Below you will find the practical information you need to plan and enjoy your trip to Nova Gorica:

• Conference Hotel
• Conference, Activities and Performance Venues
• Travel and Public Transport
• Recommendations for Restaurants, Cafes and Nice Places to Have a Drink

In cooperation with Slovene National Theatre Nova Gorica, ETC offers a limited contingent of pre-reserved rooms at:

Hotel Park ****
Park, Hotel & Entertainment
Address: Delpinova 5, 5000 Nova Gorica, Slovenia

The deadline to secure a room is Friday 15 March 2024. The availability of the rooms is on a first-come, first-served basis. ETC cannot guarantee the agreed rate for booking requests made after this deadline. 

The reservation procedure is described in the conference registration form.

• Slovene National Theatre Nova Gorica (SNG Nova Gorica)
  Trg Edvarda Kardelja 5, 5000 Nova Gorica, Slovenia

• France Bevk Public Library
  Trg Edvarda Kardelja 4, 5000 Nova Gorica, Slovenia

• Xcenter
  Delpinova ulica 20, 5000 Nova Gorica, Slovenia

Airport 
You can fly into the following airports:

• Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) (~ 134 km to Nova Gorica)

• Venice Treviso Airport (TSF) (~ 131 km to Nova Gorica)

• Ljubljana Airport (LJU)  (~ 127 km to Nova Gorica)

•  Trieste Airport (TRS) (~ 35 km to Nova Gorica)

Transfer from the airport to Nova Gorica:

To book your transfer shuttle from the airport to your hotel, please fill in the following form and submit it to the local travel agency, ideally before 29 March 2024:

Airport transfer

Train

If you want to travel to Nova Gorica by train, you can find ticket information and timetables under the following link:

 Železniška postaja Nova Gorica
Kolodvorska pot 6, 5000 Nova Gorica

Car
You need an e-vignette to drive on motorways and expressways in Slovenia. We recommend installing weekly e-vignettes (16 €). 
Click here for more information

Local transport
Nova Gorica is a very small town and everything is within walking distance.

• Free local bus
  Click here to see the timetable

• Free e-bikes and bikes – Go2Go (for ETC and Young Europe IV festival guests)
  Click here for more information

• Fabrika
• Le citè
• Gostilna Metulj
• Gostišče Madonca
• Ošterija Žogica
• Gostilna in pizzerija Zvezda
• Verace
• Restavracija Vrtnica
• Gostilna Urška
• KLUB Teater
• Caffè Dolce Vita
• Vogal Bar
• Press Bar
• Splendid Bar
• Caffè Bar Solkan
• Čolnarna