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9 n the heart of Europe, in the Julian Alps and Prealps, 1 The Aljaž Tower 7 The Slovenian Alpine Museum lies an unspoilt area of high mountains and green I on top of Mt. Triglav (2864m) in Mojstrana valleys, thick forests and flowering meadows, crystal-clear is ’s highest-lying mountain shelter. Have a real mountaineering experience waters and friendly villages, called the Transboundary In 2018, after 123 years in place, the tower in the first gamified museum in the world. Ecoregion Julian Alps, which compose Julian Prealps underwent its first massive reconstruction. www.planinskimuzej.si Nature Park in and Slovenia’s Julian Alps MaB www.gmj.si UNESCO Reserve, with Triglav National Park. A territory rich in nature and culture, history and 8 The Kobarid Museum traditions. A wilderness area shaped during the centuries 2 The Pocar Homestead houses the best-known and most comprehensive by people living here, in harmony with the environment. in Zgornja Radovna collection of the Isonzo Front heritage. The Museum has is a 400-year-old farm, museum and monument of won Slovenia’s highest recognition in the field of museums, Here, you can admire ancient fossils while chamois, national importance that hosts a rich collection of the prestigious Council of Europe Museum Prize and a ibex and eagles are looking at you; astounded, you will 1 3 artefacts and tells the story of the Pocar family. 6 nomination in the category of the best European Museum. see a rare flower when you casually sit down in front of a www.tnp.si www.kobariski-muzej.si mountain hut enjoying a glass of milk or tasting a piece of local cheese. 3 The Church of the Holy Spirit 9 Museums in Bohinj in Javorca THE HOUSE OF THE OPLEN HOMESTEAD IN But not only nature is special here. People and history was built in 1916. The church is dedicated to the soldiers STUDOR, where it is still possible to start a fire in the have left indelible marks that characterize the entire area. who lost their lives on the Isonzo Front, regardless of their hearth of the black kitchen, THE MUSEUM OF ALPINE You can find them in traditional buildings and museums, nationality or cultural orientation, and acts as a symbol DAIRY FARMING IN STARA FUŽINA and the museum in music and dances, in the testimonies of religiosity and of reconciliation and peace. The church was awarded of the history of Bohinj IN THE TOMAŽ GODEC HOUSE work but also of past wars. Just knowing how to search the European Heritage Label in 2018. IN BOHINJSKA BISTRICA. for and stop and look. All you need is to open your eyes www.javorca.info, www.tol-muzej.si www.bohinj.si and your heart. 4 The Kluže fortress 10 Gornjesavski muzej (Museum) The Julian Alps Ecoregion is special and unique. continues the tradition of museums in that dates Take a little time and find out just how special it is. is an impressive fort rising above the ravine, and an important part of the defence line against Turkish back to 1949. Its collections present the history of iron invasions, Napoleon’s army and First World War attacks. making, mountaineering, and the ethnological heritage www.dolina-soce.si of the Upper Valley (Zgornjasavska dolina). www.gmj.si The area composed of Julian Prealps Nature Park, 4 8 12 Triglav National Park and Slovenia’s Julian Alps MaB 5 The Russian Chapel UNESCO Reserve has been declared Julian Alps 11 The ToLmin Museum on the road to the Vršič Pass keeps the archaeological, historical and ethnological Transboundary Ecoregion in 2009. In 2014 certification was built in 1916 in memory of the tragedy of Russian heritage of the area of the Upper Soča Valley (Zgornje was re-confirmed and theA lpine Convention proclaimed soldiers, who were buried under a snow avalanche while Posočje) and is the keeper of the memorial Church of the the whole area of two parks as a Transboundary Pilot building the road over Vršič Pass. Holy Spirit in Javorca and the German ossuary near Tolmin Region for Ecological Connectivity. www.kranjska-gora.eu and museum of the poet Simon Gregorčič in Vrsno. At the end of 2016 the Ecoregion Julian Alps was www.tol-muzej.si certified with the European Charter for Sustainable 6 The Trenta Museum Tourism. shows an exhibition of ethnological heritage and cultural 12 The Museum of Apiculture and historical heritage of the Soča and Trenta Valley. www.tnp.si in Radovljica presents the rich history of beekeeping in Slovenia. Take off into the world of the Carniolan grey bee and admire the diverse painted beehive panels. www.radolca.si

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13 Venzone 19 THE Col Badin Fortress is a picturesque medieval town. In 1976 it was completely is one of the few regional sites where, thanks to devastated by the earthquake and later reconstructed as restorations, the history of the First World War it was. The exhibition “Tiere Motus” reports those events. is told inside a coeval fortress. www.tieremotus.it www.comune.chiusaforte.ud.it

14 The Abbey of Moggio 20 The Park visitor center, consecrated in 1119, is the symbol of the village Prato di Resia and tells the age-old history of the whole territory. gives the chance to identify the most significant aspects www.moggioudinese.info of the protected area before leaving for a hike. www.parcoprealpigiulie.it 15 the Resartico mine For ages soil shales were extracted from the Resartico 21 Many traditional festivities 14 17 22 mine. In order to relive the history of this place, are celebrated within the Park territory: the Agriculture the first section of the cave and the interactive Feast in , the “Festa della Zucca” (Pumpkin permanent exhibition of Resiutta can be visited. Festival) and Parkfest in Venzone, the Šmarna Miša www.parcoprealpigiulie.it in Resia, and the Burjanka (Chestnuts Feast) in Lusevera are some of the most important ones. 16 the ice cave www.comune.resiutta.ud.it, www.venzoneturismo.it, The year was 1844 when beer started to be produced www.burjanka.altervista.org in Resiutta using the water of the Resia creek. In the ice cave, now open to the public, the ice required for its 22 RESIA 19 preservation was stored. is a linguistic island full of ancient traditions handed www.parcoprealpigiulie.it down through generations. Among these, music, dancing and singing are the ones that stand out. 17 Malga Coot The carnival (Püst) is the best occasion to experience is one of the oldest shepard’s huts in Val Resia. and appreciate them but also the tours or the activities Nowadays it also offers agritourism service and is a offered by the eco-museum of Val Resia, the Pro Loco starting point for several hikes. Nearby is located Casera (Local Tourist Association), the museum of Resian Canin with its incomparable panoramic view. people and the grinders museum allow you to www.parcoprealpigiulie.it explore this magic world. 1514 21 www.resianet.org, www.rezija.com, 23 18 Sella Carnizza www.ecomuseovalresia.it is the connecting point between the Resia Valley and the Uccea Valley. Here the architecture of traditional 23 The ethnographic museum alpine pastures has been maintained as well as the of Lusevera remains of historic military structures. is a great example of recovery of the popular www.comune.resia.ud.it material culture. It hosts tools of domestic and work use employed in the past. www.museoluseverabardo.it