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Piran
A perfectly preserved Venetian coastal town perched on a narrow peninsula, Slovenia's most beautiful seaside gem on the Adriatic.
39 km · about 45 min drive
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Lignano Sabbiadoro
Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy · Europe
About Lignano Sabbiadoro
Lignano Sabbiadoro sits on the route: 15 minutes from Pertegada, 46km from Miramare Castle.
Lignano Sabbiadoro is in Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy, with about 5,800 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Pertegada, about 8 km away.
Lignano Sabbiadoro (Italian: [liɲˈɲaːno ˌsabbjaˈdɔːro]; Friulian: Lignan) is a town and comune (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Udine, in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of north-eastern Italy. It is one of the main summer resorts in northern Italy and on the Adriatic Sea coast.
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What is there to see near Lignano Sabbiadoro?
Within an hour or so of Lignano Sabbiadoro: Piran (39 km), Miramare Castle (46 km), Solkan Bridge (53 km), Grožnjan (57 km).
Are there any good drives near Lignano Sabbiadoro?
The nearest famous roads are San Boldo Pass, Passo San Boldo (Road of 100 Days) and Strada del Prosecco (Conegliano–Valdobbiadene).
Where is Lignano Sabbiadoro?
Lignano Sabbiadoro is in Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy, about 8 km from Pertegada.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 5,837
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Friuli Venezia Giulia
- Timezone
- Europe/Rome
- Coordinates
- 45.6759, 13.1173
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Italy
ACI roadside assistance: 803 116. ZTL (limited traffic zones) in city centres are camera-enforced.
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Worth the detour from Lignano Sabbiadoro
6 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Miramare Castle
White Habsburg castle built 1856-1860 for Archduke Maximilian on a promontory over the Gulf of Trieste, kept with original interiors and a 22-hectare park. The approach along the Strada Costiera is one of Italy's finest short coastal drives.
46 km · about 55 min drive
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Solkan Bridge
The world's longest stone railway arch, an 85 m span of hewn limestone blocks: vaults the emerald Soča river just north of Nova Gorica, best admired from the riverside road below.
53 km · about 60 min drive
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Grožnjan
A once-abandoned Istrian hill town repopulated by artists in the 1960s: now some 20 galleries and studios fill its Venetian stone lanes, with a summer jazz festival and views over vineyards to the sea.
57 km · about 65 min drive
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Burano
A vibrant island in the Venetian lagoon famous for its brightly painted fishermen's houses and centuries-old lace-making tradition.
58 km · about 65 min drive
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Lipica Stud Farm
The 16th-century birthplace of the elegant white Lipizzaner horses on the windswept Karst plateau.
59 km · about 70 min drive
Driving roads near Lignano Sabbiadoro
6 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 100km.
- 53 kmSolkan BridgeThe world's longest stone railway arch, an 85 m span of hewn limestone blocks: vaults the emerald Soča river just north of Nova Gorica, best admired from the riverside road below.
- 73 kmSoča ValleyValley of the turquoise Soca river below the Julian Alps, followed by a scenic road from Bovec through Kobarid to Tolmin.
Driving in Italy
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.82/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€8.50/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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