Kobarid, Isonzo history and the Soča Valley's food capital

What to see, the museum and the Isonzo Front

During the First World War the valley saw ferocious fighting, and the twelfth battle, known as the Miracle of Kobarid, was according to the museum the most successful breakthrough of the entire war. The Kobarid Museum is the centre that presents this heritage, with models, objects, photographs and a multivision show, and it has received the Council of Europe Museum Prize.

The Soča Valley Tourist Board advises combining it with the Kobarid Historical Trail, 5 km long, which links the war sites around the town, such as the Italian charnel house, the Tonovcov grad archaeological site and the Kozjak waterfall. The town is also one of the stages of the Walk of Peace, which follows the remains of the front.

The museum also runs guided tours outside its walls, to the Italian charnel house, along the historical trail, to the outdoor museum on Kolovrat and, for groups of up to ten, into the high mountains. To see more of the front, the Tolminka valley near Tolmin holds the Javorca memorial church, dedicated to the Holy Spirit,, which carries the European Heritage Label.

The historical trail and Kozjak waterfall

The Kozjak stream falls inside a rock amphitheatre, in a corner the Slovenian Tourist Board considers the most picturesque waterfall in the valley. You can walk there from town along the historical trail, and it has its own page in the guide to the Kozjak waterfall.

Where to eat in Kobarid

The Soča Valley Tourist Board calls Kobarid the culinary capital of the Soča Valley, and its restaurants explain why. The best known is Hiša Franko, on the edge of town, where Ana Roš cooks; the same source presents her as the world’s best female chef of 2017, and her restaurant now holds three Michelin stars. In town you can try kobariški štruklji, sweet dumplings once eaten during haymaking, which each cook signs with a fingerprint in the middle, as well as the valley’s cheeses. There’s also a cheesemaking museum.

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The surroundings

In summer, the Soča Valley Tourist Board suggests cooling off in the Nadiža river, peeking into the Breginj combe and romantic Drežnica, and heading on to Tolmin over the Livek ridge, which has sweeping views. When the weather is good, the sky fills with paragliders. The Nebesa chalets sit above Livek, and near town is Camping Koren, the first in the country with the EU Ecolabel.

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