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Goriska Brda wine hills
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Goriska Brda wine hills

Eight days of terraces toward Italy: Dobrovo, Smartno, Vipava, Gorizia look, Nova Gorica. Tesla in Nova Gorica; the lanes eat range.

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Season: Year-round. Harvest September. Vipava bora can close the pass. Cellar doors quieter November-March.

Eight days of terraces toward Italy: Dobrovo, Smartno, Vipava, Gorizia look, Nova Gorica. Tesla in Nova Gorica; the lanes eat range.

Day by day

Day 1

Dobrovo

A castle in the vines. Destination charger.

Why stop hereWhy stop here: Dobrovo. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Dobrovo
DobrovoPhoto: Doremo / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)
Day 3

Smartno

A walled village. Charge after 24 percent.

Why stop hereWhy stop here: Smartno. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Smartno
SmartnoPhoto: Sl-Ziga / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
Day 5

Vipava

Wind and white wine. A quiet night.

Why stop hereWhy stop here: Vipava. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Vipava
VipavaPhoto: Simon Kersevan / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Day 6

Nova Gorica

A square that is also Italian. Overnight Petrol.

Why stop hereCharge nearby: Petrol (Petrol Nova Gorica) — typical arrival 24%, about 22 min to 80%. Why stop here: Nova Gorica. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Nova Gorica
Nova GoricaPhoto: Naturpuur / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Day 8

Ljubljana

Last Tesla. The terraces are still in the rear-view.

Why stop hereAccess: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Terraces
TerracesPhoto: tomislav medak / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)

Quiet charging pauses

  • Petrol in Nova Gorica — a calm stop on this leg, about 22 min.

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