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Slovenia is on the crossroads of different nations and due to its colorful history there is now lots of historical evidence left to remind us of this fact.

In the surroundings of Nova Gorica there are some important sights worth being mentioned and if possible, seen:

• castle Kromberk (It was built in the early 13th century by an aristocrat Henrik Dornberg. During the next centuries it has come in the possession of Coronini family, who were also aristocrats. They rebuilt the castle in the 16th century and renamed it in Neu-Cronberg. The architecture is reminiscent of the Renaissance period: the style closely resembles the one characteristic for the northern Italy. Unfortunately, that the castle was repeatedly burnt down in both World Wars. It has been restored after WW2 and now it houses a permanent museum collection open to sight-seeing.)
• Solkan (Here is another branch of the Kronberg's museum)
• Sveta gora (Slovene for Holy Mountain and it is 682 meters high. For already 450 years it has been an important pilgrimage destination. The oldest references to this place of worship can be found in the medieval archives of the 14th century. The present basilica has been built in the beginning of the 20.century to the design of Silvan Baresi. Today it houses the museum of the First and Second World War.)
• Kostanjevica (A church and a monastery dating from the 17th century lie on the hill at the outskirts of Nova gorica. The church was ruined during the First World War, but restored in between both Wars. The church houses the crypt with the tomb of Bourbon family: the last of the reigning Bourbon emperors of France, Charles X. (reigned 1824 -- 1830) is buried there. The monarch actually rests on French soil -- some was brought and spread at the bottom of his sarcophagus. Charles X. was originally buried with his crown -- but the emperor's regalia disappeared at the start of Italian occupation in WW1 and has never been recovered.

S.T.