It falls inside a cave
The water hollowed the rock, so it now drops into a stone chamber.
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A waterfall of about fifteen metres in the Soča valley of western Slovenia, falling inside an open cave the water cut into the limestone, and among the most photographed falls in the country. What distinguishes it is the chamber rather than the fall. The water does not drop from an exposed lip but has hollowed a cavity in the rock over thousands of years, so it now falls inside what resembles a circular hall with stone walls and a partly open roof. Light enters from above and reflects off the blue-green water, and the sound carries around the cavity. The colour of the water is a feature of the whole Soča river: an intensely clear turquoise green caused by fine limestone silt suspended in it. The river is known for that colour along its length. Access is a walk of about twenty to thirty minutes from the car park on a marked path crossing suspension bridges and wooden walkways fixed to the valley wall. Practical points: entry is free though parking may be charged. The rock near the fall is permanently wet and slippery. This area was a First World War front line, and the traces of that are in the valley around you.
The water hollowed the rock, so it now drops into a stone chamber.
The Soča's turquoise comes from fine limestone silt suspended in it.
The valley was a First World War front and the traces remain.
Near Kobarid, the Soča valley
The Soča valley was the Isonzo front between Italy and Austria-Hungary from 1915 to 1917, seeing twelve major battles and more than a million casualties. The fighting took place at mountain altitude in severe conditions. The nearby Kobarid Museum documents it and is among the best war museums in Europe, and the Walk of Peace links the sites and cemeteries along the valley.
The Kobarid Museum, the Walk of Peace, the source of the Soča and the Napoleon Bridge. The whole valley makes a full day, and it is among Slovenia's finest and least crowded areas compared with Bled. From Bled it is about ninety minutes by car over the Vršič pass, a beautiful but winding and narrow road.
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