Gorizia is 84 metres above sea level, on the left bank of the river soča to the Slovenian border. Despite his past there are severe destruction suffered during the world wars, still preserves numerous monuments like the Cathedral of 1684, the Baroque church of Saint Ignatius, the imposing Castle. The city's focal point of conjunction between the Latin, Slavic and Germanic. The Italian component consists largely in two large linguistic and cultural reality, that of Friuli, originally from the city, and that giuliana, due to immigration and to an ancient past Augsburg, dating back to the dawn of the modern era and lasted until after World War II. At the confluence of two natural lines of communication between East and West, the soča and vipava Valleys important transit already in ancient times, Gorizia is washed by the river Isonzo. The city overlooking the Isonzo plain surrounded by the gentle hills of Collio, known for the cultivation of grapes and the production of fine wines.