Šmartno is situated in Goriška Brda on the ridge near the road
Kojsko-Dobrova. Picturesque, fortified medieval village was built on the
remains of the old Roman encampment. The settlement is walled
in with seven defence towers. The dominant building of the Smartno
is a baroque church of St. Martin with the
bell-tower, which use to be a defence tower. Former living conditions and
habits are presented with the museum collection in a renewed old
gothic house. Nearby the settlement stands belvedere where is a great vista to Šmartno and Goriška Brda.
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