4 January 2025 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General , European Union , European Capital of Culture
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Franciscan Monastery of Kostanjevica © Julien Maury
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Nova Gorica is a town in western
Slovenia , on the border with
Italy . It is the seat of the
Municipality of Nova Gorica . Nova Gorica is a
planned town , built according to the principles of
modernist architecture after 1947, when the
Paris Peace Treaty established a new border between
Yugoslavia and Italy, leaving nearby
Gorizia outside the borders of Yugoslavia and thus cutting off the
Soča Valley, the
Vipava Valley , the
Gorizia Hills and the northwestern
Karst Plateau from their traditional regional urban centre. Since 1948, Nova Gorica has replaced Gorizia as the principal urban center of the
Gorizia region (
Slovene : Goriška), as the northern part of the
Slovenian Littoral has been traditionally called.
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3 February 2015 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General , Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks
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Lake Bled is a lake in the
Julian Alps in northwestern Slovenia, where it adjoins the town of
Bled . The area is a popular tourist destination. The lake is 35 km (22 mi) from
Ljubljana International Airport and 55 km (34 mi) from the capital city,
Ljubljana .
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