Goče is a village in the hills southwest of Vipava in the traditional Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.
Goče was very wealthy in the past, this is indicated in part by houses with dates from the 17th and 18th centuries carved into their door casings. Near Saint Andrew's Church some of the old buildings are built so close together that the streets are barely 1 m wide. The houses are stringed along two main streets that cross each other in the shape of St Andrew's cross (X shape) as a peculiar homage to the village patron St Andrew.
Oral tradition states that the houses were built so compactly because the land belonged to the church, exempting the residents from military service.
The small church built on a hill above the village also belongs to this parish and is dedicated to Our Lady of the Snow
The stone village of Goče, an architectural gem, is a monument of Slovenian cultural heritage. It is a living history museum dedicated to the viticulture of this area.
