The Valley of Our Lady of Lourdes
The Valley of Our Lady of Lourdes is a sinkhole in Municipality of Sežana, Slovenia. The Valley of Our Lady of Lourdes is situated nearby to the cave Lipiško brezno, as well as near the pitch The Hippodrome.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Sinkhole
- Denomination: Catholic
- Also known as: “Dolina Lurške Matere Božje” and “Krkavce”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Chapel of Saint Anthony of Padua and Vilenica Cave.
The Chapel of Saint Anthony of Padua
Church
Photo: János Korom Dr., CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Chapel of Saint Anthony of Padua is a church, which is situated 460 metres northeast of The Valley of Our Lady of Lourdes.
Vilenica Cave
Cave
Photo: Tiesse, Public domain.
Vilenica Cave or Vilenica Cave at Lokev is the oldest show cave in Europe. The first tourists to the cave were recorded in 1633. It is located next to the village of Lokev in the municipality of Sežana on the Karst Plateau in southwestern Slovenia. Vilenica Cave is situated 3 km northeast of The Valley of Our Lady of Lourdes.
Monte Cocusso
Peak
Photo: Rupikaber, Public domain.
Mount Cocusso is a mountainous relief on the border between Italy and Slovenia. It is the highest mountain in the Trieste Karst.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lipica and Gropada.
Lipica
Lipica is a village in the Coast and Karst region of Slovenia. It is famous for the pure white Lipizzaner horses that have been bred in the area for 400 years.
Basovizza
Village
Basovizza is a village, which is situated 2½ km southwest of The Valley of Our Lady of Lourdes.
The Valley of Our Lady of Lourdes
- Categories: place of worship and landform
- Location: Municipality of Sežana, Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
45.66343° or 45° 39′ 48″ northLongitude
13.87809° or 13° 52′ 41″ eastOpen location code
8FQMMV7H+96OpenStreetMap ID
node 2488598450OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
natural=sinkholeOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholic
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In Other Languages
From German to Italian—“The Valley of Our Lady of Lourdes” goes by many names.
- German: “Das Tal der Mutter Gottes von Lourdes”
- Italian: “Valle della Nostra Signora di Lourdes”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lipiško brezno and The Hippodrome.
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