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Monfalcone (GO) - La Rocca. 18-10-2008
veduta di Monfalcone dal Lisert;
foto di nuvoledicarta2003, scattata il 14 febbraio 2009
Rocca di Monfalcone
Photo by Tiesse at Italian Wikipedia
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Monfalcone

Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy · Europe

About Monfalcone

Monfalcone is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Doberdò del Lago, 40km from Škocjan Caves.

Monfalcone is in Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy, with about 27,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Doberdò del Lago, about 4 km away.

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What is there to see near Monfalcone?

Within an hour or so of Monfalcone: Miramare Castle (18 km), Solkan Bridge (21 km), Piran (31 km), Lipica Stud Farm (31 km).

Are there any good drives near Monfalcone?

The nearest famous roads are Predil Pass, Mangart Saddle Road and Vršič Pass.

Where is Monfalcone?

Monfalcone is in Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy, about 4 km from Doberdò del Lago.

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Quick Information

Population
26,706
Continent
Europe
Country
Italy
Region
Friuli Venezia Giulia
Timezone
Europe/Rome
Coordinates
45.8046, 13.5329

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Italy

Police
113
Ambulance
118
Fire
115
All emergencies
112
Driving side
right

ACI roadside assistance: 803 116. ZTL (limited traffic zones) in city centres are camera-enforced.

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Worth the detour from Monfalcone

8 notable places within an hour's 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.

18 km · about 20 min drive

bridge

Solkan Bridge

The 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.

21 km · about 25 min drive

landmark

Piran

A perfectly preserved Venetian coastal town perched on a narrow peninsula, Slovenia's most beautiful seaside gem on the Adriatic.

31 km · about 35 min drive

landmark

Lipica Stud Farm

The 16th-century birthplace of the elegant white Lipizzaner horses on the windswept Karst plateau.

31 km · about 35 min 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.

40 km · about 45 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.

46 km · about 55 min drive

natural wonder

Tolmin Gorge

The lowest and most southerly entry point to Triglav National Park, featuring a dramatic thermal spring emerging from a cave in the gorge wall.

46 km · about 55 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.

49 km · about 55 min drive

Driving roads near Monfalcone

  • 21 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.
  • 49 kmSoča ValleyValley of the turquoise Soca river below the Julian Alps, followed by a scenic road from Bovec through Kobarid to Tolmin.
  • 68 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.
  • 71 kmMangart Saddle RoadSlovenia's highest-reaching road at 2055m, a narrow single-track shelf road with no guardrails climbing to a dramatic saddle beneath the Mangart peak.
  • 72 kmVršič PassSlovenia's highest pass at 1611m with 50 numbered cobblestone hairpins, built by Russian POWs in WWI and now a popular Julian Alps motorcycle route.
  • 72 kmMangart SaddleThe end of Slovenia's highest road at 2,072 m, a narrow single-track climb with tunnels cut through rock spurs and a huge Julian Alps view.

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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