Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy · Europe
Staranzano is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Pieris, 42km from Škocjan Caves.
Staranzano is in Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy, with about 7,100 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Pieris, about 4 km away.
Staranzano (Friulian and Bisiacco: Staranzan; Slovene: Štarancan) is a comune (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Gorizia in the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) northwest of Trieste and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) southwest of Gorizia. As of 31 JulyRead more
2025, it had a population of 7,133 and an area of 18.7 square kilometres (7.2 mi2).
The municipality of Staranzano contains the frazioni (boroughs) of Alberoni, Bistrigna, Dobbia, Lido di Staranzano, Quarantia, Villaraspa, Le Coloschie, Bosco Grande, Bonifica del Broncolo and Punta Sdobba.
Staranzano borders the following municipalities: Grado, Monfalcone, Ronchi dei Legionari, San Canzian d'Isonzo.
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Within an hour or so of Staranzano: Miramare Castle (20 km), Solkan Bridge (23 km), Piran (31 km), Lipica Stud Farm (33 km).
The nearest famous roads are Predil Pass, Mangart Saddle Road and Vršič Pass.
Staranzano is in Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy, about 4 km from Pieris.
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ACI roadside assistance: 803 116. ZTL (limited traffic zones) in city centres are camera-enforced.
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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.
20 km · about 25 min drive
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.
23 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
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
The 16th-century birthplace of the elegant white Lipizzaner horses on the windswept Karst plateau.
33 km · about 40 min drive
natural wonder
A UNESCO-listed cave system featuring one of the largest underground river canyons in the world at 146 meters deep.
42 km · about 50 min drive
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.
48 km · about 55 min drive
natural wonder
The lowest and most southerly entry point to Triglav National Park, featuring a dramatic thermal spring emerging from a cave in the gorge wall.
48 km · about 55 min drive
landmark
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.
49 km · about 55 min drive
April to October
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