About Stanjel

class="apple-converted-space"> Slovenia. It is located on the Karst plateau overlooking the Vipava Valley. In the 17th century it was fortificated to defend it against Ottoman raids. It was heavily damaged during World War II and it has been slowly rebuilt since.

In the neighboring village of Kobdilj was born very famous architect Max Fabiani and the Roman Catholic bishop Anton Mahnič. The Slovene graphic artist Lojze Spacal lived in the village and an art gallery with a permanent collection of his work is in the castle.The Ferrari Garden is also a tourist attraction in Štanjel. It was created in the 1920s by Max Fabiani for his friend Enrico Ferrari and has been declared a natural park and national monument by the Government of Slovenia