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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.
5 km · about 10 min drive
EuropeItalyFriuli Venezia Giulia
San Floriano del Collio
Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy · Europe
About San Floriano del Collio
San Floriano del Collio works well as a base: 10 minutes from Solkan, 27km from Tolmin Gorge.
San Floriano del Collio is in Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy, with about 297 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Solkan, about 5 km away.
San Floriano del Collio (Slovene: Števerjan; Friulian: San Florean dal Cuei) is a comune (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Gorizia in the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northwest of Trieste and about 6 kilometres (4 mi) northwest of Gorizia, on theRead more
border with Slovenia, and borders the following municipalities: Brda (Slovenia), Capriva del Friuli, Cormons, Gorizia, Mossa.
San Floriano del Collio localities include Grojna/Groina, Ščedno/Scedina, Bukovje/Bucuie, Valerišče/Valerisce, Jazbine/Giasbana, Aščevo/Asci, Križišče/Bivio, and Sovenca/Sovenza. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 807 and an area of 10.6 square kilometres (4.1 mi2).
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near San Floriano del Collio?
Within an hour or so of San Floriano del Collio: Solkan Bridge (5 km), Tolmin Gorge (27 km), Soča Valley (29 km), Hiša Franko (30 km).
Are there any good drives near San Floriano del Collio?
The nearest famous roads are Predil Pass, Mangart Saddle Road and Vršič Pass.
Where is San Floriano del Collio?
San Floriano del Collio is in Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy, about 5 km from Solkan.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 297
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Friuli Venezia Giulia
- Timezone
- Europe/Rome
- Coordinates
- 45.9809, 13.5887
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 San Floriano del Collio
8 notable places within an hour's 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.
27 km · about 30 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.
29 km · about 35 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.
30 km · about 35 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.
31 km · about 35 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.
32 km · about 35 min drive
waterfall
Savica Waterfall
Majestic 78-metre waterfall plunging from a cave mouth into a turquoise pool at the head of Lake Bohinj in the Julian Alps.
38 km · about 45 min drive
waterfall
Boka Waterfall
Slovenia's highest waterfall at 106 m, visible from the road near Bovec and best after snowmelt.
39 km · about 45 min drive
Driving roads near San Floriano del Collio
- 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.
- 29 kmSoča ValleyValley of the turquoise Soca river below the Julian Alps, followed by a scenic road from Bovec through Kobarid to Tolmin.
- 49 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.
- 51 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.
- 52 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.
- 52 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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