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Bovec. Kobarid. Tolmin. Slovenia. Awaken your senses!

Live your own un orgettable story. Slovenia ishome to the Soča Valley. Your towns o interestin the valley are: Bovec, Kobarid and Tolmin. Findadventure along and above the river. Your senseswill simply love the splendours o natural andcultural heritage. Welcome to Slovenia’s EuropeanDestination of Excellence!

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Where peace eels di erent.The Soča ValleyEuropean Destination o Excellence in Slovenia

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The Soča Valley.Experience differentstories. One o the most pristine Alpine rivers, the emeraldSoča has been writing its own stories or centuries: theGoldhorn airy tale and legends o a miracle ower atopSlovenia’s highest peak, stories about shepherds onmountain pastures, narratives about remarkable naturalwealth, amily sagas o strong-willed and riendly people.

The area is a lasting memorial to the cruelties o war,which le t its distinctive mark on this natural paradise.

Dominated by Alpine peaks and situated not ar rom theamous Triglav National Park with its Alpine Botanical

Garden, the valley is a blend o distinctive cultural

heritage and boasts a wide spectrum o protected

natural resources. The Soča Valley, where nature meetsculture, is a place o European importance. Its intangibleheritage belongs to mankind: It belongs to you!

Experience it your own way: on the Walks o Peace with aguide who will make you eel like you are being escortedby a World War I soldier; meeting artists who turn riverstones and sand into stunning shapes and orms; attourist arms and eco arms which pamper your senseswith natural avours and experiences; on adrenaline-flled runs down swirling rapids; on panoramic ightsover mountains; at tastings o cheese delicacies; onyour way along shepherds’ paths, a ording viewsunlike anywhere else. Visit Slovenia’s frst EuropeanDestination o Excellence, which—blending the past withthe present, the natural with intangible heritage—liveshand in hand with principles o sustainable development.You will eel peace ul rom head to toe to heart.

Hikers, Mesnovka (Erik Cuder, LTOBovec Archives)

Kanin (Samo Vidic, LTO Bovec Archives)

Fly-Fishing on the Soča (J. Skok, STBPhoto Collection)

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Javorca (LTO Sotočje Archives)

Soča Bridge, Korita pri Kršovcu (ŽeljkoCimprič, The Walks of Peace Foundation)

Soča River Stories, Kluže Fortress,near Bovec (Romeo Černuta, LTOBovec Archives)

Performance 1313, Kluže Fortress, nearBovec (Nada Žgank, LTO Bovec Archives)

Soča River Stories.Feel the past.Today, alive with play ul light and sounds o nature,the valley is a vessel or numerous memories rom itschequered past. Listen to the stories o World War I andyou will hear the thunder o battle and open your heart topeace.

I you come to the Soča Valley at the right time, youcan experience frst-hand the very special Soča River

Stories—a two-day event that links memories o the past,the very best o tradition and resolutions or the uture.Put on a soldier’s uni orm and become a guard in thespectacular Kluže Fortress. Soldiers rom both sides willshare their views on war over a cup o army tea. Hereyou can marvel at unique handicra t artists and enjoylocal delicacies.

Soča River Stories vividly portrays the war, cultural,

ethnological and natural heritage o the valley, whichsurprises at every step: with outdoor museums, muletrails running across mountain slopes to ront-linepositions, and historical remains linked by the Walkso Peace. Kobarid, with one o the leading Europeanmuseums, eatures unique war stories o soldiers andcivilians. An ossuary o Italian soldiers at St Anton,German ossuary near Tolmin, a medieval ortress with atunnel at Kluže… Everywhere you turn there is culturalheritage that the locals have preserved thanks to theirtraditional li estyles.

Log pod Mangrtom Hike (The Walksof Peace Foundation)

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Čompe, frika, Sočatrout. Taste the Soča Valley!

Li e is di erent in the valley that connects Slovenia’shighest mountains with the Adriatic Sea. Here peoplerely on their own strength, their own ingenuity. SočaRiver Stories o ers an astonish array o unique wooland wax products, stone and sand art, the rhythmicpace o olklore dances, and beauti ul olk singing.And the valley’s true avour lies in its cuisine! Sheepand cows grazing on pastures above the valley givemilk or genuine Bovec and Tolmin cheeses. NativeSoča River fsh, the Soča trout draws fshermen tothe river and pleasure-seekers to local restaurants.The local čompe is unlike any potatoes you have ever

had. Bovec kraf and Kobarid štruklji make sure yourexperiences in the Soča Valley leave sweet memories.

Stories of water, airand land. Live them!The Soča Valley, with its natural splendours, haslong been a avourite among seekers o active

experiences in Europe. The valley o staggeringwater alls and play ul cascades, pools and ravineso ers un orgettable, expert-guided kayaking andra ting tours, canyoning down mysterious tributaries,and other thrilling adventures. The valley’s naturalattractions can be seen rom the air, paragliding or

rom an airplane. Caving and hang-gliding enablespecial interaction with nature.

Well-kept hiking, mountain and bicycle trails lead toamazing places and people. In winter, Slovenia’shighest-altitude ski resort at Kanin a ords 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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