italian border above Bovec, guarded by the ruined Predil fortress; its sweeping curves pair perfectly with the nearby Mangart and Vršič roads on a Julian Alps loop.
- 61 kmPasso San Boldo (Road of 100 Days)A WWI military road with five hairpins stacked inside tunnels cut into a cliff, built by forced labour in 100 days.
- 62 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.
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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