14 Feb Bovec, Kluže Fortress
One of the most interesting sites in our valley is Fortress Kluže. Old stronghold, placed between steep slopes of the surrounding mountains and deep gorge of the cold Koritnica River,...
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14 Feb Isonzo Front Military Cemeteries in the Soča Valley
For 29 long months of the Isonzo front soldiers were hiding in wet pits, trenches and dark caverns, silently listening to the whistling grenades in hope to survive and return...
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...
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...