Gorizia is a municipality in northeastern Italy, in the autonomous region of Friuli Venezia Giulia. It is located at the foot of the Julian Alps, on the border with Slovenia. It is the capital of the province of Gorizia and a local center of tourism, industry and commerce. Since 1947, a sister city of Nova Gorica has developed beyond the modern Italian-Slovenian border.

The entire region was the subject of territorial dispute between Italy and Yugoslavia after the Second World War: after the new borders were established in 1947 and the old town was left in Italy, Nova Gorica was built on the Yugoslav side . Taken together, the two cities form an urban agglomeration, which also includes the Slovenian municipality of Šempeter-Vrtojba. Since May 2011, these three cities have been united in a trans-border metropolitan area, administered by a joint Board of Directors.

Gorizia is located at the confluence of the Isonzo and Vipacco Valli. It is located on a plain overlooked by the hills of Gorizia. Sheltered from the north by a mountain ridge, Gorizia is protected from the cold Bora wind that affects most of the surrounding areas. The city thus enjoys a mild Mediterranean climate throughout the year, making it a popular resort.

The name of the city derives from the Slovenian word gorica which means "small hill", which is a very common toponym in Slovenian inhabited areas.

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In Gorizia you can breathe the suspended atmosphere typical of a border town: in Piazza Transalpina, physically divided by a wall until 2004, you can walk with one foot in Italy and one in Slovenia. Thanks to its particular geographical position, Gorizia has always been culturally influenced by the cross between different civilizations: the Latin, the Slavic and the Germanic.

Located on the eastern border, it has always played a central role in Central Europe. Today its streets, its architecture and its parks bear witness to the great history of this city.

The medieval castle is the heart and symbol of the city: from here the view sweeps over the gentle expanses of hills and over the whole of Gorizia, where medieval, baroque and nineteenth-century architecture coexist in a harmonious way. The Habsburg bourgeoisie loved to stroll through the streets of the center, it is no coincidence that the city was called "Habsburg Nice".

Among the many historic buildings stand out Palazzo della Torre, Palazzo Attems Petzenstein and Palazzo Werdenberg, seat of the Isontina State Library. The history of the Jewish community of Gorizia is told instead in the Jerusalem Synagogue Museum on the Isonzo in via Ascoli.

Among enchanting parks, such as the Parco Piuma on the Soča River, the Park of the Coronini Cronberg Palace (with trees from all over the world) and the Viatori Garden, there is also a lot of space for culture: many museums to visit, even particular and curious ones, such as the Provincial Museums with the Museum of Fashion and Applied Arts, the Museum of the Great War and the Archaeological Collection, the Museum of the Gorizia Middle Ages inside the castle.

On the heights of the city, in the locality of Oslavia, there is the imposing Ossuary of Oslavia, which collects the remains of Italian and Austro-Hungarian soldiers who died during the First World War.