Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Drinking
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Entertainment
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Sights
Kostanjevica Monastery
(Samostan Kostanjevica; 330 77 50; Šrabčeva ulica 1; library admission €1; 9am-
noon & 3-5pm Mon-Sat, 3-5pm Sun)
On a 143m hill 800m south of the train station, this
monastery was founded by the Capuchin Franciscans in the early 17th century and has a
wonderful
library
with 10,000 volumes and 30 incunabula.
The
Church of the Annunciation
(Cerkev Marijinega Oznanenja; tomb of the Bour-
bons admission €1.50)
has interesting stuccos. In the spooky crypt is the
tomb of the
Bourbons
(as per library, above), which contains the mortal remains of the last members
of the French house of Bourbon, including Charles X (1757-1836), who died of cholera
while on holiday on the coast in Gorizia and was buried here.
MONASTERY
Kromberk Castle
(Grad Kromberk; Grajska ulica 1)
Three kilometres east of the town, fabulous Kromberk
Castle, dating from the 17th century, houses the
Goriško Museum
(Goriški Muzej;
335 98 11;
www.goriskimuzej.si
; adult/child €2/1; 8am-7pm Mon-Fri, 1-7pm Sun Jun-
Sep, 8am-3pm Mon-Fri, 1-5pm Sun Oct-May)
. It features important archaeological, eth-
nological and fine-arts collections. You'll also find the fabulous Grajska Klet (
Click here
) restaurant located here.
CASTLE
Activities
Ask the TIC for the pamphlet
Peš Poti na Goriškem (Footpaths in Goriška)
, which out-
lines a dozen
hiking trails
of between 3km and 20km around Nova Gorica. Its
Kolesar-
