waterfall
Boka Waterfall
Slovenia's highest waterfall at 106 m, visible from the road near Bovec and best after snowmelt.
41 km · about 45 min drive
EuropeItalyFriuli Venezia Giulia
San Daniele del Friuli
Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy · Europe
About San Daniele del Friuli
San Daniele del Friuli sits on the route: 5 minutes from Rive d'Arcano, 56km from Tolmin Gorge.
San Daniele del Friuli is in Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy, with about 6,700 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Rive d'Arcano, about 4 km away.
San Daniele del Friuli (Friulian: Sant Denêl) is a comune (municipality) in the province of Udine, in the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) northwest of Trieste and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of Udine.
San Daniele del Friuli borders these municipalities: Dignano,Read more
Forgaria nel Friuli, Majano, Osoppo, Pinzano al Tagliamento, Ragogna, Rive d'Arcano, and Spilimbergo.
San Daniele is best known as the production center of the eponymous prosciutto. The product is celebrated every summer at the end of June during the Aria di Festa.
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What is there to see near San Daniele del Friuli?
Within an hour or so of San Daniele del Friuli: Boka Waterfall (41 km), Hiša Franko (42 km), Soča Valley (45 km), Kozjak Waterfall (46 km).
Are there any good drives near San Daniele del Friuli?
The nearest famous roads are Predil Pass, Mangart Saddle Road and Passo Cibiana.
Where is San Daniele del Friuli?
San Daniele del Friuli is in Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy, about 4 km from Rive d'Arcano.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 6,700
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Friuli Venezia Giulia
- Timezone
- Europe/Rome
- Coordinates
- 46.1571, 13.0073
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 San Daniele del Friuli
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
restaurant
Hiša Franko
Ana Roš's three-Michelin-star farmhouse restaurant in Staro Selo outside Kobarid, cooking hyper-local Soča Valley ingredients: mountain cheese, river trout, foraged herbs. A pilgrimage-level food detour booked months ahead.
42 km · about 50 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Soča Valley
Valley of the turquoise Soca river below the Julian Alps, followed by a scenic road from Bovec through Kobarid to Tolmin.
45 km · about 50 min drive
waterfall
Kozjak Waterfall
A 15 m waterfall near Kobarid that pours into an underground-feeling amphitheatre chamber, its emerald plunge pool lit by a single opening in the rock. An easy 30-minute walk from the parking by the Soča.
46 km · about 55 min drive
mountain pass
Predil Pass
A 1,156 m pass on the Slovenian-Italian border above Bovec, guarded by the ruined Predil fortress; its sweeping curves pair perfectly with the nearby Mangart and Vršič roads on a Julian Alps loop.
52 km · about 60 min drive
bridge
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.
54 km · about 60 min drive
natural wonder
Tolmin Gorge
The lowest and most southerly entry point to Triglav National Park, featuring a dramatic thermal spring emerging from a cave in the gorge wall.
56 km · about 65 min drive
mountain pass
Mangart Saddle Road
Slovenia's highest-reaching road at 2055m, a narrow single-track shelf road with no guardrails climbing to a dramatic saddle beneath the Mangart peak.
58 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near San Daniele del Friuli
24 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 100km.
- 45 kmSoča ValleyValley of the turquoise Soca river below the Julian Alps, followed by a scenic road from Bovec through Kobarid to Tolmin.
- 52 kmPredil PassA 1,156 m pass on the Slovenian-Italian border above Bovec, guarded by the ruined Predil fortress; its sweeping curves pair perfectly with the nearby Mangart and Vršič roads on a Julian Alps loop.
- 54 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.
- 58 kmMangart Saddle RoadSlovenia's highest-reaching road at 2055m, a narrow single-track shelf road with no guardrails climbing to a dramatic saddle beneath the Mangart peak.
- 58 kmMangart SaddleThe end of Slovenia's highest road at 2,072 m, a narrow single-track climb with tunnels cut through rock spurs and a huge Julian Alps view.
- 62 kmPasso CibianaA quiet pass between Zoldo and the Cadore, with murals painted on the village houses at its foot.
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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