Solkan

Worth seeing in and around Solkan

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Solkan Bridge

   The Solkan Bridge is a 219.7-meter arch bridge over the Soča River near Nova Gorica in western Slovenia. With an arch span of 85 meters, it is the world's longest stone arch railroad bridge.

   1.1 km · stone arch railway bridge over Soča near Solkan, Slovenia · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Sabotin

   Sabotin is 609-metre-high mountain ridge overlooking Gorizia, Nova Gorica, and Solkan on the border between Slovenia and Italy. At its foot stands the Solkan Bridge spanning the Soča River.

   2.3 km · mountain in Italy and Slovenia · Wikipedia
3. 03
   University of Nova Gorica

   The University of Nova Gorica, UNG, is the fourth university in Slovenia. It is located in the towns of Nova Gorica, Vipava, and Ajdovščina.

   3.1 km · University in Slovenia · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Kostanjevica Monastery

   The Kostanjevica Monastery with Annunciation Church stands on a 143 m -tall hill dividing the town of Nova Gorica and the settlement of Pristava. It is located in Slovenia just 200 m from the Italy–Slovenia border.

   2.3 km · monastery · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Transalpina/Europe Square

   Transalpina Square "; Slovene: Trg Evrope, meaning "Europe Square"), is a square divided between the towns of Gorizia, northeastern Italy, and Nova Gorica, southwestern Slovenia. The railway station of Nova Gorica is located at the eastern end of the square, on the Slovenian side.

   1.8 km · square divided between Gorizia, Italy, and Nova Gorica, Slovenia. · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Synagogue

   The Synagogue of Gorizia is a Jewish synagogue in Gorizia, Italy.

   2.7 km · building in Gorizia, Italy · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Co-Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Nova Gorica

   The Co-Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, also called Nova Gorica Cathedral, is the name given to a religious building that is affiliated with the Catholic Church and serves as the co-cathedral or alternate cathedral of the Diocese of Koper. It is located in Nova Gorica, a city in the European country of Slovenia.

   1.1 km · church in Nova Gorica, Slovenia · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Škabrijel

   Škabrijel is a 646-metre hill above the town of Nova Gorica in Slovenia. The hill is named after the Archangel Gabriel.

   2.6 km · mountain in Slovenia · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Castle of Gorizia

   Gorizia Castle is an Italian fortification dating to the 11th century on the hill which dominates the city of Gorizia, Italy, from which it takes its name. The medieval House of Gorizia was named after the castle.

   3.1 km · castle in Gorizia, Italy · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Oslavia War Memorial

    The Oslavia War Memorial is an Italian monument to soldiers who fell in battle during the battles of the Isonzo, particularly those who died during the taking of Gorizia in 1916. It stands on a 150m hill in the village of Oslavia, on the outskirts of Gorizia.

    2.4 km · Italian fascist monument · Wikipedia

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Getting to Solkan

Airports

Trieste (TRS), 21 km · Ljubljana Jože Pučnik (LJU), 69 km · Klagenfurt (KLU), 92 km

Stations

Nova Gorica railway station, 1.8 km

• Zgornji Brnik → Solkan

  71 km · quickest by road, 1h 39m · €13–18
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• Klagenfurt am Wörthersee → Solkan

  88 km · quickest by road, 2h 28m · €19–26
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• Rijeka(Omišalj) → Solkan

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