Giro d'Italia 2025: Nova Gorica/Gorizia
This year’s Giro d’Italia cycling caravan will once again visit the Goriška region, specifically Nova Gorica and the Brda hills. The finish line of Stage 14 will be on 24 May 2025, at Europe Square (Trg Evrope), located between the twin cities of Nova Gorica and Gorizia. This symbolic location, representing the connection between the two cities and between Slovenia and Italy, will also be a central venue for this year's European Capital of Culture programme.
Stage 14 will start in Treviso and lead the riders across the Friulian plain to Cormons. They will then cross the border into Slovenia at Plešivo and ride through Brda, passing through Medana, Dobrovo, Šmartno, Kojsko, and Hum. The race will briefly return to Italy and then re-enter Nova Gorica via San Floriano del Collio, where the riders will complete two final laps through the city. With the stage concluding near Europe Square during the year of Nova Gorica’s prestigious title of European Capital of Culture, and with top Slovenian cyclists participating—including Primož Roglič, Matevž Govekar, and Jan Tratnik—this event is sure to attract a large crowd of cycling enthusiasts to the region.
On Friday, 23 May 2025, a theatre production titled 1976 by internationally acclaimed director Tomi Janežič will be staged at the Nova Gorica stadium as part of the ECoC programme. All in all, an exciting sports and cultural weekend lies ahead.
The race in Nova Gorica, alongside the always-picturesque Brda hills, promises to be particularly exciting, as the cyclists will also ride through urban streets—places where residents never imagined the Giro would pass, right between apartment towers. This Saturday stage is expected to be a true sporting spectacle. And the day won’t end with the race: in the evening, a free concert by the well-known Italian band The Kolors will take place in Nova Gorica city centre.
Route
Detailed map of the Brda-Nova Gorica section
Detailed map of the Nova Gorica-Gorizia section
More information about the route - Giro d'Italia 2025 - trasa Treviso-Nova Gorica
Schedule on the Day of Stage 14
1.00 p.m. - Start of Stage 14 in Treviso
Around 4.00 p.m. - Arrival in Brda
Between 4.30 in 5.00 p.m. - Finish of the stage with the final two city laps in Nova Gorica–Gorizia
In the evening - Concert by a renowned Italian band (a regular at the Sanremo Music Festival) in the centre of Nova Gorica. Free entry.
Accompanying events
4. April 2025
Press conference presenting Stage 14 of the Giro d’Italia (Nova Gorica–Gorizia), with special guest cyclist Matevž Govekar, participant in this year’s Giro
12:00, at the ECoC Information Office in Nova Gorica
27. April - 20. May 2025
20th Rose Festival, featuring a collection of Bourbon roses
At the garden of the Franciscan Monastery at Kostanjevica.
Opening hours: Mon–Sat 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Sunday 12:00–5:00 p.m. Guided tours daily at 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.
1. - 9. May 2025
Walk for Europe: A series of cultural, sports, and culinary events as part of the European Capital of Culture, promoting Stage 14 of the Giro and selling special edition T-shirts
At Europe Square
3. May 2025
Pink graffiti art workshop in honour of the Giro d’Italia, as part of the European Last Chance Cypher breakdance championship
At Europe Square
10. May 2025
Concert among the Bourbon roses: Manca Izmajlova and Benjamin Izmajlov
At the garden of the Franciscan Monastery at Kostanjevica (indoor location in case of bad weather)
11. May 2025
Aroma Day among the Bourbon roses
At the garden of the Franciscan Monastery at Kostanjevica
18. May 2025
Rose walk through the City of Roses
A guided rose walk from the Town Hall to the Bourbon rose collection at Kostanjevica, led by expert Edi Prošt. Starting point: under the arcades of Nova Gorica’s municipal building at 10:00 a.m.
23. May 2025 - Start of the sports and cultural weekend
Premiere of the theatre play 1976 by director Tomi Janežič
8.00 p.m., at the Sports Park Stadium in Nova Gorica
24. May 2025
Stage 14 of the Giro d’Italia – Nova Gorica–Gorizia
Brda–Gorizia–Nova Gorica
25. May 2025
Guided tours of the exhibition Landscapes of the Body by internationally acclaimed painter and printmaker Zoran Mušič
At Dobrovo Castle
Other information
- Accomodation info - Vipava Valley - Where to stay
- Informacije o restavracijah - Vipava Valley - Inns and Restaurants
- Cultural events during the Giro - GO! 2025 Web App
Organisers and Partners of the Slovenian Events Related to Stage 14 of the Giro d’Italia:
• Municipality of Nova Gorica
• Public Institute GO! 2025
• EGTC GO
• Nova Gorica and Vipava Valley Tourism Institute
• Youth Centre Nova Gorica
• Nova Gorica Public Sports Institute
• Nova Gorica Sports Association
• Institute for Tourism, Culture, Youth and Sport Brda – ZTKMŠ Brda.