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Rapallo Border

Over the peaks of the Soriška planina highland once ran the old border – the Rapallo border, which marked the lives of the locals and cut nearly a third of Slovenians from their motherland. On the theme tourist trail you can have a look at many remains of the Italian defensive fort system – the Alpine wall, well-preserved barracks, a mule track and an observation dome.

Only a week or so after the end of the Great War and the signing of the cease-fire between the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Italy (4 November 1918), the first Italian soldiers settled in the Upper Bača Valley and the neighbouring Sorica community. Without any resistance whatsoever, they occupied the majority Slovenian territory and stayed there until the capitulation of Italy in 1943. But the border between the Kingdom of Italy and the newly founded Kingdom of SHS (Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes) was finalized more than two years later (12 November 1920), when the long awaited peace treaty was signed in the Italian city of Rapallo following lengthy negotiations. The towns on the Primorska side or in the valley of the river Bača thus went to Italy, while Sorica and the surrounding villages were annexed to the Kingdom of SHS.

 

How does a guided Rapallo border tour look like?

With our experienced guides you will ascent to Soriška planina peaks with chair-lift Lajnar and then walk on mountain tops and see the remains of military baracks, mule tracks and observation domes. After the tour a tasty lunch avaits at guesthouse Brunarica.

The tour includes:
- chair-lift ride to peak Lajnar
- tour guide
- lunch in guesthouse Brunarica or lunch package at return
- Rapallo border map

Difficulty: easy
Duration: around 2 hours and a half, depending on group size
Equipment needed: hiking shoes and clothes, pocket light

Information and reservation:
E: info@soriska-planina.si
T: +386 (0)51 381 617

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