The best road cycling routes around Ajdovščina

The cycle-pedestrian bridge over the Soča/Isonzo offers a beautiful view of this stretch of the river. Further on, you can see the railway bridge of Solkan, the stone bridge with the largest arch ever built to date.

Once this place was divided not only between two states, but between two opposing and antithetical worldviews... today this place, divided between Italy and Slovenia, tells of a future that transcends the borders of individual states...

The castle features a permanent exhibition on the ground floor and rotating exhibitions on the upper floors. Because the castle is situated on a hill, it also offers beautiful views of the surrounding area.

Divje jezero is a karst siphon lake (Vaucluse spring), located approximately 2 km south of Idrija. The type of karst spring - Vaucluse spring is named after the Fontaine-de-Vaucluse spring in the Vaucluse region of Provence in southern France, east of Avignon. Springs of this type are characterized by the fact that water flows to the surface from great depths under pressure through steep channels. The lake lies in a stone cauldron under the hundred-meter cliffs that border this northern edge of the Črnovrška plateau. Divje jezero is also a karst spring, as water flows into the lake from a steeply descending trench, which has been explored to a depth of 160 m so far. Although the lake surface is usually calm, after heavy rains there can be strong eruptions of water, up to 60 m³/s. The Jezernica River flows from Divje Jezero, which is the shortest surface-flowing river in Slovenia and flows into the Idrijca River after 55 meters. The water temperature in the lake fluctuates only between 7 and 10 °C throughout the year. The lake was protected as a natural monument in 1967 and since 1972 has been arranged for visitors as the first Slovenian open-air museum.

Europe Square (Trg Evrope / Piazza Transalpina) is dominated by the monumental 1906 train station building, now located in Nova Gorica on the Slovenian side of the border. It was once the northern railway station of Gorizia and is the starting point for journeys to the Soča Valley, the Vipava Valley, and the Karst region. The square has two names: one Slovenian and one Italian. The mosaic in the center of the square was designed by Franko Vecchiet from Trieste, who belongs to the Slovene ethnic group in Italy, to mark Slovenia's accession to the European Union in 2004.

Kromberk Castle, located in the village of the same name, is a typical Renaissance building with an almost square floor plan, whose four corner towers are a striking feature. The original castle was built here at the beginning of the 13th century. Kromberk Castle acquired its present form at the beginning of the 17th century, when the nobleman Giovanni Maria Coronini purchased the property. The castle was heavily damaged in both World Wars, and unfortunately, its original furnishings have not survived. Today, the castle has been renovated and delights visitors with a beautiful, well-kept park featuring Baroque fountains and lapidary objects. The castle is the headquarters of the Gorizia Regional Museum, which houses permanent exhibitions and temporary collections.

The Piazza della Vittoria is strategically located as Gorizia's main square. Inviting restaurants have settled around the square. Excellently preserved and renovated buildings make the square a first-class gem.

Travnik (meaning "meadow" in Slovenian) is Gorizia's main square, dominated from above by Gorizia Castle. The Casa Torriana, now the seat of the Prefecture, also overlooks the square. Among the many illustrious guests who lived there was Giacomo Casanova, who stayed there in 1773 and who also recounts his stay in Gorizia in his "Memoirs."