Bled - Lake Bled

Lake Bled is wonderful in every time of the year and so attracts many visitors from near and far. If you go for a walk around the lake, you can see the city part with the shopping centre and Spa Park, Castle Bathing Area, Mala Zaka with Rowing Centre and statue of boatman, Velika Zaka, baths in Mlino and other. It is a marvellous view to Bled Castle, Bled Island and Karavanken Mountains. In the city part are hotels, parks, Villa Preseren, Cafe Park with famous cream cakes, Mexican restaurant Chilli, Festival Hall Bled, stop for carriage riders and pletnas and other. The Spa Park was created around 1891 ...

Vintgar Gorge

The Vintgar Gorge is situated in the road from the Bled over Spodnje Gorje, Podhom and the small village Vintgar. We can park car before the gorge, there is a big parking place. The Blejski Vintgar Gorge is open from the end of the April till the end of October but it depends on the weather situation. The gorge is open from eight to seven in the afternoon. It was discovered in the year 1891 by photograph Benedikt Lergetporer and Jakob Žumer, mayor of Gorje village and cartographer. For tourist visit the gorge was open in the year 1893. The paths were from that time frequently renovated. The Vintgar Gorg...

Bled - Bled Island

Bled belongs between the most popular and well attended tourist places in Slovenia. The place is especially known by the island, castle and lake. The Bled Island is a small island, which is situated in the middle of the Lake Bled. On the island you can see the interesting baroque Church of the Assumption. You can go to the Bled island with the traditional boat which is called pletna and is pushed by the steersman. If you wish you can also rent a boat and paddle by yourself. Pletna boat is very well known remarkableness of this place. The history of the boat goes to the 12th century. Pletna is 2 meter wi...

Bled - Bled Castle

Bled Castle is a powerful castle on the rock above Lake Bled. According to written sources is one of the oldest castles in Slovenia. Bled Castle is beside Bled island a symbol of Bled and Slovenia. From the castle are wonderful views to the lake with an island, Julian Alps, Karavanke, Lesce, Radovljica and other surroundings. The castle was donated with the deed of donation from Henrik II. to Brixen bishop Adalberon in 1011. The name Bled was in medieval written sources first mentioned in the German form Veldes. In Gorenjska Region Bled Castle was the administrative centre of the Brixen land property. B...

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Lake Bled - Velika Zaka

The Velika Zaka is located in the north side of the Bled lake bank. The Velika Zaka is in the summer time the popular place for bathing, which is visited by many local people and tourists, because here is also the Camping Bled. The baths in the Velika Zaka are mostly grassy and are situated just near the lake. There are showers on the beach. The grassy area is available also across the main road in the case of the larger visit at the weekends. In the nearness of the baths is available the macadam parking place. Children can play in the small playground. In the Velika Zaka they have restaurant, shop and ...

Bled - Osojnica and Ojstrica Hill

When you go on a walk around Bled, you can see hills above the lake. These hills are Straza, Ojstrica, Dobra Gora, Osojnica, Kozarci and Kuhovnica. They are for walkers who are searching peace and rest. Signposts for Little and High Osojnica and Ojstrica are seen by main road from Zaka to Pristava. Footpath to Little Osojnica (685 metres) and High Osojnica (756 metres) goes after steep forest way. At the end of the path you can expect almost vertical wooden stairs, which are covered in the autumn with leaves and dangerous about that, because they are slippery. At the top we are awarded with wonderful vi...