14 Feb Trenta, Monument to Julius Kugy
Where Vršič Pass road descends almost to the village of Trenta, there’s a bronze monument standing at the 48th bend. An old man with a coat and a hat stares...
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14 Feb Vršič, Russian Chapel and Russian Cross
An unusual wooden chapel tells a sad story of the Russian prisoners of war who lost their lives in an avalanche in 1916, while building a road over the pass...
13 Feb Bovec, Isonzo Front Outdoor Museum Ravelnik
The outdoor Museum Ravelnik is a circular forest trail that tells a story about Isonzo front. It’s located on the first defense line of the Austro-Hungarian army on the Bovec...
13 Feb Isonzo Front in Soča Valley
Less than a year after the outbreak of World War 1, a roar of cannons moved from distant parts of Europe into the valley of the Soča River. Idyllic places...
13 Feb Srpenica, Memorial to Lucy Christalnigg
Not far from Srpenica village stands a stone cross, dedicated to the first civilian victim of the World War One in the Soča Valley. Countess Lucy Christalnigg was shot dead...
13 Feb 1st World War – Reasons for the Clash
First World War is one of the most disturbing chapters of the Soča River valley history book. We mark 100 years since the assassination of Austro-Hungarian archduke Franz Ferdinand in...