Bled Favorites

 3 Reviews  One thing that we both appreciated (but it is also almost an obsession to Fernanda) were the flowers. Blooming everywhere, the way they use them in facades and balconies add beauty to the most common... 

 1 Review  The Pletna is a sort of gondola, steered and motored by a muscular chappie with 2 oars. There were none on the lake the day I was there, but as you can see from the photo, the Pletnas themselves are... 

 CatherineReichardt Says:  I have HORSCHECK to thank for introducing me to the 'In Your Pocket' series of tour guides, which we first had the opportunity to 'road test' in Tallinn (when... 

 Redang Says:  Tourism Office* TIC BLEDCesta svobode 10 SI-4260 Bled- Tel.. (+386) (0)4 574 11 22- Fax: (+386) (0)4 574 15 55- E. mail.: tdbled@telemach.net* Bled tourist... 

 easterntrekker Says:  We don't travel by train much in Canada. The country is so large, it would be difficult . I really enjoyed our travel to Bled from Croatia. We passed alot of... 

 maple_air Says:  Inside Bled castle, is this 16th century , "Functional", printing press, from Gutenburg's time. If you want , you can buy christmas cards or any cards from... 

 vesna04 Says:  There is a tourist office in the center of the yown but you can also check the several tourist-travel agencies if you would like to do some organized tours or... 

 vesna04 Says:  The Bled lake is home to lot of these wonderful and elegant birds. Numerous signs are put around a lake to worn the people not to disturb them. My advice is to... 

 ursa9 Says:  Many different healing events take place in Bled because of the powerful healing energies of this place, however, I would like to mention a British healer who's... 

 Willettsworld Says:  The Tourist Information Centre can be found opposite Bled Casino on Cesta Svobode. Here you can pick up the usual maps, guidebooks, leaflets and general info on... 

 sieffron Says:  If you're not gonna do any hiking or mountain trekking, at least go for a walk in the surrounding hills. There's loads of beautiful scenery to take in and it... 

 croisbeauty Says:  The town of Bled is rather small, it has approximately 6.000 inhabitants only. According to the founds,the first settlement around the lake was built in the... 

 maple_air Says:  ..........is not this one in the picture!...this is probably a walk in the the park. This is the main, cemented road leading to Bled castle. We came off from a... 

 novsco61 Says:  Bled lies in the extreme northwestern part of Slovenia, at the foot of the Julian Alps and between the Sava Bohinjka and Sava Dolinka rivers. The nearest... 

 novsco61 Says:  Altitude 501 m, Castle Hill 604 m, Mt. Straža 646 m. Number of inhabitants 5476. Tourist capacity 4000 beds. Lake: altitude 475 m, length 2120 m, width 1380 m,... 

 croisbeauty Says:  The Lake of Bled is situated in the north-western part of Slovenia, just about 55 km from the capital of Ljubljana. It is surrounded with Julian Alps and... 

 maple_air Says:  There is a 3.5 mile bike/foot path around the lake. Which gives you the chance to further explore the area and look at the lake from different sides. There are... 

 croisbeauty Says:  The neo-Gothic styled church consecrated to Saint Martin, was built in 1905 on the site of the previous Gothic church dating from the 15th century. It is... 

 Azhut Says:  The picture I put in here shows the little island in the western part of the lake. This island has a church in the middle and is possible to reach it by boat in... 

 GillianMcLaughlin Says:  The Bled website is comprehensive and quick-loading (more than can be said for the Slovenian one). Here are a few useful numbers and addresses, and for more... 

 rp6686 Says:  The image of Bled with the castle, the lake and the island in the middle of the lake is, probably, the most well known Slovenian postcard.I only saw the lake... 

 coceng Says:   Now, time to descend down the Castle Bled.Walking steeply down the hill was not that easy.Being careful not to walk too fast hence pushing myself... 

 coceng Says:   I went up the Bled Castle (Blejski Grad) after coming back from Vintgar Gorge - (photos on my Triglav National Park page).It was just behind the Pension...