A week of boundless exploration of the Classic Karst.
Discover the secrets of the Karst underground, take a walk through the Karst gmajna, learn about the Karst man's heritage, and much more. Discover the Classic Karst cross-border geopark!
Numerous free cross-border events in Slovenian and Italian will take place between May 20 and June 5, connecting the entire area of the Classic Karst.
The geopark, which will also enrich the cross-border tourist offer, is being created and is spread over the cross-border area of the Classic Karst.
For more detailed information on the events listed below, please visit: https://www.visitkras.info/en/plan-your-stay/events/kras-carso-cross-border-geopark-week
Saturday, 20 May 2023
9.00 - Festival in Vilenica
Sunday, 21 May 2023
10.30 - Guided tour of the Grotta gigante – Briška jama Cave
Wednesday, 24 May 2023
17.00 - A guided tour of the Lipica Quarry with a lecture on the geological history and fossils of the Lipica limestone
Thursday, 25 May 2023
10.00 - Getting to know the Divača karst
14.30 - Doberdò and Pietrarossa Lakes: between geology, nature and history
17.00 - Field trip - Water, collapse dolines and caves: the intertwined karst elements in the Škocjan Caves Park
Friday, 26 May 2023
19.00 - A series of lectures on the Karst and geoparks
Saturday, 27 May 2023
15.30 - “The Gardens of Eowyn” or Botany and J.R.R. Tolkien
Sunday, 28 May 2023
9.00 - Geowalk in the Slivia/Slivno region
9.30 - Geocaching along the Josef Ressel Forest Educational Trail and a geodiversity hunt in the Igovec Forest
Tuesday, 30 May 2023
9.30 - Coexistence with the natural features of the contact karst in the vicinity of the Dimnice Cave (Matarsko podolje valley)
17.00 - Lecture and field excursion - Contact Karst and Unroofed Caves
Wednesday, 31 May 2023
17.00 - A guided hike through the Karst gmajna grassland and visit to the Krompir Cave
Thursday, 1 June 2023
15.00 - Travelling geo-exhibition on the Classical Karst and the geopark
Friday, 2 June 2023
17.00 - A panoramic walk over the Glinščica Valley
Saturday, 3 June 2023
9.30 - Caves, Carsiana and its surroundings
17.00 - Geological walk through the Duino Cliffs Nature Reserve
18.00 - Opening of the exhibition Stories of Stones/Marbles of Aurisina
Sunday, 4 June 2023
9.00 - STONE – Walking tour of the Aurisina Stone and Quarry Museum
9.30 - Among ancient limestones, red soil and fine wines
15.30 - Let's discover Dimnice – the most complete cave in the Karst
Monday, 5 June 2023
16.00 - Scientific lecture in the framework of the Kras-Carso Cross-Border Geopark Week
