Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
imo po Novi Gorici (Let's Cycle across Nova Gorica)
map traces paths for
cycling
around
town and Kromberk Castle.
ADVENTURE SPORTS
Top Extreme
( 031 620 636;
www.top.si
; Vojkova ulica 9)
Top Extreme in Solkan, north of the
centre, has
bungee jumping
(jump €45; 11am-4pm Sat or Sun May-Oct)
from the
55m-high Solkan Bridge over the Soča. It's available at the weekend in season, but make
sure you book ahead. It also organises rafting, kayaking and canyoning on the river.
Sleeping
HIT Hotel Sabotin €€
( 336 50 00;
www.hit.si
;
Cesta IX Korpusa 35; s €50-81, d €76-118, tr €102-144;
)
This 68-room hotel in an old baroque manor house in Solkan, about 2km north of the
bus station, is good value and atmospheric. Rates depend on the season and the age of the
room.
HOTEL
Prenočišče Pertout €
( 041 624 452, 330 75 50;
www.prenociscepertout.com
;
Ulica 25 Maja 23; s/d €24/34;
)
This five-room hostelry with singles, doubles and triples in Rožna Dolina, south of
the centre, is scarcely 200m from the Italian crossing at Casa Rossa.
HOSTEL
HIT Hotel Casino Perla €€€
( 336 30 00;
www.hit.si
;
Kidričeva ulica 7; s €102-169, d €169-224; )
This
flashy place is a favourite with Italians, who can't get enough of the casino. It's in a big
glass-and-steel structure with a modern extension that could be anywhere - Hong Kong,
Las Vegas, Disneyland.
HOTEL
Eating & Drinking
Both Delpinova ulica and the pedestrian walkway south of Bevkov trg and opposite the
shopping centre are chock-a-block full of fast-food eateries and cafes. The Sabotin and
Perla hotels both have several decent restaurants.
