SERVAS AUSTRIA invite you to the ALPE-ADRIA MEETING September 14-16, 2018 “Europe 1918-2018” We are celebrating that countries at war a hundred years ago are living together in peace and friendship now

Location: /Caporetto/Karfreit, Slovenia Kamp Koren, 1b, 5222 Kobarid http://www.campingslovenia.com/

Accommodation There are 6 chalets with bathroom/toilet to accommodate 6 persons each (4 persons in double bedrooms, and 2 more in an additional space): There are spaces for camping vehicles and tents:

Cost per person for 2 nights with breakfast and 2 dinners: in a chalet: 105 Euros (€65 for 2 nights including tourist tax; €15 for Friday dinner and Saturday breakfast; €25 for Saturday dinner and Sunday breakfast); in a tent or camper vehicle: 75 Euros (€35 for 2 nights including tourist tax – electricity for vehicles €4/day must be paid extra - €15 for Friday dinner and Saturday breakfast; €25 for Saturday dinner and Sunday breakfast). It is also possible to participate only in the Dinner Buffet on Saturday. Registration and payment in advance for accommodation and food : see Registration Form. There is a camp café, no full restaurant; for groups like ours the camp cooperates with a catering service - that's why signing up for the food is important.

Those who have time to stay for lunch on Sunday can sign up and pay for it during the meeting (€15).

Additional costs: beverages; individual lunch on Saturday; entrance fees. Registration and Full Payment by May 31, 2018: > send the completed Registration Form to Kamp Koren, [email protected] and also to the organisers: [email protected] > wait for the confirmation email > pay the full amount into this account: Koren Lidija s.p. Drezniske Ravne 33 5222 Kobarid Slovenia IBAN: SI56044470112196368 SWIFT/BIC: KBMASI2X Nova Kreditna Banka Maribor Please do not forget to write SERVAS and YOUR NAME in the line “Purpose of Transfer” Only if your payment has arrived by May 31, your place in one of the chalets is secure.

How to get there

GPS N 46°15.053 E 013°35.200 500 meters from Kobarid, by the road to Drežnica. By car from the North: From Villach via – – – Kobarid or (the most scenic route): Villach – Kranjska Gora – Vršič Pass – Bovec - Kobarid By car from the West: via – San Pietro al - Kobarid By car from the South: via Cividale, or via Nova Gorica – Most na Soči – Kobarid By car from the East: via Idrija – Most na Soči – Kobarid or via Škofja Loka - Kobarid By train & bus from Slovenia: train to Nova Gorica; direct bus connections from Nova Gorica to Kobarid: at 9:40, 12:00, 13:35, 14:40, 15:30, 19:25 (it takes 75 minutes). By train and bus from Italy: take bus no. 1 from Gorizia central station to Nova Gorica (Via Caprin, in front of the train station); direct bus connections from Nova Gorica to Kobarid: at 9:40, 12:00, 13:35, 14:40, 15:30, 19:25 (it takes 75 minutes). For groups Kamp Koren can arrange a Shuttle service (van for 8 persons from Udine, Nova Gorica, Trieste) By train & bus from Austria: (very scenic train ride): Villach dep. 12:53 – Jesenice dep. 14:32 – arr. at Most na Soči 15:52, which is 22 km from Kobarid, bus connection at 16:17.

PROGRAM (changes possible according to the weather situation)

Friday Sept. 14, 2018

Participants' arrival and check-in: from 2pm 7:30 pm: dinner After dinner: games, songs, getting to know each other

Saturday Sept. 15, 2018

Breakfast from 8 am Departure 9 am Different hikes for various skill levels, including short talks by historians. Longer hike (3-4 hours): via Tonocov Castle to St. Anthony Church & War Cemetery. Short hikes: to Kozjak waterfalls; to Tonocov Castle; to St. Anthony Church via Napoleon's Bridge and Kobarid. No food available along the hiking trails – bring your own lunch! 5 – 7 pm: workshop „1918-2018“ 7:30 pm: dinner After dinner: music by the Benandanti http://www.benandantimusic.it/

Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018 Breakfast from 8 am Group photo at 9:30 10 am: Guided tour at Kobarid Museum https://www.kobariski-muzej.si/eng/ please sign up (see Registration Form)

Those who do not have to leave early can have lunch at Kamp Koren (sign up for it during the meeting). 2 pm: end of meeting

We are looking forward to meeting you (again)!

Slovenia: Boris [email protected] Italy: Emanuela [email protected] Alma & Paolo [email protected] Austria: Dorothea [email protected] (and Walter Dieringer & Lorenz Glatz, who helped with the invitation)