The Soča Valley in Czech National Geographic Traveler

The Czech National Geographic issued a special number on the World War I. After visiting the most important monuments and museums on the Walk of Peace from the Alps to the Adriatic Sea, a Czech journalist prepared a wide report on the Soča Front. This year it has been 100 years since the Great War started.

In the beginning of the summer, the Soča Valley hosted journalist Hynek Adamek, who visited the most important monuments, memorials and museums where the First World War heritage is being preserved and presented. Here you can take a closer look to one part of the report, dedicated to the Soča Front.

In 2014, we mark the centenary of the beginning of the First Total War, as described by some historians. It set down the map of Europe, including the Slovenian territory. There were more than 17 nations fighting for the Austro-Hungarian Empire. During the anniversaries of the Soča Front, the greatest combat in high mountain range, Slovenia recollects hundreds of thousands of men and boys in ditches, built by their own hands.

Have you ever seen the Alps and the Adriatic Sea at the same time? Have you ever taken a walk along the emerald Soča River, from its source in the Triglav National Park to its mouth in the nature reserve in the Gulf of Trieste? Experience Slovenia and Italy on the Walk of Peace, which binds the World War I heritage all the way from the Alps to the Adriatic Sea!

The Information Centre The Walk of Peace is the crossroads of all the adventures you are about to experience from the Alps to the Adriatic Sea. Inside the Centre, you can also take a closer look at the register of lost soldiers and the multimedia exhibition. Guides and advisers are always at your disposal for scheduled tours, guidance and to provide information on personal collections. The Walk of Peace does not only mean travelling into the past, but also visiting nature and the welcoming locals. Get to know them in the brochure Soča, do tell!

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