Month: November 2022

A Prehistoric Jewel: Debela Griža Hillfort

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Just north of the village Volčji Grad – Wolf’s Castle in the middle of Slovenian Karst – lies a spectacular hillfort that’s not on a hill and is not (as most hillforts aren’t) a fort. It’s called Debela griža – ‘thick heaps of stone’ – due to its humongous walls that dominate the landscape even … Read more

Towards the Abyss

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We said that the last post was the final in the series about Planina polje. We lied. This is Unica river, the sixth apparition of the “River of the Seven Names” flowing serenely across the plain. But can you tell in which direction is it flowing? From the hills onto the plain, from the forest … Read more