landmark
Lipica Stud Farm
The 16th-century birthplace of the elegant white Lipizzaner horses on the windswept Karst plateau.
5 km · about 10 min drive
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Sežana
Municipality of Sežana, Slovenia · Europe
About Sežana
Sežana works well as a base: 10 minutes from Zolla, 11km from Škocjan Caves.
Sežana is in Municipality of Sežana, Slovenia, with about 6,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Zolla, about 5 km away.
Sežana (pronounced [sɛˈʒáːna] ; Italian: Sesana) is a town in the Slovenian Littoral region of Slovenia, near the border with Italy. It is the seat of the Municipality of Sežana. Sežana is located on the Karst Plateau, 17 kilometres (11 miles) from Trieste, Italy, and 80 km (50 mi) from Ljubljana, the capital city ofRead more
Slovenia.
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What is there to see near Sežana?
Within an hour or so of Sežana: Lipica Stud Farm (5 km), Škocjan Caves (11 km), Miramare Castle (13 km), Predjama Castle (23 km).
Are there any good drives near Sežana?
The nearest famous roads are Predil Pass, Vršič Pass and Mangart Saddle Road.
Where is Sežana?
Sežana is in Municipality of Sežana, Slovenia, about 5 km from Zolla.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 6,037
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Slovenia
- Region
- Municipality of Sežana
- Timezone
- Europe/Ljubljana
- Coordinates
- 45.7092, 13.8733
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Motorway vignette required.
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Worth the detour from Sežana
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.
11 km · about 20 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.
13 km · about 25 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.
23 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
Postojna Cave
A 24-kilometer karst cave system explored by underground railway, home to the rare cave-dwelling olm salamander.
27 km · about 30 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
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.
35 km · about 40 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.
38 km · about 45 min drive
Driving roads near Sežana
- 35 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.
- 51 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.
- 64 kmSoča ValleyValley of the turquoise Soca river below the Julian Alps, followed by a scenic road from Bovec through Kobarid to Tolmin.
- 74 kmMala Osojnica Viewpoint (Lake Bled)A 685-metre hilltop overlooking fairy-tale Lake Bled with its island church, medieval clifftop castle, and the Julian Alps behind.
- 75 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.
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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