The original village supposedly stood in the Mohorini hamlet. The area on which the village stands today was once surrounded by a lake and elm tre- es, which gave their name to the village, used to grow along its shore. The village was eradicated during the First World War and lost its traditional Karst architecture during the renovation process. Among its interesting fea- tures stand out the church of St. Lawrence in Dolnja Brestovica, the church of St. Anastasia standing on a small hill in Gornja Brestovica and a typical pil in the village centre. There are numerous sinkholes and Karst caves in the surroundings: the Dolenjca and Drča caves, which are connected by the underground flow of river Timava, the Grof cave (an inclined fossil cave with five entrances, it is 350 m long and 50 m deep), the Moritz and Bezen caverns, situated above the Mohorini hamlet, where during the First Word War monuments to unknown deities from the 2nd or 3rd century were discovered. In Klariči there is a water pump arranged for the Karst aqueduct. The local “osmica” opens in Gornja Brestovica every spring. TURISTIČNO DRUŠTVO BREST The association was founded in June 2006 and has 51 members. We devote ourselves mainly to the development of the village and to arranging cultural, tourist and sports events. We explore our grandparent’s lives since medieval times up to today and present them through the Karst trail to anyone, who is interested in this unique piece of land. We also arrange wine tastings and promote high- quality local wines. Moreover, we cooperate with Slovenes living in Italy, in joint tourist events. In October, the traditional walk along the tails of the Isonzo Front takes place. On the trail line, there is a renovated church of St. Anastacia, which was built in the 15th or 16th century, with a magnificen- tly preserved Turkish encampment. The top of the Grofovi hribi hills offers a fascinating view of the Gulf of Trieste. The walk concludes in the old villa- ge school, which includes an exhibition of photo- graphs, portraying the period when the village was eradicated, as it was situated on the front line.