Bled, Slovenia Travel Blogs

Beautiful Fall Colors at Slovenia's lakes
Oct 14, 2007 (48 photos)

Hi everybody! For the last few days of vacation we ended where we had expected to begin...at Lake Bled and Lake Bohinj in Slovenia.  The fall colors were beautiful and the lakes are especially peaceful because motor boats are not allowed on either ...

Lake Bled
Sep 2, 2007 (15 photos)

... to move my entire body to look over my shoulder ever since. Stupid neck. Hopefully won't last too long. That's all from Slovenia. We stayed in Croatia longer than we expected so little Slovenia only gets 4 days. We are heading towards Vienna - Austria, ...

Gorgeous Vintgar Gorge
Aug 17, 2007 (7 photos)

A popular thing to do when in Bled is to take a walk to the Vintgar gorge, which is about 3km north of the town.  Friday turned out to be a little cloudy, so it was perfect weather for the walk.  The walk up was fab, really peaceful and it took ...

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.
Nov 22, 2005 (4 photos)

... of money I'm not so sure about it, though Billy - I'm willing to wait around for you! Lots of duckies swim around Lake Bled, something to do with tourists and hotels throwing them scraps is my guess and so when I pulled out a donut those duckies went ...

Bled, Slovenia
Mar 16, 2006 (7 photos)

... . In all, the drive from Salzburg took about 2.5 hours. I think the drive cost us about 25 euros in tolls. When going into Slovenia, one of the immigration officers let us know that he was not Pro-United States and tried to scare us a bit. It had Laura ...

Now That's A Big Fish..
Jun 17, 2006 (16 photos)

... in Bratislavian hostel that really spoilt our time there we made for the hills (literally). Our train from Bratislava to Bled went via Vienna and then on into Slovenia. Seemed a round-about way to go but as we got to spend most of the trip on a clean ...

From busy Italy to peaceful Slovenia
May 17, 2008 (10 photos)

... using the tourist map. Italy was short 'n' fast but worth it to see friends, eat tasty food and enjoy some fantastic cities. Slovenia on the other hand is so far much more peaceful and has been a welcome break. The last week have been spent in ...

Lake Bled
Aug 4, 2007 (5 photos)

... how easy it was by slipping on the algae covered step and doing a spectacular belly fop into the lake! Highlights of Bled - Vintgar Gorge:  a fantastic place 4kms walk from the centre of Bled.  Blue water and green sheer cliff walls. - ...

Vintgar Gorge-ous...
May 14, 2008 (12 photos)

<Brian's brief chronological list of "highlights" (and of whinging)>   - Traveled back to Bled... the pension where we were staying provided bikes so we rode to Vintgar Gorge. The bike ride went for over an hour going uphill, we were ...

Whoawoweewo
Jun 25, 2007 (16 photos)

... - the pictures really tell the whole picture for this place. (C) THOUGHT FOR THE DAY - How in the WORLD was Slovenia a part of Yugoslavia?  It must have driven these people crazy to share their nation with the other Balkan peoples. Lake Bled ...

Up in the sky, I fly....
May 15, 2008 (18 photos)

... island and church was. I'm not really sure how much Brian could see though as the last couple of days since arriving in Slovenia, he had been suffering really bad hayfever with itchy red eyes and a constant runny nose..   By the time we ...

Slovenia - Lake Bled and Lake Bohinj
Aug 3, 2007 (36 photos)

The train journey from Munich to Slovenia vindicated our decision to travel the world only by land. Gazing out of the window, 5 hours flew by as the train snaked alongside the Julian Alps before climbing high into the mountains and dropping us at the ...

Lake Bled
Aug 17, 2007 (8 photos)

Off to Bled, and Lake Bled, which is in the north west of Slovenia and in the Julian Alps, which are actually named after Julius Ceasar.  I hopped on the bus for the one and a half hour journey which took us through some great Slovenian scenery, ...

Bled
Oct 29, 2008 (12 photos)

... a world of difference.  Bled is a town nestled peacefully at the foot of the Julian Alps.  It has a gorgeous little lake with Slovenia's only island in the middle of it.  Once we arrived and checked in to our cute little B&B we immediately headed out to ...

Magnificent Bled
Dec 31, 2007 (9 photos)

... we wanted to be back in time to enjoy the festivities. The bus takes about 80 minutes so we arrived right around lunch time. Bled is a spectacular town, with high mountains all around. In the middle of the lake is an island with a small church. It really ...

A bit like NZ... but with a castle
Jun 25, 2006 (9 photos)

... the city, since I got there late afternoon and left yesterday morning, but I'm going back there tomorrow so I can sightsee then. Slovenia is a very quaint country that, despite having been a part of the former Yugoslavia, actually has more in common with ...

Run out of town, literally, by 16 men in skirts!!
Oct 12, 2005 (5 photos)

... option anyway, it is supposed to be beautiful, but I didn't think I'd be forced out of town by over 4,000 Scotts while in Slovenia! Anyway, they were actually really cool guys. It was amusing on their part as well. Some of them came home so late, and in ...

Julian Alp's
Oct 13, 2005 (5 photos)

... , nice simple night. Woke up this morning and started to hike around the area. I hiked up to the Bled Castle, the oldest castle in Slovenia, walked around, enjoyed some coffee at the top before hiking back down to walk around the lake. I'm so glad I ...

The Julian Alps: Bled and Bohinj
Oct 15, 2007 (14 photos)

... cream cakes we had for dessert are the real reason anyone goes to Bled! Unbelievable and you can only get them in Bled -- nowhere else in Slovenia. We thought of kidnapping a baker and bringing him back home with us... After Bled we drove on to Bohinj, ...

Back to Slovenia
Sep 14, 2008 (5 photos)

When we were in Slovenia last week we kept hearing about this place called Bled where they have an amazing lake. So we thought heck we got the time...let's go back and check it out. It was SOOO worth it! Our hostel was about a 5 minute walk from the Lake ...

The Lake District
Oct 21, 2009 (2 photos)

... outside and the gods must have been smiling on me as there was a bus going direct to Bled.  What an amazing change of countryside I really like Slovenia its dramatic with huge mountains the Alps I think and lots of green fields. The bus ride was ...

The Caves Rock!
Sep 29, 2008

... . Apparrently you can go into the caves under it which would have been fun-but we didn't have time. Drove back to Lake Bled and had a few hours free time so walked around the whole lake with three ladies from the tour. Was beautiful. Halfway around we came ...

Taking a Break in Bled
Oct 19, 2005 (4 photos)

Bled, Oct. 19 We have found our way to Bled, Slovenia. It is a cute little town nestled in the Julian Alps. There is a lake here which the town is centered around. It is a small lake with a tiny little island in the middle which has a cute church. ...

national parks and watery escapades
Aug 10, 2008 (20 photos)

... was freezing, we could only paddle for a second, I don't know how Scruff could swim in it. Over the border into Slovenia, they checked all our passports, paying special attention to scruff's. Had to drive miles to the nearest campsite then found a legal ...

A bit of peace and quiet
Sep 3, 2006 (4 photos)

... compromise. The hostel is already a few steps up towards the castle, so that seems to be the logical first order of business. Bled's claim to fame is a beautiful lake set at the foot of the Julian Alps. There is a small island in the lake that has an ...

Lake Bled
Apr 16, 2009 (14 photos)

... after a quick stop to refuel we made it to the iconic Lake Bled, our first stop. Lake Bled is one of many glacial lakes in Slovenia's Upper Carniola region.  The highlights are the glorious alpine vistas, the historic Bled Castle dating back to ...

Croatia & Slovenia. Wow.
Jun 30, 2009

... Tomorrow we continue towards home and head for the Dolomites via the Soca River valley. Real biker country! Croatia and Slovenia have both been fantastic and you should definitely visit. After you VisitBritain and VisitEngland of course :) Love from Rob ...

Daytrip to the foot of the Julian Alps
May 26, 2007

A daytrip to the crystal blue waters of Lake Bled, then off to Venice Italy for a couple days.  later, J and K

Bled
Apr 29, 2008 (7 photos)

... the church on an island in the middle of Lake Bled. We had a tour around the town and then onto Bled Castle.  Great views over Bled and the lake from the castle which is on a hilltop.  It was raining which was a shame as the photos don't do the ...

Just Like being at home
Oct 22, 2009 (11 photos)

Well woke up to torrential rain and it looked just like the lake district cold and damp we did try and manage to go out for a little while as we needed to get some laundry sorted and stuff but it was just to wet.  We managed to get to use the ...