Late on Friday evening, my cousin came to visit and said he’ll go the next day to see the Soča Valley, which fascinates him. I decided to join him. The next morning, after breakfast, we slowly set off. We immediately got stuck in traffic on the highway, optimistically tried the old road, but it was the same, and we returned back at Brezovica.
Nova Groica-Gorizia trg Evrope
It took us two hours to reach Nova Gorica. There, we made a quick stop at the European square and were in Slovenia and Italy at the same time.
solkanski most
In Solkan, we went to Žogica for a drink and saw the bridge with the largest stone arch in the world (85m, 1906). From there, we follow the Soča rover towards its source.
Kanal ob Soči
Kanal ob Soči was the next stop, we found parking by the beach, from there we had a nice view of the bridge.
Kanal ob Soči, Neptunova fontana in cerkev Marijinega vnebovzetja
A quick walk past the Church of the Assumption and Neptune’s Fountain.
most na soči
Most na Soči was again intended for a walk from the free parking lot (1h) through the city to the bridge where German tourists jumped into the water and to the beach by the lake.
tolminska korita
tolminska korita
tolminska korita, medvedova glava
tolminska korita, dantejeva jama
Tolmin Gorges meant a bit more walking. Parking costs were €6 for a little over an hour, and the entrance fee was €10 per person. Here you first go down to the water and walk through the valley. After returning, you see the suspension bridge and it’s time for the stairs up, there you see the bear’s head and the jumpers. You climb even higher to Dante’s Cave, which is closed, an unnecessary path uphill in the heat. Now the path leads back over the Devil’s Bridge towards the starting point.
Near Kobarid, we visited the Kozjak waterfall. Parking was €2 and the entrance fee was €5 per person. After a walk in mostly shade, we reached the waterfall, again crowded. The waterfall hidden in a cave left a good impression. There is also free parking nearby, and if you arrive before 8am, there is no one to collect the entrance fee.
Log pod Mangartom, spomenik bosanskim vojakom
Now we made a detour outside the Soča Valley and headed to Log pod Mangartom. There we saw the cemetery of Bosnian soldiers from the First World War and the entrance to Štoln, a 5km long mine tunnel, and the waterfall in the background had no flow. I bought sheep’s cheese, €18.
trdnjava Kluže
Also on our way there was the fortress of Bovec Kluža, which was of strategic importance from Roman times to World War I.
slap boka
Back in the valley, from the parking lot by the road, we saw the Boka waterfall (106m), the most watery waterfall in Slovenia (not in summer)
Velika korita Soče
Ob poti so tudi Velika korita Soče. Zapeljemo se mimo izvira Soče, ker je že bil tam bratranec.
Along the way were the Great Gorges of the Soča River. We drove past the source of the Soča River because my cousin had already been there.
razgledna točka Šupca, Vršič
Now it was Vršič’s turn with its serpentines. We stopped at the Šupca viewpoint, where the cable car once stood.
Vrič, vrh prelaza 1611mnv
The next stop was at the top of the Vršič Pass, at 1611 meters above sea level, where we needed to overcome 25 serpentines uphill and the same number downhill.
And a stop for a drink at Erjavec’s hut (2x Cedevita €5 with tip).
Ruska kapelica, Vršič
In the darkness on the way down, there was still time for a quick stop at the Russian Chapel.
pica bržola, kranjska gora, bedanc
We didn’t eat anything in particular all day, and in Kranjska Gora, we stopped at Bedanec, which was the only place with an open kitchen for Neapolitan pizza before we headed towards Ljubljana (2x pizza, 2x cedevita, €37 with tip). Hungry after a long day, we quickly ate the pizza, which wasn’t exactly Neapolitan for me, but the staff was friendly. A really full day behind us meant we were exhausted and couldn’t wait to get back to bed.