Eastern and Central Europe (Eyewitness Travel Guides)

SLOVENIA 431

TIPS FOR DRIVERS

Starting point: Bovec.

Highway number 203 from

Bovec to Kobarid, and number

102 from Kobarid to Tomlin, runs

alongside the Soča river.

Length: 40 km (25 miles).

Stopping-off points: There are

several restaurants along the

route, especially in Kobarid;

most serve traditional cuisine.

Soča Valley Tour q

Famous for its turquoise Alpine waters, the

Soča river, also known by its Italian name,
Isonzo, rises in the Triglav National Park (see
pp436–9) and flows south towards the Gulf
of Trieste. The Soča valley has many typical
features of the Slovene karst, including water-
falls, limestone gorges and rock format ions.
Several monuments recall the battles of World
War I, when Italian and Austro-Hungarian
forces fought for control of the valley.

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Boka Waterfall 2

This tumbling waterfall in the hills

west of Bovec is a popular

tourist spot.

Tolmin 4

The museum in Tolmin sheds light

on the costumes, trades and

lifestyles of the valley’s inhabitants.

Tolminka Gorge 5

Northeast of Tolmin lies the steep Tolminka gorge,

with a walking route running precariously above.

The Tolmin–Čadrg road crosses the gorge at the

Devil’s Bridge (Hudičev most).

Bovec 1

The main town of the northern Soča valley,

Bovec is Slovenia’s leading resort for

adventure sports.

Kobarid 3
The town of Kobarid witnessed
the bloodiest battles of World War
I. The town museum docu ments
the suffering of the soldiers.

Idrija

25 km (15.5miles)

Trenta

15 km

(9 miles)

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