Narrative itineraries on the Karst: routes through the borderland

3 interactive itineraries to discover the Karst

The Karst is a unique area for its nature and its history.
It is an extensive limestone rocky plateau that starts from the surroundings of Gorizia and reaches Istria passing through Trieste.

From the point of view of flora, fauna and the conformation of its limestone rocks it is a unique environment of its kind: without superficial hydrography, the waters flow underground and for this reason, it is characterized by sinkholes, caves and paths dug between the stones shaped by the wind and rain.
A borderland, it is historically known for having been the scene of violent battles between Italian and Austro-Hungarian troops during World War One.

Thanks to the mobile app CARIGOGREEN the territory is told through 3 narrative itineraries to be explored on foot, discovering how nature and history intertwine and define the landscape of this characteristic place.

Itinerari narrativi Carso

3 routes to be traveled on foot, to discover how nature and history intertwine and define the landscape of this characteristic place on the border.
Project type XR
Year 2022
Website https://www.carsoxr.com/

Paths and experiences

3 routes, to be traveled on foot via mobile app, lead to the discovery of how nature and history intertwine and define the landscape of this characteristic border place.
1

The arid chest

The Karst is a rocky plateau for the most part arid, however, like a treasure chest, it contains many natural wonders to discover.
2

Ashes in the wind

The red earth of the Karst recalls the bloody battles fought in these places during the First World War, together with the mourning for the unknown remains of the thousands of fallen, lost here, like ashes in the wind.
3

The border

The Karst has always been a borderland, a strategic place and gateway for entry into the territories of the Italian plain, disputed and wounded by bloody conflicts, but also a crossroads of languages, cultures and people of Slavic, German and Friulian roots, deeply linked to Central European tradition.