BOVEC is a mountain village situated at the crossroads of three different cultures. The influences from the south as well from the north create a unique combination of alpine characteristics mixed with Mediterranean elements, forming a relaxing atmosphere.

The geographical position of the region between Vienna and Venice illustrates its history very well. All the traces of the past – from the remnants of antique Venetian and Hapsburg fortifications to the remains of the Soča front – bear witness to the clash between two different world orders fighting to prevail over this land.
The presence of mining and ironwork industry in the neighbouring Rajblj and Trenta proves the importance of these valleys from the middle ages on. The ethnological specificity of this territory can be seen in the cheese-making on sheep farms (the Bovec sheep cheese Flitscher käse was a registered trademark in the Habsburg monarchy), which is unique to Slovene territory.

In contrast to most alpine regions that are usually not particularly open to foreign influences, Bovec has always strived for communication with adjoining ethnically mixed regions. And even today the locals will happily share the cosmopolitan heritage of their ancestors with you.
The largest number of mountains higher than 2000m in the Julian Alps is concentrated in the Bovec region. The village of Trenta has gone down in history as the cradle of alpine climbing due to the famous mountain guides and rescuers that were active there a century and a half ago. The start of tourism in this area was not connected with lying in chairs under the scorching sun, but with ropes and climbing equipment.