Kostanjevica Monastery

View of the Kostanjevica Monastery from the Castle of Gorizia. In the foreground, the suburb of Pristava, Nova Gorica.

The monastery with the Church of the Annunciation of Our Lady stands on a 143-metre hill dividing the town of Nova Gorica and the suburb of Pristava. It is located just some 200 meters from the border with Italy. It is famous as the burial place of Charles X of France and his family.

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