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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.
9 km · about 15 min drive
Urban Municipality of Nova Gorica, Slovenia · Europe
Šempas works well as a base: 10 minutes from Prvačina, 29km from Tolmin Gorge.
Šempas is a town located in Urban Municipality of Nova Gorica, Slovenia. With a population of 1,146, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Šempas sits in Slovenia, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Ljubljana time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Šempas to your route.
Šempas (pronounced [ʃɛmˈpas] or [ʃəmˈpas]; in older sources also Šenpas, Italian: Sambasso, German: Schönpass) is a village in the Vipava Valley in the Municipality of Nova Gorica in western Slovenia.
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Šempas is located in Urban Municipality of Nova Gorica, Slovenia, Europe. The coordinates are 45.9303 latitude, 13.7436 longitude.
Šempas has a population of approximately 1,146 people, making it a town in Slovenia.
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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.
9 km · about 15 min drive
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.
25 km · about 30 min drive
natural wonder
The lowest and most southerly entry point to Triglav National Park, featuring a dramatic thermal spring emerging from a cave in the gorge wall.
29 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
The 16th-century birthplace of the elegant white Lipizzaner horses on the windswept Karst plateau.
30 km · about 35 min drive
castle
A remarkable Renaissance castle built into the mouth of a cave in a cliff face, holding the Guinness record for the largest cave castle.
32 km · about 35 min drive
natural wonder
A UNESCO-listed cave system featuring one of the largest underground river canyons in the world at 146 meters deep.
36 km · about 40 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Valley of the turquoise Soca river below the Julian Alps, followed by a scenic road from Bovec through Kobarid to Tolmin.
37 km · about 45 min drive
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.
38 km · about 45 min drive
April to October
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