22Sep 2017 by Jauko
Čelo Outdoor Museum

Čelo Outdoor Museum

Outdoor Museums, Portfolio, ProgramDay2
  Outdoor museum Čelo Austro-Hungarian gun positions The outdoor museum Čelo represents gun fortification which was built by the Austro-Hungarian Army on the slope of Mt. Svinjak with an excellent view in the spring of 1915, just before the Italian–Austro-Hungarian encounter. The fortification was part of the Bovec blockade system (Sperre Flitsch) that played an important role in the defence of the valley part of the front line in the Bovec area. The main part of the fortification consists of 200-metre long trench with masoned walls which connects two gun positions with a kitchen, an observation post, two dormitories for 40 men, and a shelter for 20 soldiers. The trench had 150 crenels for riflemen. A beautiful view is offered on Čelo over the Bovec basin, Mt. Rombon and the…
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15Sep 2017 by Jauko
Predjama Castle

Predjama Castle

Additional, Places to Visit
  Predjama Castle Predjama Castle (Slovene: Predjamski grad or grad Predjama, German: Höhlenburg Lueg, Italian: Castel Lueghi) is a Renaissance castle built within a cave mouth in south-central Slovenia, in the historical region of Inner Carniola. It is located in the village of Predjama, approximately 11 kilometres from the town of Postojna and 9 kilometres from Postojna Cave.[1] History of the castle 1816 lithography of the castle by Karl Friedrich Schinkel The castle was first mentioned in the year 1274 with the German name Luegg, when the Patriarch of Aquileia built the castle in Gothic style. The castle was built under a natural rocky arch high in the stone wall to make access to it difficult. It was later acquired and expanded by the Luegg noble family, also known as…
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15Sep 2017 by Jauko
Ziplining

Ziplining

Sports to Do
  Ziplining Ziplining is an adrenaline drop down steel wires that connect two points. The length between the wires varies. Our wires are between 550 and 700 m long. Your tourist guide safely fastens you on the pulley using security belt and you are good to go, feeling free like a bird.
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14Sep 2017 by Jauko
Mount Brestovec

Mount Brestovec

BrestovecOslavia, Portfolio
  Mount Brestovec The gun tunnel of Mt. Brestovec was dug below the summit of this height between January and August 1917. Inside, eight 149mm guns were installed, pointed at the Comeno Karst, divided into four groups in order to obtain a broader shooting range. Today, this spectacular military installation has been cleaned and restored, so visitors can admire the structure and understand its use. Even more significant is the creation, inside the tunnel, of an imaginary narrative, combining the recounts of an Italian and an Austro-Hungarian soldier. The posts along the main tunnel include a number of metal panels showing the events that led to the construction of this tunnel and, more generally, the Great War on the Karst. The first station shows the movements of the frontlines between…
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11Sep 2017 by Jauko
Ossuary of Oslavia

Ossuary of Oslavia

BrestovecOslavia, CerjeGorOsla, Memorials, Portfolio
  Ossuary of Oslavia The Ossuary of Oslavia was built on Height 153 of Mt. Calvario in 1938, designed by Roman architect Ghino Venturi. The monument was created by the fascist regime to accommodate the remains of the soldiers who fell in different battles fought around Gorizia and Tolmin (now part of Slovenia) during the Great War. The Ossuary lies on a triangular area and includes four towers, one for each vertex of the complex plus a central tower. Inside each tower are the burial niches of the fallen soldiers, all along the walls, for a total of around 20 thousand names, including 138 Austro-Hungarian soldiers. The remaining 37 thousand unknown soldiers (including 539 foreigners) are instead buried inside three large ossuaries in the middle of the lateral towers. All…
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11Sep 2017 by Jauko
Mount Calvario / Podgora

Mount Calvario / Podgora

Portfolio
  Mt. Calvario / Podgora Along the two kilometres uphill leading to the summit of Mt. Calvario, if you look carefully through the vegetation, you will be able to spot some trenches dug by soldiers during the war. The most visible is the one on the dirt road right on the top, excavated by the 24th Diggers Division after August 1916. Park your car in the esplanade and walk for 5 minutes to the Memorial stone dedicated to the Julian volunteers who fell on this hilltop. The four sides of the stone are engraved with the names of these Italian soldiers, who were considered traitors by the Austro-Hungarians and were killed in 1915 during an assault against the Habsburg defence lines. If you continue driving, after a few minutes you…
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