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The village of Soča is another 8km downstream. Bovec , the recreational centre of the Upper Soča Valley
(Gornje Posočje), is 12km west of Soča.

There are several mountain huts en route where you can grab a bite or stay the night. Expect to pay €15 to €20
per person for a bunk, depending on availability. Most are open from May through September. Huts include Koča
na Gozdu ( 051 626 641; [e-mail]; elev 1226m, Vršiška cesta 86; daily late Apr-Sep, Thu-Sun

Oct-late Apr) ; Erjačeva Koča na Vršiču ( 051 399 226; [e-mail]; elev 1525m, Vršiška cesta

90; Sat & Sun May-Dec) ; and Tičarjev Dom na Vršiču ( 051 634 571; [e-mail]; elev

1600m, Trenta 85; May-mid-Oct) .

For something fancier, the Kekec Homestead (Kekčeva Domačija; 05-381 10 88; www.kekceva-doma-

cija.si ; Trenta 76; per person €59; ) , about 2.5km off the main road heading for the source of the Soča, has

eight upmarket rooms and a small pool.

There are abundant camping opportunities. In Trenta, there's Camping Trenta ( 041 615 966;

www.sloveniaholidays.com/camping-trenta ; Trenta 60a; per person €10; Apr-Oct) and the smaller Kamp

Triglav ( 05-388 93 11; www.sloveniaholidays.com/kamp-triglav-soca ; Trenta 18a; per person €9; Apr-

Oct) . Further toward Soča, there's Kamp Korita ( 051 645 677; www.camp-korita.com ; Soča 38; per person

€10; May-Oct) and the more adventure-oriented Eko Camp ( 051 266 812; www.camp-korita.com ; Soča

38; per person €9; May-Oct) , standing side by side.
From June through September, several buses daily make the trip over the pass from Kranjska Gora. Alpetour (
04-201 31 30; www.alpetour.si ) runs three to four buses daily from Kranjska Gora to Trenta (€4.70, 70
minutes, 30km) and Bovec (€6.70, two hours, 46km). Check the website for a timetable.

Sights

Liznjek House
(Liznjekova Domačija; www.gornjesavskimuzej.si ; Borovška 63; adult/child €2.50/1.70;
10am-6pm Tue-Sat, 10am-5pm Sun) The endearing late-18th-century Liznjek House
contains a good collection of traditional household objects and furnishings peculiar to this
area of Gorenjska. Among the various exhibits here are some excellent examples of
trousseau chests covered in folk paintings, some 19th-century icons painted on glass and a
collection of linen tablecloths (the valley was famed for its flax and its weaving).
Antique carriages and a sled are kept in the massive barn out the back, which once
housed food stores as well as pigs and sheep. The stable reserved for cows below the main
building now contains a memorial room dedicated to the life and work of Josip Vandot
(1884-1944). Vandot was a writer born in Kranjska Gora who penned the saga of Kekec,
the do-gooder shepherd boy who, together with his little playmate Mojca and his trusty

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