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Slovenia: Walk of Peace

During the Great War, between 1915 and 1917, the Soča valley was part of the Isonzo Front. Young and adult men of numerous nations fought and suffered along the river Soča, and many of them lost their lives. Numerous remains of that period survive (trenches, fortifications, caves, small churches and chapels, memorials, military cemeteries) that constitute cultural and historical heritage of national and international interest. In order to protect and thus preserve this heritage, the “Walks of Peace in the Soča Region Foundation” was established in 2000.

With Nada we walked only a part of the trail and on the way we picked up a couple of geocaches. Afterwards we had a quick lunch by the Soča river and then we boarded the auto-train, that took us through the Bohinj tunnel. The preparatory and construction works on the Bohinj Railway started in 1900, and the tunnel was broken through in 1904. In 1906, Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, solemnly opened the Bohinj Tunnel, which is a remarkable technical monument whose length at the time of opening amounted to 6339 meters. The events during the final stage of World War II took 12 meters off its original length and robbed it of its magnificent portal on the Bohinj side.

Bridge over the emerald Soča

137 km in length, the Soča is an Alpine river with a mysterious karst source in Trenta, at the foot of the majestic Julian Alps.

 

Exploring the trail called Walk of Peace

View to Krn, the mountain that we conquered yesterday - 14429

 

Easy walk in Triglav National Park

Small waterfall

Pastures in Drežnica

The main attraction in Drežnica is the church, dedicated to the Sacred Heart. It was built on the site of an older building dedicated to Saint Julius.

Goats

Through the leafy forest

Posing for the photo

Part of Walk of Peace - Garmin Connect

Italian military chapel at Ladra was consecrated on 30 May 1917 and served for the outdoor religious ceremonies.

The principal natural feature of Most na Soči is its lake. Although artificial, it is the same unique color as the Soča.

Snack on a car-train

GeoCaches found (all received a visit by trackable items "gran san bernardo", TB84C9J and "De reiziger", TB6R4VV):
- Pot miru #1, GC6TFCK
- Pot miru #2, GC6TFD6
- Pot miru #3, GC6TFDQ
- Pot miru #4, GC6TFF5
- Pot miru #5, GC6TFFJ
- Pot miru #6, GC6TFG4
- Pot miru #7, GC6TFGF
- Pot miru #9, GC6TG5A
- Pot miru #10, GC6TG5H
- Pot miru #11, GC6TG5T
- Pot miru #12, GC6TG5X
- Pot miru #13, GC6TG61
- Pot miru #14, GC6TG65
- Pot miru #15, GC6TG6A
- Pot miru #16, GC6TG6C
- Pot miru #17, GC6TG6F
- Pot miru BONUS, Mystery, GC6TH6R
- Most čez sočo #13 / Bridge over the Soča #13, GC3P80Y
- International Landrovermeeting 2014 - the Cache, GC53FTX
- Pot ob Soči #3, GC7TEX5
- The Soca River / Reka Soca, EarthCache, GC1TERE