Tour description:

From the starting point at the Povir railway station, we will first cycle to the village of Štorje, where we will not look for the characters from the once very popular TV series, but to some interesting stone monoliths.

A descent follows by the asphalt road in the direction of Podnanos, but after crossing the bed of the Raša torrent, our path turns into an almost completely flat valley. Several streams flow into the torrent from the flysch slopes on its eastern outskirts, but the most interesting and picturesque is the Kranjšek stream, whose sparkling flow with numerous waterfalls and rapids was once successfully exploited by millers. We will go for a walk along the stream on foot.

After returning, we will drive past the villages of Mahniči and Nova vas to the asphalt road between Štanjel and Vipava and stay on it until the turnoff for Kobdilj. Here we will look for the pleasant scenic route of Maks Fabiani and climb up to Štanjel.

The pearl of the Karst, as it is called, offers many beauties and attractions, from traditional stone houses to a church, a castle, Ferrari’s garden, Gledanica hillfort, museums, an exhibition center and an excellent inn.

Therefore, we will stay in Štanjel until the arrival of the train that will take us from the railway station back to Sežana.

All those who find the route with no more than 23 kilometers not demanding enough, will be able to return to Povir (or Sežana) by bicycle.

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Irena Hlede is an architect by education, but has also worked in the fields of graphic design, journalism and sustainable mobility. She has been engaged in many sports activities, from sailing to skiing or badminton, but the common thread throughout remains cycling. She regularly collaborate with the non-governmental organization Slovenian cycling network and with the European Cycling Federation ECF, lectures on cycling and remains loyal to long-distance cycling at all times. In this field, she completed trainings for the Assessor under the scheme “Cycling-Friendly Employer”, Development of Mobility Plans and for the EuroVelo Route Inspector. She obtained as well the title and knowledge of a tourist guide at the national level and is the founder and owner of the travel agency GremoZeleno – GoGreenWay. In addition to “her” areas of architecture and art, she is also keenly interested in ethnology, geography and history with an emphasis on everything related to our tradition, especially some “silent” areas, such as the existence of pagan religions. She researches as well many “borderline” skills, such as dowsing or geomancy. She is a convinced environmentalist and an opponent of violence and wars.

She speaks English and French and, of course, Croatian and Serbian.

Highlights:

• the old religious sanctuary of Gulaka, the hillfort of Sv. Ambrož, peak of Trstelj, Monument to the Defenders of the Slovene Land in Cerje, Vrh Drage well and pond (lokev) in Lokvica, Museum of the First World War and House of the Tradition of Opatje Selo, Kremenjak, hillfort Tabor in Vojščica, the Rogelja herbal farm

Price of guided tour includes:

• morning snack
• lunch
• entrance fees to attractions according to the program
• travel management and guidance

Overall Tour Level:: 

Highlights:

• the old religious sanctuary of Gulaka, the hillfort of Sv. Ambrož, peak of Trstelj, Monument to the Defenders of the Slovene Land in Cerje, Vrh Drage well and pond (lokev) in Lokvica, Museum of the First World War and House of the Tradition of Opatje Selo, Kremenjak, hillfort Tabor in Vojščica, the Rogelja herbal farm

Price of guided tour includes:

• morning snack
• lunch
• entrance fees to attractions according to the program
• travel management and guidance

Overall Tour Level::