THE HIKING FESTIVAL

During the Hiking festival we invite you to join the hiking tours on the Walk of Peace from the Alps to the Adriatic:

PHOTO-HIKE IN THE MEMORIAL PARK OF PRIŽNICA: Saturday, September 17, 2016
Nature and the remains of World War 1 in the Memorial Park of Prižnica captured by camera.

MEETING POINT: 9:00 a.m., Plave; turn to the village of Paljevo (left bank of the Soča river) at the first signpost, i.e. the second turn after Zeliščne sobe Homestay.
DURATION: 3−4 hours.
DIFFICULTY: Easy.
EQUIPMENT: Hiking clothes and footwear, knapsack drink, flashlight, camera.
PRICE: €10/person (photo guide and herbal surprise inclusive). Advance registration required.
CONTACT: Zeliščne sobe Homestay, vesna@slocally.com, +386 (0)41 432 488 (Vesna).
In case of bad weather conditions, the tour is cancelled. 

HIKE TO MT. SABOTIN: Saturday, September 24, 2016
Guided hike to Mt Sabotin, to the outdoor museum of Sabotin – lunch on Mt. Sabotin.
 
MEETING POINT: 9:00 a.m., parking area by the cultural hall (Kulturni dom) in the village of Hum (Brda).
DURATION: 6–7 hours.
DIFFICULTY: Moderate.
EQUIPMENT: Hiking clothes and footwear, flashlight, knapsack drink and food.
PRICE: €15/person. Advance registration required, prior to September 23, by 12:00 a.m.
SUPPLEMETS: transport Hum–starting point and Mt. Sabotin–Hum.  
CONTACT: Fundacija Poti miru, info@potmiru.si, +386 (0)5 38 90 167.

HIKE ALONG THE WALK OF PEACE TO MENGORE: Sunday, September 25, 2016
Visit to the fish farm of Faronika – confluence of the Tolminka and the Soča – German Charnel House – World War 1 outdoor museum of Mengore – Church of the Holy Name of Mary – lunch.
 
MEETING POINT: 8:30 a.m., parking area in front of the Elementary School and Grammar School of Tolmin.
DURATION: 6.5–7.5 hours.
DIFFICULTY: Easy.
EQUIPMENT: Hiking clothes and footwear, knapsack drink, flashlight.
PRICE: €20/person.
CONTACT: Advance registration required, prior to September 23, by 12:00 a.m. at info@potmiru.si or +386 (0)5 389 01 67.

HIKE ALONG THE WALK OF PEACE (Log pod Mangartom – Kluže): Sunday, October 2, 2016
Meeting natural and cultural heritage, learning about the way of life in the rear of the Isonzo Front – visit to the World War 1 museum collection in the Fort of Kluže.

MEETING POINT: 10:00 a.m., parking area at Štoln (mine tunnel).
DURATION: 3–4 hours.
DIFFICULTY: Easy.
EQUIPMENT: Hiking clothes and footwear, knapsack drink and food, trekking poles.
PRICE: entrance fee; organized free-of-charge bus transport to the point of departure.
CONTACT: TD Log pod Mangartom, +386 (0)41 748 585 (Peter Mlekuž). Advance registration required.

Information about other hiking tours during the festival: http://www.dolina-soce.com/en/valley_of_festivals/sport_events/20120328152731340/Hiking%20festival/

EXHIBITION "HERE THEY FOUGHT!"

We invite you to visit the photographic exhibition "Here they fought!" of the Italian photographer Alessio Franconi. The exhibition can be visited until the 30th October 2016 during the opening hours of the The Walk of Peace Visitor Centre.

NEW!!! ZGORNJE POSOČJE; THE WALK OF PEACE FROM THE ALPS TO THE ADRIATIC (TOURIST MAP WITH POINTS OF HISTORICAL INTEREST)

THE WALK OF PEACE FROM THE ALPS TO THE ADRIATIC - HERITAGE OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE TENTATIVE LIST

More information: http://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/6077/


INTERESTING PROGRAMME ON BBC RADIO 4:
Historian Christopher Clark talks about the Isonzo Front (White War)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06wc8fd