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Mea Kolpa

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Mea culpa, mea Colpa, mea Kolpa…

Three viewpoints over the River Kolpa

Sodevska Stena

The River Kolpa forms a broad green meander through fields and forest, viewed from Sodevska Stena beneath a blue sky.
The Kolpa forms a broad horseshoe bend beneath the wooded Sodevska stena viewpoint and scattered riverside fields.
A moonlit bend of the Kolpa reflects clouds and stars beneath the dark cliff of Sodevska stena.
Night view over a broad bend of the Kolpa River, with mist and village lights glowing through the valley.

Radenska Stena

Ana sits on a limestone ledge of Radenska stena above the green Kolpa valley under bright clouds.
Sunlight filters through leaves above a rocky view from Radenska stena toward the winding Kolpa valley.
A person raises both arms on the rocky edge of Radenska Stena, overlooking the sunlit Kolpa valley and wooded hills.
Ana sits on a sunlit limestone ledge at Radenska stena, looking across the green Kolpa valley.
A hiker looks from Radenska stena over a winding green river valley beneath low cloud and blue sky.

Kozice

A heart-shaped opening in a wooden love bench frames the green Kolpa valley from the Kozice viewpoint.
High aerial view along the winding Kolpa River through a densely forested valley and scattered fields.
Vertical aerial view of the Kolpa winding through dense forest, bright fields and scattered settlements.
A hiker raises both arms from a rocky outcrop above the deeply forested Kolpa valley at Kozice.
Wooden love bench on Kozice faces a distant bend of the Kolpa, framed by leafy trees on both sides.
Elevated view from Kozice follows the Kolpa as it winds between densely wooded slopes and small riverside settlements.

A few more views of the River Kolpa from another perspective

Vertical aerial panorama follows the Kolpa through a narrow, densely forested valley under scattered summer clouds.
Soft morning mist drifts above the winding Kolpa River and forested hills in a broad aerial panorama.
A yellow rafting boat is seen directly from above on the dark, shallow water of the Kolpa.
Vertical aerial panorama follows a road and narrow settlement through the densely forested Kolpa valley.
High panoramic view follows the River Kolpa past Gorenji Radenci through green fields, forest and scattered villages.
A small yellow boat travels alone across the dark, shallow water of the Kolpa in a top-down view.
High aerial view traces the Kolpa's broad curve between steep, unbroken forested slopes.
High aerial panorama of the Kolpa cutting through a deep, densely forested valley beneath hazy hills.
High aerial panorama of the Kolpa valley in Bela krajina, with riverside villages, fields and distant hills.
High aerial panorama traces the Kolpa between continuous forested slopes and scattered farms under streaked clouds.