6 nature trails on the Carso
around Trieste, Gorizia
and Slovenia
Nature, culture, history
and gastronomy
Within the
"Springtime Gentle Mobility"
project promoted by A.Mo.Do.
ON SUNDAYS AND EASTER MONDAY
FROM 13 APRIL TO 15 JUNE 2025
13, 21, 27 April - 4, 18 May
15 June (9.30 - 13.00)
Carso environments presented by
“Curiosi di Natura” guides
Tour language: Italian-English
With live readings (in Italian)
about ecology, local history and culture
Easy walks, suitable for all
Possibility of tasting local dishes
at "Sapori del Carso" restaurants
with a 10% discount
FOR GROUPS, ON REQUEST:
excursions also possible on other dates, all year round
Tour languages: IT, ENG, DEU, SLO
www.piacevolmentecarso.it
From 13 April to 15 June, Curiosi di Natura propose “Pleasures of the Carso – Spring 2025”: six walks to experience the nature, culture and gastronomy of well-known and less well-known localities of the Carso around Trieste, Gorizia and Slovenia.
As you take in the spectacular seascapes, woods and cultivated areas, the local environment and ecology are illustrated by our Curiosi di Natura guides, together with live readings (in Italian) of poetry, literature, history and culture.
Initiative within the "Springtime Gentle Mobility" project promoted by Alleanza per la Mobilità Dolce (A.Mo.Do.) with the main Italian associations involved in gentle mobility.
The excursions are all slow-paced, along mainly flat paths, and are suitable for persons of all ages and fitness levels, in normal physical condition.
Also, every day, from April 13 until June 22, participants will be able to taste typical dishes at local restaurants at a discounted price. On signing up for the excursion, in fact, each participant will receive a 10% discount coupon valid for two persons at the “Sapori del Carso” restaurants.
ORGANISED BY CURIOSI DI NATURA
With the support of: A.Mo.Do - Alleanza Mobilità Dolce, AITR - Associazione Italiana Turismo Responsabile, Banca Etica, Ue.Coop Unione Europea delle Cooperative.
With the cooperation of: URES - SDGZ (Unione Regionale Economica Slovena - Slovensko Dezelno Gospodarsko Zdruzenje); Sapori del Carso; Gruppi d'Iniziativa Territoriale di Banca Etica di Trieste-Gorizia e Udine
Easy trails
Suitable for all ages
and fitness levels
Prices:
€ 12.00 full
(15 June: € 17.00)
€ 6.00 reduced, under 14 years
Free under 6 years
Shoes with
treaded soles recommended
Booking is required:
curiosidinatura@gmail.com
cell. 340.5569374 |
DOGS ARE WELCOME ON ALL WALKS!
Just make sure you keep an eye on them
and you have a lead with you...
AFFILIATED "SAPORI DEL CARSO"
RESTAURANTS
with a 10% discount coupon
valid from 13 April to 22 June
Trattoria–Gostilna OŠTERIJA FERLUGA - Conconello/Ferlugi (TS), Via/Ulica Bellavista 12 tel. 347.1396133 - dimitriferluga@gmail.com - Until mid-May: closed all day Mon and Tues; open Wed and Thurs dinner only, Fri to Sun lunch and dinner. From mid-May: open Mon-Thurs dinner only and Fri-Sun lunch and dinner
Trattoria – Gostilna AL FARO - Scala Giuseppe Sforzi 2 (TS), tel. 040.410092 - www.trattorialfaro.it -
info@trattorialfaro.it– Closed: Sun evening and Mon
Trattoria-Gostilna VETO - Opicina/Opcine (TS), Via di Prosecco/Proseška 35, tel. 040.211629, pizzeriaveto@libero.it - Closed: Tues and in April.
Hotel & Restaurant KRIZMAN - Repen 76, Monrupino/Repentabor, tel. 040.327115, www.hotelkrizman.eu - Open: Wed and Thurs dinner only, Fri and Sat lunch and dinner, Sun lunch only
Trattoria sociale Društvena gostilna GABROVEC - Sgonico / Zgonik, Gabrovizza / Gabrovec 24, tel. 040.2296036, gabrovec1902@gmail.com - Always open at lunchtime. Closed Thurs
Agriturismo OSTROUSKA - Sagrado/ Zagradec,1 – Sgonico/Zgonik, tel. 040.2296672, 348.9214743 -
www.ostrouska.com Open: Sat and Sun
SILENE AgriRistorante - Via Gruden 9, Jamiano (Doberdò del Lago, Doberdob) - cell. 351.9497774 https://sileneagriristorante.plateform.app/welcome sileneagriristoro@gmail.com - Open: from Thurs to
Sat at dinnertime; Sun lunch only
Trattoria–Gostilna LOKANDA DEVETAK Savogna d’Isonzo/Sovodnje ob Soci (GO), San Michele del Carso/Vrh sv. Mihaela, Brezici 22, tel 0481.882488 www.devetak.com - Closed Mon and Tues, and lunchtime Wed and Thurs. Road-side tavern-bar open Sat and Sun only
Antico Caffè San Marco, Trieste, via Battisti 18/A, tel. 040.2035357 - www.caffesanmarco.com – Discount on lunch and dinner only. Restaurant closed on Sun evening
CALL TO CHECK AVAILABILITY
BOOKING IS RECOMMENDED
The discount coupon for 2 persons
given to all excursion participants
can be used any day, only once,
from 13 April to 22 June
DOWNLOAD
BROCHURE
Pleasures of the Carso
Spring 2025 (ITA / ENG)
 Pdf (1,2 MB)
List of excursions
and affiliated restaurants
Pdf (370 KB)
FURTHER INFO:
 Curiosidinatura
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DOWNLOAD BROCHURES:
Pleasures of the Carso
Spring 2025 (ITA / ENG)
Pdf (1,2 MB)
List of excursions
and affiliated restaurants
Pdf (370 KB)
FURTHER INFO:
Curiosidinatura
CALENDAR OF EXCURSIONS
from 13 April to 15 June 2025
ON SUNDAYS AND EASTER MONDAY
13, 21, 27 April - 4, 18 May
15 June (9.30 - 13.00)
Meeting time: 20 min before departure, at indicated venue
(see GPS & Google Maps)
SUNDAY 13 APRIL “Grozzana to Mount Goli” A cross-border trail through diverse environments:
karst grassland, the green Krasno Polje valley and the Mount Goli woods with their spring wildflowers.
Venue: 9.10 am, church at Pesek.
GPS: 45°37'41.8"N 13°53'47.8"E
EASTER MONDAY 21 APRIL “From Sgonico to the Bear Cave” A walk amid typical karstic
phenomena to reach the Bear Cave. With its imposing entry vault, the cave was home to the remains of
cave bears and Neolithic settlements. Themed readings.
Venue: 9.10 am, Sgonico Town Hall. Buses
n. 42 and 46 from Trieste.
GPS: 45°44'08.1"N 13°44'48.4"E
SUNDAY 27 APRIL “Basovizza to the slopes of Mount Cocusso” A leisurely cross-border trek
across flowering grasslands up into the woods on the slopes of Mount Cocusso. Discover the flora, the
history and the geology of the Carso plateau.
Venue: 9.10 am, parking lot at the Astronomical
Observatory of Basovizza. GPS: 45°38'22.4"N 13°52'24.2"E
SUNDAY 4 MAY “On Mount Carso” A walk across the Mount Carso and Ocisla (Slo) plateau. From
San Servolo Castle to the remains of a prehistoric fortification, take in the flowering grasslands, wind-bent twisted juniper trees and the views over Val Rosandra, the sea and the Istria peninsula. Themed
readings.
Venue: 9.10 am, Dolina (San Dorligo della Valle) cemetery.
GPS: 45°35'58.5"N 13°51'30.6"E
SUNDAY 18 MAY “Cerje to Lokvica (Slo)” Across woods, dolinas and remains of WWI up to the
Tower of Cerje memorial. Views stretching from the sea over to the Vipava river.
Venue: 9.10 am, trattoria at Devetachi, State Road 55 (Doberdò del Lago). Then by car to the start of the walk.
GPS: 45°52'06.2"N 13°34'19.1"E
SUNDAY 15 JUNE “The lavender fields of Povir” (Sezana) Through shady woods, stunning dolinas and
views of the mountains, up to the village of Povir (Slo). Visit to the farm that grows lavender and
medicinal herbs, with tastings of local produce.
Meeting venue (8.45 am): parking lot of the former border
crossing for Lipica; then, by car to the start of the walk.
GPS: 45°39'05.2"N 13°52'44.1"E
Booking is required
FOR GROUPS, ON REQUEST:
excursions also possible on other dates, all year round
Tour languages: IT, ENG, DEU, SLO
www.piacevolmentecarso.it
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