Kanal lies along the banks of one of the most beautiful rivers in Europe. The municipality of Kanal ob Soči is located in the central part of the Soča Valley and borders Italy, more precisely the Friuli Venezia Giulia region. The Iudrio (Idrija) river flowing through the middle divides the Slovenian and Italian parts.The historic center of the town is represented by the small square, Kontrada, where the famous Gothic House (Gotska hiša) with Josip Kocjančič’s library is also located. The gallery of graphic artist Riko Debenjak, on the other hand, is located in the renovated defense tower.
In the central square is the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary from 1431. The main altar in the church is carved from Carrara marble. Near the church is also the Neptune fountain (Neptunov vodnjak) built in 1815 and the memorials of Valentin Stanič – European priest and mountaineer and Marij Kogoj, expressionist composer. Also nearby are monuments dedicated to the founder of the national library, Josip Kocjančič, and the painter Ivan Čargo.
