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SuzanaM16. 10. 2013 23:14:38

Some photos from today's walk from Lokvica to the monument, or officially the Monument to the Defenders of Slovenian Land at Cerje. The day was slowly saying goodbye, fog from the valley swirling also among the ever more red sumac. There were no views that are usually offered here. But the glowing clouds and almost round moon made up for everything.
The Karst is more beautiful every day and beckons.

Cerje starting point above Lokvica village

Cerje on newly arranged kalis and water troughs

Cerje along the pleasant macadam road to the road and then right towards Pečinka cave

Cerje At the junction before the cave I continued left and joined the trail leading to Borojević's throne. On the trail I turned left again and continued towards the monument.

Cerje Monument in the distance. This Karst is so beautiful that I would take the shortest path. I always make as large a loop as possible.

Cerje I joined the road leading from Lokvica i.e. the main road to Opatje selo and continued a few steps towards the monument (view back)

Cerje and straight past the parking lot towards Fajtem hrib (monument left - 5 min)

Cerje along the macadam towards Fajtem hrib

Cerje in the west the sun was sinking into the mists

Cerje again I turned left and slowly turned my back to the moon and beautiful clouds

Cerje along the path towards the monument

Cerje after many years finally completed and by the end of the week reportedly open for visits

Cerje just a few steps to the parking lot at the end of the village and the loop was completed

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SuzanaM21. 11. 2013 23:33:26

When the moon was still young, 6.11.2013.

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SuzanaM28. 11. 2013 23:17:30

Today's views from Cerje to snow-covered Julians and setting sun. Real luxury.

The gnarled sumac has mostly shed its leaves, yet some sunlit branch still glows

After sunset pink hues dominated the sky

The darker it got, the brighter the light

Wreath of snow-capped peaks from Dolomites to Triglav behind Goriška plain

Behind Gorica (I): left Korada then Matajur, part of Stol, Kaninsko pogorje; right Sabotin and Sveta Gora, behind Sabotin Krn; center Rombon and Krasji vrh.

On the plain: Gorica (I), Šempeter, Vrtojba, behind them Sabotin, Sveta Gora, Škabrijel; background Rombon, Krasji vrh, Krnsko pogorje, Spodnje Bohinjske gore with Triglav

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SuzanaM6. 02. 2014 22:53:34

The sun shone for a few hours on Goriška too and colored Kras with glowing colors. Real balm for the eyes after endless rain. Temperatures luxuriously spring-like, 12 degrees at 4pm at start in Lokvica.

Mirenski grad (in the background Sabotin and Sv. Gora, Julijci in clouds this time)

another of the three renovated kals that the rain has well filled

monument on Cerje from Pečine (elevation 308)

Panoramic summit of Pečina, which the Italians also named Oko Krasa in World War I

Under Pečina lies the Pečinka cave; both form a large defensive system from World War I

Borojevićev prestol is named after the commander of the 5th Austro-Hungarian Army, Svetozar Borojević von Bojna

The sun was setting quickly, so I hurried to the monument at Cerje

The setting sun broke through the clouds and slowly began coloring the monument's facade

After sunset it was glowing over the sea

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SuzanaM23. 03. 2014 19:01:27

Even when colors aren't luxurious, when there are no views and the setting sun is barely caught through clouds of fog, it's nice on Kras (5. and 6. 3. 2014).

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redbull23. 03. 2014 20:06:41

nice nice

valerija11223. 03. 2014 21:20:31

Hello! We admire the pictures and are a bit envious of the pleasures. We'd like to head out on the path from Cerje to Trstelj. I'm wondering if the path is marked. Can we get lost somewhere? Thanks for the answer.

bojan7923. 03. 2014 21:56:18

Just go straight either on the road or on paths.

SuzanaM24. 03. 2014 20:07:22

I haven't walked the mentioned path yet. But something about it is written on this forum:
http://www.hribi.net/trenutnerazmere.asp?slo=1&gorovjeid=26&id=961&stran=1
and in the path description to Trstelj and other peaks in the Črnih hribov ridge.

Sometimes I go to Fajtega hrib (up to there a good part of the path is still scenic), but the continuation through the forest doesn't attract me. I prefer wandering on paths around Cerje and if there are no views, I at least enjoy the karst expanses.

I advise you to set off as soon as possible, or wait until late autumn when the Kras in red is most beautiful. Soon it will be too hot for walks on the Kras, and the path along the Črnih hribov ridge can be overgrown in summer.

valerija11224. 03. 2014 21:26:20

Bojan and Suzana, thank you very much. If the weather is favorable, we'll walk it on Saturday. Best regards.

valerija11229. 03. 2014 20:41:20

Well, we walked it. The path from Cerje over Črnih hribov to Trstelj, drink in the hut and descent to Železna vrata, was a great enjoyment today. Spring weather accompanied us and wonderful views all around. Some of you were walking around Triglav, we had a great time here too.

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strelec19546. 04. 2014 20:54:52

When I see how much sumac grows, I think that autumn is very beautiful in these parts, I'll return in autumn when everything is dressed in red color.
Sadly, it was all red from blood here a hundred years ago when soldiers were dying, but that's a topic that belongs elsewhere.
The hill is interwoven with paths that lead us to memorial markers that still remind us of the First World War.
From the top, beautiful views open up from the Julian Alps all the way to the Venetian bay.

beautiful views from the top of the tower

the flag too is in crisis at least visually

mirank7. 04. 2014 21:57:06

you have ZS

SuzanaM20. 04. 2014 10:11:30

When spring scent fills the air and warm breeze carries intoxicating fragrances of blooming trees through the Karst thicket. When steel birds cut the sky and the sun becomes a volcano. Cerje 2. and 4.10.2014

pirate flag, which mostly flutters from the monument, does not show respect neither to the state nor to the people to whom the monument is dedicated

shiny new one will not withstand the karst bora for long

the setting sun breathed copper shades onto the green vineyards

Very busy in the sky due to proximity of two airports.

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SuzanaM4. 09. 2014 21:30:56

On the hunt for fluffy clouds I went to Cerje on 27.8.2014 and arrived just in time to catch how the setting sun colored them.
Otherwise, in summer Cerje is in the domain of cyclists. But since this year it resembles autumn more, the temperature in the evening was just pleasant for walking on the Karst, a few days before that I was even freezing like mid-winter.

the low sun slowly reddened the fluffy clouds

new addition - bike rack, could be placed also for the monument so it wouldn't spoil photos

cloud above Fajtim hill was the real evening star

red splendor above Trnovska plateau and Čavn

Čaven ridge with V. Rob and Kuclj, which enchanted me a few days earlier

before heading home a walk along the bike path between Rožna dolina and Šempeter, from the overpass view of the seminary now university and Goriški grad (I)

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SuzanaM23. 10. 2014 15:06:53

Yesterday's late afternoon walk to Cerje offered a wealth of views and colors of the setting sun. Sumac in all shades, some still green, many branches already bare. This year's abundant rainfall accelerated the reddening of leaves, which usually just start reddening at this time and only reach glowing shades with the first frost. In the photos from the previous post, the sun was setting still to the right of the tower, now it has already shifted left over the sea.

view of Mirenski grad and Julijce in the background

behind the grad (now monastery) in the first row Sabotin and Sv. Gora (in the background from Matajur, Krn, Triglav to Rodica)

on the path from Lokvice towards Pečinka and Pečina

the Pečinka cave continues with an artificial trench to the top of Pečina hill

from Pečina towards the monument on Cerje

Vast Goriška plain with a wreath of hills and mountains in the background.

Sabotin and Sv. Gora, in the background Rombon, Krnsko pogorje and Tolminske gore.

Sabotin and Krn, bottom left Gorica with Goriški grad and university in the middle, right Kostanjevica monastery which obscures the view of Nova Gorica.

Bottom left monastery Kostanjevica, above it overgrown inscription on Sabotin, in the middle Sv. Gora.

Triglav behind the ridge of Sp. Bohinjskih gora.

Even above the sea the sky was coloring.

Sv. Gora and Škabrijel (in front kazi shows the photo of hospital in Šempeter).

Friulian plain with Dolomites in the background.

The sky above the sea glowed long after sunset.

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miri23. 10. 2014 19:28:00

Beautiful pictures. Just, are you thinking of limiting them to 10-15? As a whole they would look even nicer.

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SuzanaM23. 10. 2014 22:09:12

Miri, thank you. I agree with you, but storytelling briefly doesn't go well for me. With posting photos I want to present the feelings and glow that envelop me on my paths. That's why I don't post only the best photos, but also those that just connect the story or detail the path, exceptional views, unrepeatable colors that are not the product of computer processing, but creation of nature.
For all who cannot experience it live. But I'm trying to improve both in quantity and length.

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SuzanaM1. 01. 2015 01:29:55

After the last sunset of 2014, I headed to snowy Cerje along the classic path from the icy parking lot. Also on the road to the monument lots of ice, mostly icy were all the little paths and trails I walked. On the way back, crampons were a useful aid. At the top, the bora was blowing quite strongly, so I watched the sunset mostly from the shelter corner at the monument. This time I didn't manage to catch the sun the best. But there were some colors for farewell to the old year.
Happy 2015!