Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Begin in
Ljubljana
, where you can buy any hiking gear you might need and book-
stores stock excellent regional maps. From
Ljubljana
, make your way to
Kamnik
and
the picturesque, high-altitude pastureland of
Velika Planina
. Then head back toward
Kranj and continue north to impossibly cute
Radovljica
. Overnight here or a few kilo-
metres north at
Lake Bled
.
Use Bled or nearby
Lake Bohinj
for forays into
Triglav National Park
. Both are pop-
ular approaches for scaling
Mt Triglav
. Proceed northward to the ski centre
Kranjska
Gora
and the heart-stopping
Vršič Pass
. (Note the pass is closed in winter.) The road
down deposits you in Primorska's
Soča Valley
. Following the Soča River will bring you
to the activities centre of
Bovec
and the WWI battlegrounds around
Kobarid
. From here,
head down through Tolmin to
Idrija
. Keep going south and you'll reach stunning
Pred-
jama Castle
.
