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Triglav National Park

The Triglav National Park is situated in the northwestern part of Slovenia, just by the Italian border and close to the Austrian border. Its territory is almost the same with that occupied by the Eastern Julian Alps. The Triglav National Park is the only national park in Slovenia. The park was named after Triglav, which is the highest mountain in Slovenia (2864 m). The lowest surface point in the national park is in the Tolmin Gorge (180 m).
The Triglav National Park covers 880 square kilometres, which is 3 % of the territory of Slovenia. The park is among the earliest European parks, the first protection goes back to the year 1924 when the Alpine Conservation Park was founded. The main task of the Triglav National Park Public Institution is the protection of the beautiful park, but it also carries out research and specialist tasks.
In the Triglav National Park is the largest lake named Bohinj Lake, which also the largest permanent lake in Slovenia. The Triglav National Park offers visitors amazing natural beauty and cultural heritage, where it is recommended to visit the following places: Bohinj with the lake, Vintgar Gorge, the highest Slovenian mountain pass Vrsic, Vrata Valley with the Pericnik Waterfall, Trenta Valley with the emerald Soca River, Tolmin Gorge and many other places of pristine beauty.
As a starting point to the Triglav National Park are recommended accommodations in the following towns: Bled, Bohinj, Kranjska Gora, Mojstrana, Bovec etc., where are hotels, apartments, private rooms, campsites and the mountain huts at the walking paths. In Kranjska Gora visitors can enjoy in the Hotel Larix, Grand Hotel Prisank, Penzion Livada and a great many apartments. In Bohinj are available the Hotel Center, Hotel Jezero, Pension Bohinj, Hostel Bohinj, Hotel Bohinj Park and others. Besides the Bohinj Lake is also a Zlatorog Camp. In Bled are available the Grand Hotel Toplice with five stars, Hotel Park, Hotel Kompas, Bled Backpackers Hostel, ACE Apartments Bled, Aparthostel Tina and others. In Bovec visitors can enjoy in the Hotel Alp, Hotel Kanin, Hotel Mangart, Adrenaline-Check Open Air Hostel Soca, Apartments Kaninska Vas, Penzion Boka and many others.

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 Gorge is 1,6 kilometres long. Through the gorge flows the wonderful greenish Radovna River with the pools, waterfalls, rapids and roaring, which is echoing over the narrow passages. The height of the slope is 250 metres. In some places is protected with the nets. The path leads us across the wooden bridges and so called Zumer gallery. Necessary is to have good sport shoes, because in some places is the path slippery and dangerous. The river beds crosses the railway line Jesenice – Most na Soci. At the end we can see the powerful Sum Waterfall, about 15 metres high, which is one of the rare Slovenian river waterfalls. Here is also the barrage for the hydroelectric station Vintgar. We can refresh and recover at the beginning of the gorge or at the waterfall Sum. In both places are small cafes. We can go back at the same way or over the Hom to Sveta Katarina, where is a historical church and wonderful view to Karavanke and Bled with surroundings. For walking and return with photographing and viewing we need about one hour and half. The Vintgar Gorge is exceptional beautiful and worth seeing. In summer months is pleasantly cool.