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| Day 6 and 7 - Moscenicka Draga |
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Route summary
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£545.00
(2008)
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4 nights Half Board, 3 nights B&B
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Easy - Medium
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3½ - 5½ hours per day (optional extended walking some days)
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What previous
customers have
said about this
walk
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“Istria
in May was paradise. Butterflies, bees, wildflowers,
rabbits, an owl, a soaring hawk, tiny villages, high
rocky hills.”
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“The
walk was designed with great skill and it was a great
joy as it unfolded each day.”
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“The
most wonderful spring flowers I’ve seen for
years.”
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| Day 1 |
Arrive at Motovun. Freshen up, have a wander around this fascinating old town, and have a good dinner ready to start your walk tomorrow. |
| Day 2 |
Motovun to Sovinjak. A beautiful lung-expander to set the scene for your Istrian adventure. Wind down the hill from Motovun into the valley and then choose one of two attractive options to reach your second hilltop village. Ask your hostess for the keys to the two Sovinjak churches. Option A 4 hrs 40 mins, CUSs 450m or Option B 5 hrs, CUSs 550m) |
| Day 3 |
Sovinjak to Hum. A day of ups and downs! Start off down to the remote farmstead of Senica in its deeply wooded valley and up the other side to the high hilltop village of Vrh, with splendid views all round. The path to Krusvari is pretty as is the restored mill at Kotli which may be open for a drink. A beautiful walk along the meadows to Bencici is followed by an extended climb through the woods to the extraordinary village of Hum. Ask at the Konoba to see the frescoes in the church. (6 hrs, CUSs 700m, or you may ask Marija for one of her sons to take you by car to Vrh (timing point 1.40), avoiding one long "up") |
| Day 4 |
Hum to Roc. Starting off along the Glagolitic Trail with its inscribed monuments, you walk up onto the limestone plateau at Kras and then across it to Rocko Polje. Then a visit to Sv. Toma and the hidden valley of Kompanj before your next hilltop town. (18 km, 4 hrs, CUSs 350m) |
| Day 5 |
Roc to Poklon. Four alternative routes (including a trip on a little train), and some hill walking for the hardy. Gentler souls can enjoy excellent views from the path leading to the high plateau village of Brest, then on into the forest and wild country, before arriving at Poklon, your first glimpse of the Adriatic and your night’s stop, on the slopes of Mount Ucka (14-18 km, 4-7 hrs, CUSs 300m-800m depending on route) |
| Day 6 |
Poklon to Moscenicka Draga. A beautiful high walk to end. A level woodland track along the eastern slopes of Ucka, (which you can climb if you wish). Emerge from the woods to your first really spectacular views of the Adriatic and the islands, before your long downhill through the enchanting Moscenicka valley to your final destination (18 km, 5 hrs, CUSs 200m (down 1000m)). |
| Day 7 |
Free day to explore Moscenicka Draga, to relax on the beach, take an excursion (in season) along the coast or to an island, visit the old village on the hill or try some more walking on the slopes of Ucka. |
| Day 8 |
Depart hotel (or choose to stay further nights). | |
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