Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Infos & Offers in the Soca Valley - Sports & Tourist Centers, Restaurants...

...about sports centers, pubs&restaurants and other Tourist Information in upper Soca valley:


Tourist Information Centre:
TIC BOVEC
Trg golobarskih žrtev 8 (Bovec)
Tel.: +386 (0)5 389 64 44
GSM: 031 388 700
email: info@bovec.si
www.bovec.si

TIC Bovec is the central information office for the upper Soča and Koritnica valleys. It offers information on sporting activities, trips, natural and cultural sights, events and accomodation. It sells licenses for waterbourne activities on Soča, maps, books, tourist guides, and it also organises various events.

TIC KOBARID

LTO Sotocje
Trg svobode 16
5222 Kobarid
T: 05 380 04 90
F: : 05 380 04 91
 
TIC Kobarid provides basicly the same informations as TIC BOvec. Information about accomodation, tours as well as local and regional sights. Informations on the Triglav National Park, outdoor sports and World War 1 history programes.

SPORTS CENTRE AND OFFERS:
TOP Extreme
Žaga 151
Tel.: 031 620 636, 041 620 636
www.top.si

Located less than 1 km from Apartman Albin. One of the sports centres with the best offer. Treat yourself to rafting, canyoning, kayaking, hydrospeed, climbing or team building in the unspoilt nature of the Soča valley. The Sports centre also offers picnic places and lodging. The Centre is located by the river SOča, only 5 km from Bovec. It is also the only company organising bungee jumping from the Solkan bridge near Nova Gorica.

Alpin Action
Trnovo ob Soči 26a
Tel.: 041 708 132
www.alpinaction.it

Same offers as elsewhere, may only differ in the price... It also offers horsebackriding along the breathtaking Soča valley.

Avantura
P.P. 45 (Bovec)
Tel.: +386 (0)41 718 317
www.avantura.org

Offers tandem paragliding, canyoning, cave exploring, off road tours, ethnic picnic, sleddin etc.

Aktivni planet
Trg golobarskih žrtev 19 (Bovec)
Tel.: +386 (0)40 639 433
www.aktivniplanet.si

Outdoor Freaks
Klanc 9a (Bovec)
Tel.: 05 389 64 90
www.outdoorfreaks.si

...canynoning, kayaking, mountain biking etc.

MIX SPORT
Trg golobarskih žrtev 18 (Bovec)
Tel: + 386 (0)5 3896 160
GSM: + 386 (0)31 871 991
www.rafting-soca.info

Vančar SPORT
Trg Golobarskih žrtev 20 (Bovec)
Tel.: 00386 (0)5 389 63 50, 041 635 893
www.bovecsport.com

ATC Kanin
www.boveckanin.si

JANEZ LET / Scenic Flights

In the high season there are aircrafts (sport, blanik, skydiving...) present in Bovec airport the whole week, flying all day. After the season, flights are still possible, but you have to make a reservation in advance. "Janez Let" offers scenic flights, pilot training, aircraft renting... They operate from Divača airport and Bovec airport, if you make a reservation. After take off you can see world famous Škocjan caves and the typical karst landscape, including Lipica - the home of the Lipicaner horse. Through the Soča river valley, they can take you to the heart of the Julian Alps with the highest peak, Triglav (2864 m). Also possible flying along the Adriatic coast, where you can view maritime coastal cities...

Tel.: 00386 (0)41 262 726 (Ana)
00386 (0) 31 388 053 (Matej)
www.janezlet.si

Maya outdoor centre
Padlih borcev 1 (Tolmin)
051 312 972
www.maya.si

Kobarid WW I museum
Gregorčičeva 10 (Kobarid)
041 714 072
www.kobariski-muzej.si

JPD Kanin
www.paragliding-kanin.com/

TRANSFERS
Turistični prevozi / Transfer


Good food and Drink
Ocene restavracij v Posočju

Picerija Špik (Žaga)
http://www.pizzerija-spik.com/

Gostilna in picerija Pri Mostu (Žaga)
http://www.sloveniaholidays.com/pri-mostu

Picerija in špagetarija Jurček (Srpenica)
http://www.geocities.com/gostiscejurcek/

Letni Vrt (Bovec)
http://slo.letni-vrt.com/

Martinov hram (Bovec)
http://www.bovec.si/default.asp?id=406&p=1&cont=0

Stari Kovač (Bovec)
http://www.starikovac.com/si/main.htm

Gostilna Hedvika (Kal Koritnica)
http://www.sloveniaholidays.com/GOSTILNA-HEDVIKA

Topli Val (Kobarid)
http://www.topli-val-sp.si/

Some other INFOS:
www.trenta-soca.si
www.tnp.si
www.zaga99.net

Two Other Pearls Of Slovenia - Karst: Škocijanske Jame & Lipica


Škocjanske jame



Lipicanci

Views Around Žaga - From Below

Rafting and kayaking is a popular activity, when in the Soča valley! It will take you from ~ 20-50 euros. There are many different tourist sports agencies (wich will be mentioned further on...), you can pick between, as there are many different rafting segments (possible tracks) on the river... You can start in Žaga at the Narnia set and end in Trnovo, or almost anywhere else! But be sure you buy a ticket (permit), if you do it on your own...


Narnia

getting dressed

views from Soča

kayaking


Bled & Bohinj - The Pearls Of The Julian Alps

Not really in the Soča valley, but just as beautiful, if not more... On the east side of the Julian Alps, lie almost side by side the two pearls of the Julian Alps - lake Bled and lake Bohinj! From Bovec there are two "fast" ways to get there. One is through Log pod Mangartom crossing Predil and then following the signs for Kranjska Gora, Jesenice, Bled, Bohinj. The other one, I suggest, is through the beautifull Trenta valley, passing Vršič (1611 m) mountain pass, and then through Kranjska Gora...but not a good option in the winter. Both take about 2-3 hours or more, depending on the trafic and pit stops.


map of the area


trdnjava Kluže

Following the road passing Predil you would probably want to make a stop at "trdnjava Kluže", world war ruins, Log pod Mangartom, Strmec, Mangart, Predil pass and Rabeljsko jezero (some photos at SeightSeeing I)... Following the road over Vršič defently stop at Trenta, probably vistit the Trenta museum, Soča source, Zadnjica valley, small troughs of river Soča, Mlinarica troughs, Alpinum Juliana (Alpin botanical garden), Vršič...


Trenta

Soča source in Trenta valley


views from Vršič


Vršič (1611 m)

chapel, a memorial to Russian solders


population of Vršič

Planica

and Finally - Bled:




a view on the island from the castle


lake Bled


...getting there takes you from ~ 10 euros on




...you can chill out in the resort and lunch on the castle


rowing on the lake



one of the hotels


resort

...take a walk around the lake


...or jump in it!





Bled
...and Bohinj:

Another half of hour from Bled lies Bohinj lake!


...also a place to chill out and take a sun bath or even wind surf!


...take a walk, paraglide or climb...



Savica

Soča`s sister


lake Bohinj



INFOS:

www.bovec.si
www.trenta-soca.si
www.tnp.si

Tourist Information Centre Bled:
tel.: +386 (0)4 574 11 22
www.bled.si

Tourist Information Centre Bohinj:
tel.: +386 (0)4 574 60 10
www.bohinj.si
http://www.bohinj-info.com/blog/

Views Around Žaga - From Above

Views of tandem paragliding (from Stol): ...for ~ 100 euros one can take a paraglding trip from Stol (or other paragliding takeoff places, which I will try to describe besides other adrenaline sports offers further more in the future) and enjoy the view!


takeoff from Stol






views from above







Žaga

Soča valley



and landing near Kobarid