Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
CROSS-BORDER SKIING
Multiday passes (one/three/six days from €35/95/168) enable you to ski Italy, Slovenia and Austria on
the slopes of Sella Nevea-Kanin, Tarvisio, Zoncolan, Bovec and Arnoldstein. Both day and multiday
passes can also be used at the Friulian resorts of Piancavallo and Forni di Sopra. The Monte Canin ski
lift is free to FVG Card holders, and they receive discounts on multiday passes and equipment hire.
Promotur
(
0428 65 39 15;
www.promotur.org
)
sells passes at each of the resorts.
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Tarvisio & the Giulie Alps
POP 5000 / ELEV 754M
The Giulie Alps are dramatic limestone monoliths rather like their more famous Dolomite
cousins. Though there's been some recent development of the region, including a cross-
border ski lift, the area is still relatively pristine and retains a wildness often lacking in the
west.
Tarvisio
Tarvisio (Tarvis) is 7km short of the Austrian border and 11km from Slovenia. Down to
earth and prettily wedged into the Val Canale between the Giulie and eastern Carnic Alps,
it's a good base for both winter and summer activities.
Tarvisio is famous for its historic Saturday
market
, which has long attracted day trip-
pers from Austria and Slovenia. It has a definite border-town buzz.
Activities
The coldest, snowiest pocket in the whole Alpine region, is increasingly touted for its un-
crowded skiing. The main ski centres are at Tarvisio - with a good open 4km run that
promises breathtaking views and 60km of cross-country tracks - and at Sella Nevea just
Bovec
in Slovenia, making for around 30km of slopes, with a number of satisfying red runs
and good freeride and backcountry skiing. In summer the hiking, caving, canoeing and
windsurfing are all good.
