Most na Soči, the village of the lake and the train

Things to do on the lake at Most na Soči

The lake was created by the Doblar dam, where the Soča river meets the Idrijca, a few kilometres from Tolmin. Around the water run well-kept, panoramic and undemanding paths, such as the energy trail and the cultural-historical trail. On the lake you can take the Lucija boat, go out in a kayak, a canoe or on a paddleboard, and fly-fish. If you want to be on the water without the rapids of the upper Soča, it’s the best option in the valley.

The local river-sports guidance singles out the lake as the place where beginners learn to handle a kayak before tackling the river. There’s accommodation right by the shore, such as Hotel Lucija and TU’LIE, and nearby at Idrija pri Bači the Zlata ribica country hotel, all on the Soča Valley Tourist Board’s list. It’s a relaxed place to spend a night between the mountains and the vineyards of Brda.

An Iron Age village

Most na Soči was a large early Iron Age settlement of the Hallstatt period, and the Soča Valley Tourist Board ranks it among the most distinguished sites of its type in the world. Back in the late 19th century the archaeologists Marchesetti and Szombathy excavated seven thousand graves of the so-called Sveta Lucija culture, and their finds are in museums in Vienna, Trieste, Gorizia and Tolmin.

The village archaeological museum, designed by Drago Svoljšek, is inside the elementary school, where the remains of an artisans’ street were found, with a row of houses belonging to potters, smelters and blacksmiths. It can be visited by appointment through the Tolmin Museum. If the subject interests you, there are more in the guide to museums in Slovenia.

Mengore and its trenches

Two kilometres from the village towards Nova Gorica, at the Poljance pass, the Mengore outdoor museum begins. The path runs through the woods of this 453 m hill, past trenches, caverns, memorials and the stone remains of barracks from the first Austro-Hungarian defence line, shelled for 29 months. In the twelfth battle of the Isonzo, these positions were decisive in pushing the Italians back to the Piave. At the top is a small church of the Virgin Mary with views over the Soča and the Julian Alps.

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The Bohinj railway and car train

Most na Soči is a stop on the Bohinj railway and the car train, according to the Slovenian Tourist Board, which makes it an easy way into the valley from Gorenjska. The guide to trains in Slovenia explains how the network works.

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