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European Destination of Excellence in Slovenia

The Soča Valley

Where peace feels different.

Bovec. Kobarid. Tolmin. Slovenia.

Awaken your senses!

Live your own unforgettable story. Slovenia is

home to the Soča Valley. Your towns of interest

in the valley are: Bovec, Kobarid and Tolmin. Find

adventure along and above the river. Your senses

will simply love the splendours of natural and

cultural heritage. Welcome to Slovenia’s European

Destination of Excellence!

Kanin (Samo Vidic, LTO Bovec Archives)

Fly-Fishing on the Soča (J. Skok, STB

Photo Collection)

Hikers, Mesnovka (Erik Cuder, LTO

Bovec Archives)

The Soča Valley.

Experience different

stories.

heritage and boasts a wide spectrum of protected

natural resources. The Soča Valley, where nature meets

culture, is a place of European importance. Its intangible

heritage belongs to mankind: It belongs to you!

Experience it your own way: on the Walks of Peace with a

guide who will make you feel like you are being escorted

by a World War I soldier; meeting artists who turn river

stones and sand into stunning shapes and forms; at

tourist farms and ecofarms which pamper your senses

with natural lavours and experiences; on adrenaline-

illed runs down swirling rapids; on panoramic lights

over mountains; at tastings of cheese delicacies; on

your way along shepherds’ paths, affording views

unlike anywhere else. Visit Slovenia’s irst European

Destination of Excellence, which—blending the past with

the present, the natural with intangible heritage—lives

hand in hand with principles of sustainable development.

You will feel peaceful from head to toe to heart.

One of the most pristine Alpine rivers, the emerald

Soča has been writing its own stories for centuries: the

Goldhorn fairy tale and legends of a miracle lower atop

Slovenia’s highest peak, stories about shepherds on

mountain pastures, narratives about remarkable natural

wealth, family sagas of strong-willed and friendly people.

The area is a lasting memorial to the cruelties of war,

which left its distinctive mark on this natural paradise.

Dominated by Alpine peaks and situated not far from the

famous Triglav National Park with its Alpine Botanical

Garden, the valley is a blend of distinctive cultural

Javorca (LTO Sotočje Archives)

Soča River Stories, Kluže Fortress,

near Bovec (Romeo Černuta, LTO

Bovec Archives)

Log pod Mangrtom Hike (The Walks

of Peace Foundation)

Soča Bridge, Korita pri Kršovcu (Željko

Cimprič, The Walks of Peace Foundation)

Performance 1313, Kluže Fortress, near

Bovec (Nada Žgank, LTO Bovec Archives)

Soča River Stories.

Feel the past.

Soča River Stories vividly portrays the war, cultural,

ethnological and natural heritage of the valley, which

surprises at every step: with outdoor museums, mule

trails running across mountain slopes to front-line

positions, and historical remains linked by the Walks

of Peace. Kobarid, with one of the leading European

museums, features unique war stories of soldiers and

civilians. An ossuary of Italian soldiers at St Anton,

German ossuary near Tolmin, a medieval fortress with a

tunnel at Kluže… Everywhere you turn there is cultural

heritage that the locals have preserved thanks to their

traditional lifestyles.

Today, alive with playful light and sounds of nature,

the valley is a vessel for numerous memories from its

chequered past. Listen to the stories of World War I and

you will hear the thunder of battle and open your heart to

peace.

If you come to the Soča Valley at the right time, you

can experience irst-hand the very special Soča River

Stories—a two-day event that links memories of the past,

the very best of tradition and resolutions for the future.

Put on a soldier’s uniform and become a guard in the

spectacular Kluže Fortress. Soldiers from both sides will

share their views on war over a cup of army tea. Here

you can marvel at unique handicraft artists and enjoy

local delicacies.

Čompe, frika, Soča

trout. Taste the Soča

Valley!

Stories of water, air

and land. Live them!

The Soča Valley, with its natural splendours, has

long been a favourite among seekers of active

experiences in Europe. The valley of staggering

waterfalls and playful cascades, pools and ravines

offers unforgettable, expert-guided kayaking and

rafting tours, canyoning down mysterious tributaries,

and other thrilling adventures. The valley’s natural

attractions can be seen from the air, paragliding or

from an airplane. Caving and hang-gliding enable

special interaction with nature.

Life is different in the valley that connects Slovenia’s

highest mountains with the Adriatic Sea. Here people

rely on their own strength, their own ingenuity. Soča

River Stories offers an astonish array of unique wool

and wax products, stone and sand art, the rhythmic

pace of folklore dances, and beautiful folk singing.

And the valley’s true lavour lies in its cuisine! Sheep

and cows grazing on pastures above the valley give

milk for genuine Bovec and Tolmin cheeses. Native

Soča River ish, the Soča trout draws ishermen to

the river and pleasure-seekers to local restaurants.

The local čompe is unlike any potatoes you have ever

had. Bovec krai and Kobarid štruklji make sure your

experiences in the Soča Valley leave sweet memories.

Well-kept hiking, mountain and bicycle trails lead to

amazing places and people. In winter, Slovenia’s

highest-altitude ski resort at Kanin affords stunning

vistas all the way to the sea!

Čompe with cottage cheese (T. Jeseničnik, STB Photo Collection)

Soča, rafting (Soča Rafting Bovec Archives)

Welcome to the Soča Valley. Feel peace and nature. Feel excitement and culture!

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