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Goriška Brda

Terraced hills of vines, cherries and olives on the Italian border — the Slovenian half of Collio.

Best time to visit
Apr · May · Jun · Sep · Oct
Elevation
260 m
Suggested stay
1–3 nights
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Why visit

Brda is a landscape of low hills between the Soča and the Italian border, and it is geologically and culturally continuous with Collio on the other side — the frontier runs through the middle of a single wine district. It produces Slovenia’s best-known white wines, including the orange and macerated styles that made producers here internationally known. The hilltop village of Šmartno is a walled medieval core; Dobrovo has the castle and the regional wine cellar. It is best on two wheels or in a car, with a designated driver.

Things to do

  • Free

    village · Goriška Brda

    Šmartno

    A walled medieval hill village in the middle of the Brda vineyards, with five surviving corner towers.

    • 1 h
  • Dobrovo ( Brda, Slovenia ). Renaissance castle ( 1600 ).
    Wolfgang Sauber

    castle · Goriška Brda

    Dobrovo Castle

    A castle near Goriška Brda.

    • 1 h 15 min

Nature

  • mountain · Goriška Brda

    Mount Kuk

    A mountain near Goriška Brda at 612 m.

    • 4 h
    • demanding

Food & drink

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    winery · Goriška Brda

    Movia

    A Brda estate whose vineyards straddle the Italian border, internationally known for minimal-intervention wine.

    • 1 h 30 min
    • Highly rated
  • €€

    winery · Goriška Brda

    Klet Brda

    The large Brda growers’ cooperative at Dobrovo — the easiest place in the region to taste widely.

    • 1 h
  • €€

    restaurant · Goriška Brda

    Na Skednju

    Restaurant serving regional in Goriška Brda.

    • 1 h 15 min
  • €€

    restaurant · Goriška Brda

    Briška hiša

    Restaurant serving regional in Kojsko.

    • 1 h 15 min
  • €€

    bar · Goriška Brda

    Patriks

    Bar in Dobrovo v Brdih.

    • 1 h

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