Attractions

Lake Bled attractions

The lake, castle, island and gorges — history, tickets, opening hours and visitor tips.

Blejski grad na skali

Bled Castle

Slovenia's oldest castle on a 130-metre cliff — museum, castle print shop and the finest terrace for miles.

Blejski otok

Bled Island

Slovenia's only true island — 99 steps, the wishing bell, a millennium of legends and pletna boats rowed…

Grad Kamen

Kamen Castle

The mighty ruin of the Lamberg knights in the Draga valley near Begunje — home of the hero…

Kropa

Kropa

The cradle of Slovenian nail-forging — a village squeezed into a gorge below Jelovica that spent centuries forging…

Blejsko jezero z otokom in cerkvijo

Lake Bled

An emerald Alpine lake with Slovenia's only true island — the symbol of Slovenian tourism.

Bohinjsko jezero

Lake Bohinj

Slovenia's largest permanent lake in the embrace of Triglav National Park — the land of the Zlatorog legend,…

Planica

Planica

The valley below the Ponce peaks where ski flying was born — the giant hill, a Nordic centre,…

Pokljuka

Pokljuka

A high plateau of endless spruce forests, fairy-tale pastures and biathlon stars — Bled's "green sea" at 1,300…

Radovljica

Radovljica

A medieval town of 300-year-old houses, a beekeeping museum and honey hearts — 15 minutes from Bled, reachable…

Dolina Radovne

Radovna Valley

A glacial valley between Pokljuka and Mežakla — an emerald river, the 400-year-old Pocar homestead and the loveliest…

Vintgarska soteska

Vintgar Gorge

1.6 km of wooden boardwalks above the emerald Radovna — a natural spectacle that amazes everyone.

Vrba

Vrba

"O Vrba, happy, dear native village" — the birthplace of France Prešeren, Slovenia's greatest poet, 10 minutes from…

Vršič

Vršič Pass

Slovenia's highest road pass (1,611 m) — 50 hairpins, the Russian Chapel with its harrowing story and the…

Zelenci

Zelenci

The emerald source of the Sava Dolinka near Kranjska Gora — a pool of unearthly colour that never…