Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Sights & Activities
Kobarid Museum
( 389 00 00;
www.kobariski-muzej.si
;
Gregorčičeva ulica 10; adult/child €5/2.50;
9am-6pm Mon-Fri, 9am-7pm Sat & Sun summer, 10am-5pm Mon-Fri, 9am-6pm Sat &
Sun winter)
This museum is devoted almost entirely to the Soča Front and the 'war to end
all wars'. Themed rooms describe powerfully the 29 months of fighting. The
Krn Room
looks at the initial assaults along the Soča River after Italy's entry into the war in May
1915. The
White Room
describes the harsh conditions of war in the snowbound moun-
tains. The
Hinterland Room
describes life pauses in the fighting - a sharp contrast to the
Black Room's
horrific photographs of the dead and dying. Finally, the
Battle of Kobarid
Room
details the final offensive launched by the Austrian and German forces that de-
feated the Italian army.
There are many photographs documenting the horrors of the front, military charts, diar-
ies and maps, and two large relief displays showing the front lines and offensives through
the Krn Mountains and the positions in the Upper Soča Valley. Don't miss the 20-minute
multimedia presentation.
MUSEUM
GUIDED WALKS
Walk of Peace in the Soča Region Foundation
( 389 01 67;
www.potimiruvposocju.si
; Gregorčičeva ulica 8)
Based opposite the mu-
seum, this organisation runs a number of guided walks along sections of the 100km-long
Walk of Peace (Pot Miru), a trail following the Soča (Isonzo) Front from Tolmin in the
south to Log pod Mangrtom in the north. Most guided walks are for groups, but there's a
three-hour walk to the
Kolovrat Outdoor Museum
(Kolovrat Muzej na Prostem) costing
€10 on Wednesday and Sunday mornings.
GUIDED WALK
Kobarid Historical Walk
(Kobariška Zgodovinska Pot)
The TIC offers a free brochure describing the 5km-long
Kobarid Historical Walk. From the Kobarid Museum walk to the north side of Trg
Svobode, a winding road lined with the Stations of the Cross, to the
Italian Charnel
House
(Italijanska Kostnica), which contains the bones of more than 7000 Italian soldiers
killed on the Soča Front. It's topped with the 17th-century
Parish Church of St Anthony
.
WALKING TOUR
From here, a path leads north (bearing left) for just over 1km to the ancient fortified hill
of
Tonočov Grad
, then descends through the remains of the
Italian Defence Line
(Itali-
