Monte San Michele

Monte San Michele is a hill on the Karst Plateau, in the Italian province of Gorizia, on the border between the municipalities of Sagrado and Savogna d'Isonzo.

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Type: Peak with an elevation of 276 metres
Description: karst mountain in northern Italy
Also known as: “Monte San Michele / Debela griža”, “Vrh”, and “Vrh svetega Mihaela”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Grotta Regina del Carso and Chiesa di San Martino Vescovo.

Grotta Regina del Carso

Cave

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Grotta Regina del Carso is a Karst cave in the village of San Michele del Carso in the municipality of Savogna d'Isonzo. The cave is not open to public, and the access is managed by Talpe del Carso/Kraški Krti speleological group, headquartered in the vicinity of the entrance.

Chiesa di San Martino Vescovo

Church

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Chiesa di San Martino Vescovo is a church.

Santa Maria Assunta

Church

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Santa Maria Assunta is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Miren and Opatje Selo.

Miren

Village

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Miren is an urbanized settlement in the Municipality of Miren-Kostanjevica in the Littoral region of Slovenia right next to the border with Italy. The hill known as Miren Castle rises above the settlement to the south.

Opatje Selo

Village

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Opatje Selo is a village in the Municipality of Miren-Kostanjevica in the Littoral region of Slovenia, right on the border with Italy. It is located on the Karst Plateau, along an old road leading from Komen to Gorizia. It includes the former hamlet of Mačeče.