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Italian and Slovenian Mountains for your
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Motorcycle
If you come from Europe you'll need your
ID card and an International Driving License
(type A, or B if obtained before 1985), the
international insurance (green card) is no
more necessary in Slovenia, neither in Italy.
You can start the tour from different places
(marked in green in the map). Let's imagine
to start from Cividale del Friuli, from hereyou take direction Kobarid and after 26 km through the fantastic "Valli
del Natisone" (Natisone Valley), visiting,
San Pietro al Natisone, Pulfero, Stupizza
and finally arriving toKobarid (Caporetto),
you'll drive all the time with the Natisone
river at your left. In all these towns there
is a Friulan-Slovenian-Austrian speciality
called GUBANA, very good in winter time together with
GRAPPA (don't drink too much you'll drive !). Once
you cross the border you'll finish the valley
with a nice asphalt and smooth curves, but
pay attention, some of them are more tight
than what they seem to be, so keep a very
controllable speed. From here there are two
possibilities one to the right (direction
Most Na Soci - Nova Gorica) and to the left (we'll go there direction
Bovec). Here a fast mixed roads plenty of very
technical curves will start, without forgetting
the panoramic view all the time (all the
time with the Isonzo River to your right).
Once in Bovec you must take a decission, following the
Predil Pass (to go back to Italy) or through
Kranjska Gora Pass (with its 50 tournants numbered). The
Predil Pass is one of the best passes around
this area, with 7 km. of technical driving
with a "good" asphalt under your
tires; on top of the pass you'll arrive to
the border, so be carefull not to reach the
customs at 140 km/h. The alternative was
Kranjska Gora (well known for the winter ski world cup).
Fifty four (54) tournants, all of them numbered
to keep you informed where you are all the
time, it's very nice, but don't speed up
too much! there are some parts of the road
that may have ice (even in summer, due to
the shadow). Once you reach the top you can
make a stop and observe all around you the
fantastic mountains, remember you're at 1611
m. From here we'll drive to Bled following direction Jesenice, also this
road is nice in the middle of fields and
mountains to finish at Bled lake. Visit the castle and have a tour around
the lake (why not rent a boat and make some
rawing = very romantic ;-)). Once there you
can proceed to the second important lake
of our tour Bohinjsko Jezero, where you can have some food in the border
of the lake and breath really pure air. From
here following the road you'll arrive to
Zelesniki and then to Grahovo so to Most
Na Soci, where crossing a little bridge over
the Isonzo, you'll have under yourself the
narrowest point of the river. From here you
may go back to Kobarid and so closing a tour
or proceed to Nova-Gorica (south) to reach again the Italian border
(a different one). All the tour from Cividale
and back is around 400 km. An excellent road
also is starting from Cividale direction
Tarcento and from there through Pass of Tanamea and
into the Triglav Park (all decribed
above).
- The gasoline in Slovenia costs more
or
less Lit. 1100 (1.2 DM) a liter. -
Slovenian
Police is always waiting for you after
a
curve with their radars. - Good food
but
not good cofee (for italians). - In
winter
time get well dressed due to the low
temperatures.
- If you're planning to make this travel
in a weekend, call me !
News coming soon ! (maybe ;-))
Travel through the Italian "Alto Adige" (Süd Tïrol) Mountains
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