Brda - wine region is near and inviting.
Å tanjel - a typical Karst village.
Sežana and Lipica - the capital of the Karst and a nearby stud farm of the white lipizzaner horses.
Bled
Triglav National Park
Venice - only 2 hours away by train from Gorizia.
Ljubljana - trains 3 hours and buses 2 hours can take you to the Slovenian capital
Trieste - a nearby city with a mix of Italian, Slavic and Germanic cultures. 45 minutes by train from Gorizia station.