| San Daniele del Carso Štanjel | ||
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| State | Slovenia | |
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| Region | Coast and Slovenian Karst | |
| Altitude | 312 m a.s.l. | |
| Surface | 3.75 km² | |
| Inhabitants | 343 (31-12-2008) | |
| Prefix tel | 386 5 | |
| POSTAL CODE | 6222 | |
| Time zone | UTC 1 | |
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San Daniele del Carso is a city of Coast and Slovenian Karst.
To know
Geographical notes
A little less than half an hour by car from the Italian border is San Daniele del Carso. The ancient part of the town consists of a small village of medieval origin located just below the top of a modest hill (hill Thurn, 364 m asl) in the western Karst from which you can enjoy a broad view.This upper part of the locality still retains the characteristic karst housing with terraced buildings, with a Romanesque and Gothic structure, with narrow lanes that often flow into small open spaces dominated by monumental wells.
Background
This area was already frequented in ancient times (the first settlements date back to the Hallstatt civilization, when the first fortified castle was built on the top of the Thurn hill) assumed great importance in the Roman period due to its proximity to the system of fortifications created to protect the Julian Alps. On the top of the hill there is the icebox Ledanica or Gledanica where there are the remains of a watchtower from which the ancient Romans could easily control the transit towards theItaly.
After the fall of the Roman Empire, and the parenthesis of the Ostrogothic Kingdom, following the Gothic War, its territory became part of the Byzantine domains.After an interlude of Lombard domination from 751, this part of the Karst together with Istria returned to Byzantine hand from 774.
After the Lombards were annihilated, Charlemagne also occupied Byzantine Istria in 788, incorporating it into Regnum Italiae entrusted by Carlo to his son Pipino.
The Frankish dominion ceased with the deposition of Carlo il Grosso, Berengario, who became king ofItaly, the Aquileian marquisate passed to his vassal Vilfredo who was then named marquis of Friuli and Istria in 895 by him.
Starting from 951 the municipality was subdued by several duchies and ruling families, until 1200, when it passed to the counts of Gorizia, under which he was called Antiquorum Goritianum Comitum Residentia (i.e. Ancient residence of the Counts of Gorizia).
In 1500, together with the rest of the County of Gorizia, it passed to the House of Habsburg.
After the First World War it was annexed to the Kingdom of Italy and was joined to the province of Gorizia as an autonomous municipality with the same hamlets of the Habsburg period.
Between 1945 and 1947, being west of the Morgan line it was part, together with the whole Karst of Comeno, of Zone A of Venezia Giulia under the British-American control of the Allied Military Government (AMG); it then passed to Yugoslavia and then to Slovenia.
How to orient yourself
San Daniele del Carso: full screen map.How to get
By plane
The nearest airports are:
- 1 Friuli-Venezia Giulia International Airport, Via Aquileia, 46 - Ronchi dei Legionari (at 80 km).
- 2 Brnik-Ljubljana International Airport (at 130 km).
By car
To reach the town, take the regional road Sesana-Nova Gorica, hence the way to Of course.
On the train
San Daniele del Carso has its own railway station:
- 3 San Daniele del Carso station, Kobdilj 2, ☎ 386 5 296 33 55. The station is on the line Sesana-Nova Gorica. For info visit the website of Slovenian railways.
By bus
Buses connect the town with Nova Gorica, Sesana, is Of course.
How to get around
What see
 | 1 Castle. Dating back to the medieval period, it owes its current appearance to the Cobenzi counts who enlarged it. During the First World War it was used as a military hospital, while in the first postwar period, thanks to the project of the architect and mayor Max Fabiani, it became a town hall and school for the children of the town. The castle was severely damaged during the Second World War. Today the castle also houses the tourist office and the library. |
 | 2 Entrance tower. One of the passages to enter the town was once part of the walls that enclosed the city. |
 | 3 Castle garden. Large and spacious cobbled garden with a beautiful staircase connecting the two levels of the courtyard. In the center of it there is a well, while at the edge there is a souvenir shop and a bar / restaurant; it is obviously possible to eat outside. |
 | 4 Lojze Spacal Gallery. |
 | 5 Church of S. Daniele. Built in the 15th century, it was converted into the Baroque style between the 17th and 18th centuries. In 1609 the bell tower was added. |
 | 6 Gate tower. The gate protected the entrance to San Daniele from the Vipava valley. In the 1930s it was converted by Fabiani into the dining room of Villa Ferrari. |
 | 7 Karst House (located at the confluence of three streets just above the church, adjacent to one of the monumental wells). One of the oldest buildings in the country with a slate roof and stone gutters. Inside there is a permanent ethnological exhibition. |
- 8 Ferrari garden (Ferrarijev vrt). Built to a design by Max Fabiani in the first post-war period, it was originally part of the Ferrari villa, owned by Enrico Ferrari, a Trieste doctor. Very characteristic is the oval swimming pool with an islet accessible by a bridge. The view from the garden is also wonderful.
- 9 Birthplace of Max Fabiani (pri Serzentovh). Symbols of the house are a centuries-old mulberry tree and a spring of water that does not stop even in summer.
Events and parties
What to do
Once in the village, a must is to walk among the stone houses and immerse yourself in an atmosphere that is still a little medieval. In confirmation of the fact that this small village of the Slovenian Karst is still far from the great mass tourism are the local farmers who display their products on the shelves (especially honey) without checking them, but leaving a jar in which to leave the money. Strolling you will certainly also pass some banquets where you can buy hand-made works of art with "hot" engraved wood.
For those who have more time, the Fabiani path which traces the places linked to the architect from San Daniele del Carso a Cobidil.
Shopping
In the historic center of the town there are no shops, except those of the artisans and farmers of the area.
There is also a souvenir shop in the castle courtyard.
How to have fun
Where to eat
In the village there is a single restaurant located in the courtyard of the castle. There is also a 1 Cafe.
Average prices
- 2 Bistro Grad Štanjel, Štanjel 1a, ☎ 386 573 100 70, @[email protected].
Tue-Sun: 9: 00-21: 00. The only bar / restaurant in the town center where you can taste typical dishes or simply a coffee. If you visit in summer, the tables in the garden offer a unique location.
Tue-Sun: 9: 00-21: 00. The only bar / restaurant in the town center where you can taste typical dishes or simply a coffee. If you visit in summer, the tables in the garden offer a unique location.Where stay
Average prices
There are no hotels in the town, followed by apartments and guest houses.
- 1 Stanarjevi Apartments, Štanjel 29, ☎ 386 5 769 10 07, @[email protected].
App. For 2 persons: 43 € / night, for 4 persons: 56 € / night. Check in: 14.00, check-out: 10.00. - 2 Apartma Valetovi Štanjel, Štanjel 20, @[email protected]. the property has an apartment for 4-6 people with bathroom, kitchen and bedroom.
App. For 2 persons: 43 € / night, for 4 persons: 56 € / night. Safety
In San Daniele del Carso there are no particular dangers, however in case of need it is good to know that the nearest clinic is located in Of course.
How to keep in touch
Post office
- 4 San Daniele del Carso post office (Poslovalnice Pošte Slovenije), Štanjel 42c, ☎ 346 05 731 82 20, fax: 346 05 731 82 24. Open Monday to Friday from 8.30 to 10.30 and from 14.30 to 17.00, Saturdays from 9.00 to 11.00.
Around
- Postojna - town famous for the caves of the same name;
- Trieste - capital city of Friuli Venezia Giulia, famous for the Piazza Unità d'Italia, the largest square on the sea inEurope, and for the Miramare castle;
- Caves of San Canziano - World Heritage ofUNESCO and biosphere reserve;
Useful information
- Touristic office, Štanjel 1a, ☎ 386 5 769 00 56, @[email protected].
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