Bovec
Soča Valley's de facto capital, Bovec offers plenty for adventure-sports enthusiasts.
The Soča Valley region (Posočje) stretches from Triglav National Park to Nova Gorica, including the outdoor activity centres of Bovec and Kobarid. Threading through it is the magically aquamarine Soča River. Most people come here for the rafting, hiking and skiing though there are plenty of historical sights and locations, particularly relating to WWI, when millions of troops fought on the mountainous battlefront here. Between the wars, Primorska and the Soča Valley fell under Italian jurisdiction.
Soča Valley's de facto capital, Bovec offers plenty for adventure-sports enthusiasts.
The charming town of Kobarid is quainter than nearby Bovec, and despite being surrounded by mountain peaks, it feels more Mediterranean than Alpine, with an Italianate look (the border at Robič is only 9km to the west).
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