# Nova Gorica

Nova Gorica is a town in Slovenia on the Italian border. The neighbouring town of Gorizia is in Italy and is approximately 5 minutes walk from the centre of Nova Gorica. The border runs between the two cities and is directly outside the main train station in Nova Gorica.
In 2025, Nova Gorica, together with bordering Gorizia, is European Capital of Culture under the motto "Borderless", for details see public website: https://www.go2025.eu/en

## Understand

* 45.957913.646931 Nova Gorica Tourist Information Centre, Bevkov trg 4, 5000 Nova Gorica, ☏ +386 5 330 4600, fax: +386 5 330 46 06, tzticng@siol.net. (updated Jun 2023)

## Get in

Regular trains from Bled and Jesenice (and onwards to Ljubljana) are available from Nova Gorica station which is on the Slovenian-Italian border to the west of the city centre. Trains to Trieste, Venice and Rome are available from Gorizia station which is 10 minutes by bus (across the border) from Nova Gorica. To reach Gorizia station from Nova Gorica station walk across Europe Square (it. Piazza Transalpina, which is the square outside Nova Gorica station and forms the border) and from the bus stop on the next street take bus #1 all the way to Gorizia station. Tickets cost €1.03 and can be bought from a tobacconist at the end of the street. Alternatively you can walk between the two train stations in 30 minutes (useful in the evenings or at weekends when fewer or no buses operate). Cross the border in front of the station, continue along the road and take the first left. Then follow signs into the town centre and look for signs to the Stazione Ferrovia (railway station).

## Get around

* Taxi transfers Gruden, Tolmin , cell: +386 51 60 55 00
There are regular local buses which cross between Nova Gorica and Gorizia.

## See

Its main tourist attractions are casinos, such as 45.9589113.649471 Perla. They mostly cater for Italian gamblers.
For more cosmopolitan travelers Sveta Gora or 45.9502213.637162 Kostanjevica should be more interesting. The first is a traditional pilgrimage destination, while the other houses the tomb of Bourbones.
45.97856113.6517773 Solkan bridge (located north of the Solkan district). A beautiful stone arch bridge over the equally beautiful river Soča. This is the longest railway bridge stone arch and the second longest overall, world-wide. (updated Jan 2025)

## Do

Nova Gorica is the only location in Slovenia where bungee jumping is available.
A half an hour drive can take you to the location of a fantastic castle and caves.

## Eat

The best restaurant in town is 45.9578613.650431 Marco Polo where many locals eat. It is well priced and delicious. Other places include 45.9631413.647382 Gurman, (on Gradnikove brigade Street, just off the road from Lavričeva Street). The lunches are quite cheap, abundant and very good. The dinners tend to be more expensive. The quality is excellent. 45.9800713.654863 Žogica in Solkan, near the Solkan Bridge, serves excellent fish and seafood, as well as a wide variety of pizzas. It is located in a sport park area, and it is popular both with the locals and the Italian visitors. The staff is fluent in Italian and in English. A local eatery is located just opposite to the Park Hotel & Casino: it is called 45.9552613.645544 Pecivo. From the outside, it looks as a coffee house, but it also serves lunches. The food is good, but the service is slow.

## Drink

In summer, be sure to check the local student's club evening programme at 45.9572113.649771 Poletna Scena in the center of the town.
If you are looking for a good beer, try a Slovenian beer called 45.9632813.647542 Union (or, better, "Lasko").

## Sleep
### Camping

* 45.9418813.717581 Kamp Lijak, Ozeljan 6a, 5261 Šempas. Small campsite 10 mi (16 km) beyond the city limits. Offers pitches and cabins. (updated Jun 2023)

## Go next

* Gorizia – the Italian part of this (now again) twin town, which had been separated by the border between East and West
* Brda - wine region is near and inviting.
* Štanjel - a typical Karst village.
* Sežana and Lipica - the capital of the Karst and a nearby stud farm of the white lipizzaner horses.
* Bled
* Triglav National Park
* Venice - only 2 hours away by train from Gorizia.
* Ljubljana - trains (3 hours) and buses (2 hours) can take you to the Slovenian capital
* Trieste - a nearby city with a mix of Italian, Slavic and Germanic cultures. 45 minutes by train from Gorizia station.
* City Municipality of Nova Gorica