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HIKING
BETWEEN ITALY,
SLOVENIA AND AUSTRIA |
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This exciting one-weeker
takes us in north-east Italy and the nearby countries of
Slovenia and Austria. We’ll explore the Friulian countryside
dotted with vineyards, olive groves, charming villages,
and forests, Slovenia’s beautiful landscapes abounding with
majestic waterfalls and spectacular water pools created
by the emerald-green Soca river and Austria’s alpine trails
offering stunning views of the Carnic and Julian Alps. Walking
through all types of terrain - hills, meadows, forests,
gorges and mountains - the hike is considered easy/moderate.
You’ll stay as guests in family run accommodations in direct
contact with three different cultures.
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:: ITINERARY
- (8 days / 7 nights) ::
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Day
1 - Welcome to Friuli
Arrival at Trieste airport or Udine train station
and transfer to your accommodation in Cividale. Check-in
and free time to explore the surroundings before enjoying
a typical dinner.
Overnight stay
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Day
2 - Friuli: a land of vineyards
Breakfast.
Guided walk in the Colli Orientali hills scattered
with vineyards and olive groves and the Natural park
of Bosco Romagno abounding with chestnut and oak trees.
Stop along the way to visit a winery and taste a good
vintage before returning to your host town, Cividale,
a real gem in the eastern foothills of Friuli with
a glorious past. Founded by Julius Caesar around 50
B.C., it was then invaded by the Lombards that left
many traces of their presence in town. The Lombard
temple, a fine work of the 8th century in Italy, is
just one of them.
Dinner and overnight stay.
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Day 3 - Monte Matajur:
a balcony over the Julian Alps
Breakfast.
Guided hike on Monte Matajur, in a mountain environment,
full of karst phenomena, colorful alpine flowers and
vast views ranging from the highest peaks of the Julian
Alps to the Adriatic sea. Return to your accommodation
in the afternoon.
Dinner and overnight stay.
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Day 4 - Slovenia: following
the trails of history
Breakfast.
Transfer to Kobarid for a guided hike along the town's
historic and naturalistic trail which allows to rediscover
the turbulent past of this ancient village, from Roman
times to the Great War. Today Kobarid is sadly world
known as the place where the greatest highland battle
in human history took place during World War I, when
over 600,000 men were killed in the space of two months.
Today Kobarid is a pleasant town surrounded by towering
mountains and offering many points of interest. In
the afternoon, visit to the Kobarid Museum, voted
Best European Museum for the year 1993.
Dinner and overnight stay.
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5 - Tarvisio: the land of violins
Breakfast.
Transfer to Tarvisio along a scenic route along the
emerald-green Soca river, the Slovenian water jewel,
considered by many one of the cleanest and most beautiful
rivers in Europe, if not the most beautiful of all.
Guided hike in the splendid Tarvisio spruce forests
producing the precious tone wood, used to build the
best violins, and along the Fusine lakes trail surrounded
by the imposing Mangart mountain.
Dinner in Tarvisio and overnight stay.
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6 - Austria: the Dobratsch Natural Park
After breakfast, we leave Tarvisio, pass the Austrian
border and head north to explore the Dobratch Natural
Park in the Villacher Alpe. An easy hike takes us
to one of the most scenic peaks in the Gail valley,
from where you can admire the beautiful Carinthian
lakes and the typical morphologies created by the
glaciers during the last glaciation inside a natural
park. We'll reach the highest chapel in Europe in
a spendid alpine setting. In the afternoon we'll visit
the town of Villach with free time for shopping.
Dinner and overnight stay.
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Day 7 - Italy, Austria and Slovenia:
The Three Borders Peak
Breakfast.
Ascent of Monte Forno or Three Borders peak, so called
because it's on top of this mountain that the borders
of Italy, Austria and Slovenia meet. It's also the
place where the Friendship Festival of the Three Countries
takes place every year. In the afternoon transfer
to Udine.
Dinner and overnight stay.
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Day 8 - Departure
Breakfast and transfer to Udine train station / Trieste
airport. Arrivederci!
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TOUR INFORMATION
(8 days / 7 nights)
Group size: max. 8 participants
Tour price: from € 985,00.
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Tour dates:
by request for min. 2 participants from April to October.
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Tour includes:
7 nights accommodation in 3-4**** hotels
Daily breakfast
7 dinners
Daily guided excursions and private transportation
Roundtrip transfer to and from Trieste airport or Udine
railway station
Taxes and service
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The above is a suggested itinerary
and can be tailored to suit your party's exact needs. Please
ask for additional rounds, extra nights or if you wish to
combine this tour with some of our other 3-day modules for
a great vacation!
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