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Šempas

City Municipality of Nova Gorica

8 story sections

place in Slovenian Littoral, Slovenia

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Contents

8 sections · tap a section for its opening lines
  1. 1Orientation

    Welcome, curious travelers, to the ancient, historically rich, and geographically fascinating village of Šempas, proudly situated in the remarkably fertile, incredibly dynamic, deeply beautiful Vipava Valley of western Slovenia.…

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  2. 2The Old Village Core and 'Gase'

    Our scholarly journey officially commences in the remarkably atmospheric, perfectly preserved, historic, tightly packed center of the village. The highly specific, completely intentional architectural layout of Šempas provides an…

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  3. 3The Tabor Fortification

    Moving slightly uphill from the immediate center, we encounter the highly significant, partially preserved, deeply historic remains of the village 'tabor'. The tabor is an absolutely fascinating, highly specific, and culturally…

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  4. 4The Mansion of the Counts Coronini

    In stark, fascinating, incredibly distinct contrast to the simple, highly functional, completely pragmatic architecture of the old village core, Šempas also proudly boasts a significant, highly important, beautifully designed…

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  5. 5The Legacy of the Knights of Malta

    Adding yet another, incredibly fascinating, deeply historical, and highly complex layer to the incredibly rich, multi-faceted history of Šempas is the village's long-standing, historically documented, and deeply intriguing…

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  6. 6Viticulture of the Vipava Valley

    It is completely, fundamentally impossible to truly, deeply understand the culture, the economy, or the very soul of Šempas without meticulously, comprehensively discussing the deeply rooted, highly sophisticated, and incredibly…

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  7. 7The Chestnut Forests

    For our final, deeply exploratory section in Šempas, we turn our scholarly attention away from the ordered, cultivated, manicured vineyards and look upward toward the dense, wild, incredibly beautiful, forested slopes that rise…

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  8. 8Closing

    As we thoughtfully, quietly conclude our comprehensive, deeply analytical tour of Šempas, let us take a final, profound moment to fully, deeply reflect upon the incredible, remarkable resilience and the highly unique, totally…

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What is Šempas?

Šempas is a place in City Municipality of Nova Gorica with 8 story sections on Tellby. You can read the opening of each section on this page; the sound plays in the app.

Key facts
LocationCity Municipality of Nova Gorica
TypeHeritage
Story sections8
Text languageEnglish
Coordinates45.9283, 13.7431
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