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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.
4 km · about 10 min drive
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Rožna Dolina
Municipality of Šempeter–Vrtojba, Slovenia · Europe
About Rožna Dolina
Rožna Dolina is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Gorizia, 29km from Tolmin Gorge.
Rožna Dolina is in Municipality of Šempeter–Vrtojba, Slovenia, with about 1,100 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Gorizia, about 4 km away.
Rožna Dolina (pronounced [ˈɾoːʒna dɔˈliːna]; Italian: Valdirose, German: Rosenthal) is one of the four suburbs of the town of Nova Gorica in western Slovenia (the others being Solkan, Kromberk, and Pristava). It is on the border with Italy. Before 1947, it used to be a suburb of the town of Gorizia, which was left toRead more
Italy in the Paris Peace Conference of February 1947.
It was the site of one of the major engagements in the Ten-Day War for the independence of Slovenia in June 1991.
The University of Nova Gorica is located in Rožna Dolina.
The largest Jewish cemetery in Slovenia and one of the largest in the Alpe-Adria region is located in Rožna Dolina. Among other graves, it contains the tomb of the Italian philosopher Carlo Michelstaedter.
Lucy Christalnigg, first victim on the Isonzo Front, was a resident of Rožna Dolina. She was on her way back to Rožna Dolina in August 1914, when she was shot by two Landsturm guards at a roadblock.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Rožna Dolina?
Within an hour or so of Rožna Dolina: Solkan Bridge (4 km), Miramare Castle (27 km), Tolmin Gorge (29 km), Soča Valley (34 km).
Are there any good drives near Rožna Dolina?
The nearest famous roads are Predil Pass, Mangart Saddle Road and Vršič Pass.
Where is Rožna Dolina?
Rožna Dolina is in Municipality of Šempeter–Vrtojba, Slovenia, about 4 km from Gorizia.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 1,118
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Slovenia
- Region
- Municipality of Šempeter–Vrtojba
- Timezone
- Europe/Ljubljana
- Coordinates
- 45.9419, 13.6678
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Essential numbers in Slovenia
Motorway vignette required.
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Worth the detour from Rožna Dolina
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.
27 km · about 30 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.
29 km · about 35 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.
34 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Lipica Stud Farm
The 16th-century birthplace of the elegant white Lipizzaner horses on the windswept Karst plateau.
35 km · about 40 min 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.
35 km · about 40 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.
36 km · about 40 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.
38 km · about 45 min drive
Driving roads near Rožna Dolina
- Right hereSolkan 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.
- 34 kmSoča ValleyValley of the turquoise Soca river below the Julian Alps, followed by a scenic road from Bovec through Kobarid to Tolmin.
- 54 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.
- 55 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.
- 55 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.
- 56 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 Slovenia
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.55/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
- Vignette
- Required, around €16 for a short-stay sticker
When to drive here
April to October
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