BELA KRAJINA REGION:
WINE & WILDERNESS
ALONG THE RIVER KOLPA
ITINERARY & HIGHLIGHTS
DAY 1:
PODZEMELJ
DISTANCE CYCLED: none
ELEVATION GAIN: none
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arrive at the Podzemelj Campsite
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take a walk along the Kučar - Kolpa Educational Trail
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season permitting, have a swim in the River Kolpa
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attend one of the events in Metlika, Semič, or Črnomelj
DAY 2:
Podzemelj - Metlika - Semič - Krupa - Podzemelj
DISTANCE CYCLED: 36 km / 22 miles
ELEVATION GAIN: 300 m / 984 ft
LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY: 2/5 (flat with some gentle slopes)
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have a closer look at the DC-3 airplane, a remnant of World War II
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visit the Metlika Castle, where you find the Bela krajina Museum
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visit the Three Parishes Pilgrimage Centre in Rosalnice
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visit the town of Semič
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wonder at the emerald colour of the source of River Krupa
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season permitting, have an evening swim in the River Kolpa in Podzemelj
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attend one of the events in Metlika, Semič, or Črnomelj
DAY 3:
Podzemelj - Vinica - Lahinja - Črnomelj - Podzemelj
DISTANCE CYCLED: 63 km / 39 miles
ELEVATION GAIN: 360 m / 1,181 ft
LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY: 3/5 (rolling, hilly terrain)
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cycle through the Kolpa Nature Park
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visit the village of Vinica on the border with Croatia, where the birth house of the Slovenian poet Oton Župančič is open for visitors
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cycle to the source of River Lahinja in the Lahinja Nature Park
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explore the town of Črnomelj
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season permitting, have an evening swim in the River Kolpa in Podzemelj
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attend one of the events in Metlika, Semič, or Črnomelj
DAY 4:
RIVER KOLPA + DEPARTURE
DISTANCE CYCLED: none
ELEVATION GAIN: none
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go down the River Kolpa in a (mini)raft
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season permitting, have a swim in the Kolpa
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attend one of the events in Metlika, Semič, or Črnomelj
