Tolmin Gorge

The Tolmin Gorge is a mountain gorge near the Slovenian town of Tolmin and is already part of the Triglav National Park . Between 1953 and 1958, the paths in the gorge were laid out and thus made accessible to tourists.

The water is fed from a thermal spring, the temperature of which is between 18.8 ° C and 20.8 ° C. The rainwater that has seeped away is heated in the ground by geothermal energy and comes back to the surface as turquoise water through crevices in the rock. The spring cave is now inaccessible due to a rock fall.

Access to the gorge is via the Devil's Bridge. It is an iron structure from the Italian era, which replaced the old wooden bridge. The paths to the gorge are short, but steep and exhausting and therefore not suitable for everyone. The entrance to the gorge is just 180 meters above sea level. The marbled trout is native to the river. In the gorge there is a large rock that serves as a bridge. Since the gorge is warm and humid all year round, there is lush and diverse vegetation. The surrounding rock walls reach a height of up to 60 meters.

The gorge divides into two parts at a fork in the road. On the left you come to a rock, which is overgrown with moss and is reminiscent of a bear's head and is therefore also called that. To the right of the fork in the road leads to the Dante Cave, named after the Italian poet and philosopher Dante Alighieri , who is said to have found the inspiration for his Divine Comedy in the cave . The cave is now used for tourism, but it is a challenging cave that requires experience and equipment.

Web links

• slovenia.info (German)
• slotrips.si (English)

Coordinates: 46 ° 11 ′ 58.9 "  N , 13 ° 44 ′ 31.2"  E