Stanjel Travel Guide

 mircaskirca Says:  The castle was built at the end of the 15th century as a defence installation against the Turkish invasions. The oldest remains of the castle reach back into the Middle Ages. In 1508 Štanjel was for a short time under Venetian rule, while after the decay of the Counts of... 

 Enzyme_X Says:  Stanjel is often a place where differnet art colonies take place. While I was exploring the catle of Stanjel, I found one room with some wall paintings. These were the remains of such an art colony from couple of years ago. I was surrprised to find something like that when I... 

 himalia11 Says:  The castle Rihemberg is a quite old castle which first was mentioned in 1230 and situated about 6 km far from Štanjel. It looks great with its gothic tower, especially if you come from Komen down the mountain. Unfortunately it’s only opened at weekends in the afternoon, so... 

 himalia11 Says:  St. Gregors church with its stone roof is found on the hill next to Štanjel. It’s part of the Fabiani path and you’ll find on its cemetery the graves of the Fabiani family. Interesting is the grave of Charlotte Fabiani (see the photo), the mother of Max Fabiani. He honours... 

 himalia11 Says:  Max Fabiani (1865-1962) was one of the most important personalities of the karst, mainly as architect and townplanner. He also was the mayor of Štanjel for 10 years. There are several footpaths between Štanjel and Kobdilj with interesting natural and cultural sites, named... 

 himalia11 Says:  The name of this garden has nothing to do with the Ferrari car, but is named after Enrico Ferrari, a well-known doctor from Trieste.The garden was built in the 1920s and 1930s by Max Fabiani, next to the villa. It’s a very nice park, well cultivated, with an interesting... 

 himalia11 Says:  On the top of the hill you’ll find some few ruins of the former watchtower. Actually nobody knows if this really was a watchtower, it also could be part of a Roman forth. From there, you have a fantastic view on the surroundings, unfortunately some trees obstruct the view a... 

 himalia11 Says:  The church of Saint Daniel was build between 1455 and 1460 and contains a mixture of gothic and baroque elements – at least that’s what I’ve read as we wasn’t able to go inside as it was always closed.It has a remarkable steeple which was build 1609. It look s a bit strange... 

 himalia11 Says:  There had been very early a castle at this place, however like most castles it changed during the time. It has the current form since 1661. It was badly damaged during the WWII, but was renovated afterwards. Inside you’ll find a gallery and there's also a snack bar with some... 

 himalia11 Says:  There several typical Karst houses in Štanjel, like the one on the photo. You can see the stone rainwater drains and a cistern made of stone. It’s typical for a Karst house to be made completely of stone, including the roof.You can visit the inside of such a Karst house,... 

 himalia11 Says:  The village has two gates, one in the west and one in the south-east. The western gate today is the main gate to the village - and if you stand in front of it you hardly believe that locals really drive through this narrow gate with their cars!If follow the path from the... 

 travelbug102 Says:  This well kept 600 year old house (Kraska Hisa) is part of the tour. If you're on your own get the key from the cafe inside the castle. The roof is all made of stones to protect it against harsh bura winds. There's an old stone well right outside the house. 

 travelbug102 Says:  There's a marked footpath to Kobdilj, about an hour's walk from Stanjel. Along the way there's a small chapel to stop at. If it's good weather, why not make a picnic out of it? 

 travelbug102 Says:  The Tower near the Ferrari gardens has a gift shop inside and various exhibitions. When I was visiting they had some large, colorful puppets and looked like Jim Henson on acid - totally unexpected but cool.Wander through the tower's archway and you are heading on the path to... 

 antistar Says:  There does appear to be a train service to the town, but I have no idea how far away the station is from the protected tourist town on the hill. The trains from Ljubljana are also very irregular, and take a long time, because you have to go via Sezana. It can take anything... 

 himalia11 Says:  In the old town of Štanjel, there’s no parking, people who live there are happy enough if they can park there own cars somewhere. Besides, it’s quite adventurous to pass the main gate by car as it is terrible small, also the streets are very narrow, so nobody who doesn’t...