Gorizia

Border atmospheres and a castle overlooking enchanting hill settings
In Gorizia you will breathe the suspended atmosphere typical of a border city: in the Piazza Transalpina, which until 2004 was physically divided by a wall, you will walk with one foot in Italy and one foot in Slovenia.

The medieval castle with its enchanting borough is a real gem: from here you will enjoy a wonderful view over gentle hills and over the whole city, where medieval, Baroque and nineteenth-century architectures are harmoniously combined.

Among museums and parks, in the "Adriatic Nice"
The Habsburg middle class loved Gorizia and its mild climate: it is not by chance that the city was called the "Adriatic Nice". Among enchanting parks, such as the Piuma Park on the Isonzo river, the Park of Palazzo Coronini Cronberg (with trees from all over the world) and the Viatori Park, culture is very important too: many museums worth visiting, some of which are peculiar and curious, such as the Province Museums with the Museum of Fashion and of Applied Arts, the First World War Museum and the Archaeological Collection, the Museum of the Middle Ages in Gorizia inside the Castle and the Picture Gallery of Casa Formentini.

The history of Gorizia's Jewish community is told at the Synagogue Museum "Gerusalemme sull'Isonzo" of Via Ascoli.

On the city's hills, in the hamlet of Oslavia, you will find the imposing Ossuary of Oslavia, which contains the mortal remains of Italian and Austro-Hungarian soldiers who died during the First World War.

Among the city's many historical buildings, Palazzo Coronini Cronberg, Palazzo della Torre, Palazzo Attems Petzenstein and Palazzo Werdenberg - Biblioteca Statale Isontina (State Library) stand out.

Border flavours and charming dwellings
Central-European influences are translated into special cakes and sweets, shared with Trieste, such as favette, presnitz and putizza. But there are also other delicacies: plum dumplings, the sweet ham from Cormòns, smoked in the fire of cherry and laurel wood or, a delicacy for few, the red radicchio "Rosa di Gorizia".