Europe’s Strangest Border: GORIZIA & NOVA GORICA – Forgotten Cold War Story!

Europe’s Strangest Border: GORIZIA & NOVA GORICA – Forgotten Cold War Story!

What happens when one city becomes two — split by barbed wire, politics, and fear? This episode of Hidden Europe uncovers the unbelievable true story of Gorizia (Italy) and Nova Gorica (Slovenia): a Cold War frontline that’s now becoming Europe’s Capital of Culture 2025.

Walk with me through a peaceful square that once divided the world…

👉 Discover Cold War border museums hidden in train stations and guard huts
👉 Visit the only cemetery in Europe split by the Iron Curtain
👉 Explore a medieval castle, smuggling stories, and a French king’s forgotten tomb
👉 See how two divided cities are coming back together again

Whether you love Cold War history, off-the-beaten-path travel, or surprising human stories — this is a place that will blow your mind.

📍 Timestamps – Locations Featured
00:00 - Forgotten Cold War Story
01:09 - Trg Evrope / Piazza Transalpina
02:35 - Cold War Museum in the train station
03:35 - Vsemir at Miren Cemetery
05:33 - Socialist townscape of Nova Gorica
06:42 - Castello di Gorizia
07:59 - Borgo Castello
08:26 - Museum of the Great War
09:16 - Via Rastello & Piazza Vittoria
10:18 - Palazzo Coronini Cronberg
11:31 - Kostanjevica Monastery
12:33 - Pristava & Lasciapassare Smuggling Museums
14:09 - Peace Monument at Cerje

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