It would be crazy to stay a whole week in Slovenia and try to spend the whole week in Ljubljana.. That’s why we took our car in spite of those who said “What are you going to do for a week in Slovenia, go somewhere else”, we hit the roads.. Destination Lake Bled! According to what we read before we set foot here, this is definitely one of the most touristic spots in Slovenia.. Tourists, especially from the countries surrounding Slovenia, hop on and come here.. When this is the case, we renew our curiosity and officially write this place in our hearts.. Of course, we will not only visit Bled, but we also intend to explore a bit of its surroundings.. Especially since we heard the phrase that Lake Bohinj offers much more beautiful visuals than Bled from several locales, our goal has exceeded seeing Lake Bled, we are locked in Bohinj.

Lake Bled is actually a glacier. lake. When you say it like that, you may think of Iceland as an abandoned place, but of course, it is not in the image you think right now.. In a situation where couples who are stuck together are walking around as a whole, non-couples are despised, and Idil and I barely hold on by pretending to be a couple.. If you want to propose marriage these days, we can say that you fell into the right place.. There are dozens of facilities, cafes and hotels around the lake.. It cannot be said that it is a place that has remained untouched, as it is an extremely popular destination thanks to both crazy romantics and nature and hiking enthusiasts.. (Don’t worry, you will go to Bohinj for that reason) For this reason, there is a walking path surrounding the entire lake, and when you draw a circle that will last for about 5 km, you will see Lake Bled from all angles.. If you are not a person who travels a lot, 5 km may have grown in your eyes, but in our opinion, do not think so, we are talking about such a peaceful and visually beautiful place that you look left and right, take a photo every two minutes, and you are back to where you started.. Don’t be lazy, the traveler is not lazy!

Slovenia Trip Notes: Getting to Lake Bled

To reach Lake Bled so first of all you have to reach around. At this point, with your permission, we will categorize you a little bit.

*If you went on a trip with a focus on Slovenia to visit a small but functional country like Slovenia, first of all, we congratulate you, we appreciated your desire to explore alternative places.. What you need to do at this point is to reach Ljubljana.. It is obvious that you will not have any trouble reaching here as THY has two flights to Ljubljana every day. Afterwards, you can easily reach Bled, which is about 50 km away from Ljubljana, by renting a car as we did.. In our opinion, you do not need to consider an alternative other than renting a car, because the roads are very smooth, and the easiest way to get around, especially if you want to see Bohinj, is a car.. We rented our vehicle from Sixt located inside the train station, you can also evaluate it.. The signs along the way are fine, but don’t forget to add navigation anyway.. If you intend to travel without a car, you can take the train from Ljubljana, the journey takes about 1.5 hours and stops at the Bled Jezero station near the lake. The station is opposite the central point of Bled, so it may make sense to make a decision depending on how far you want to walk.

*If you are going to reach Lake Bled from a point outside of Ljubljana, it is very high you probably intend to take a day tour from Venice, Vienna or Zagreb. For this, you have the following alternatives;

Transportation Between Venice – Lake Bled: About 5 hours by train, 3 hours by car

Zagreb – Lake Bled Transportation: About 4.5 hours by train, 2 hours by car

Transportation Between Vienna and Lake Bled: 7 hours by train, 4 hours by car

*For train alternatives, you can check this website.

Slovenia Trip Notes: Lake Bled Accommodation Matter

Bled’ If you have decided to stay in the vicinity based on the gas that the beauty of Bled gives you after you come and see it for a day, you have quite a few sweet options.. We stayed in Vila Preseren, which is located by the lake and is unnecessarily romantic for two stalks, and we were very satisfied with our hotel.. Vila Preseren was like a boutique hotel, so you could communicate with people, had very sympathetic employees, and had small, cute and clean rooms.. If you have reached these places by car, there is also a parking lot.. Also, the cafe at the front of the hotel was very popular as it overlooks the lake from a beautiful vantage point, which is also the place where you, as a hotel resident, will have your breakfast. You can also stay in Vila Bled, which strong>Tito uses as her summer home.. Since we had our dinner at Vila Bled, we also had the opportunity to tour the building and listen to the history of the building from its overly sympathetic staff (both your heart’s content), it’s really great, so we can definitely recommend it.

Is Bled Expensive?

Shall we relax with a sweet word game like Bled is not cheap? Ok we don’t, let’s get back to the facts. In fact, Lake Bled and its surroundings, Lake Como, etc.. not very expensive when you consider the regions. Yes, it can be expensive in places, as it is considered a more “luxury” region compared to some parts of Slovenia, but this is expensive by Slovenian standards.. It’s largely up to you to make your Bled trip affordable.. If you make a nature-oriented trip avoiding expensive activities, you can be very happy by spending little money here, as all the beauties you will see are “free”.. Long live nature! Romance hits the bottom of Lake Bled, friend. A marriage proposal is made to someone you catch your eye on, poems are read with Rutkay Aziz’s tone of voice, while listening to classical music, he dives into the distance, whatever comes to your mind.. But if two friends like us went, there are things to do, of course, don’t worry…. (They DRIED…)

Bled Island

If you look at any Bled photo, there is a 99% chance that you will come across Bled Island, actually. The main reason why Lake Bled is so popular is because it adds an extra beauty, an extra mystical atmosphere to the already magnificent lake.. For this reason, even if you have no idea about the subject, the idea of ​​​​going to this small island that will definitely attract your attention when you go to Lake Bled may excite you.. We were more excited about the idea of ​​how to get to the island than the idea of ​​going to the island, because we wanted to row because we were 8 years old, anyway, we will talk about that part below.

The structure on the Bled Island is a church.. According to the legend, the temple of the goddess Ziva used to be here, but when the Christians and the believers of Paganism started to fight, the temple disappeared and the Christians built a new church in its place.. Today, you can visit the church by reaching the island, and even ring the bell of the church to bring you luck.

*To reach the island, you can use small boats for 7-8 people called Pletna that will appear all over the lake. you need to use. Of course you don’t use this tool.. We also saw people reaching the island with their own canoe/boat, but we think they were personal vehicles.. For this reason, our adventure to reach the island by boat came to an end before it started.. Sadness…

*The fee to visit the church is 6 euros. For Students 4.

Bled Castle

It is of course very difficult to leave Bled as a castle in Slovenia, where you can’t find much from the castle. it would be a shame. You may even start to suspect that at some point while you are traveling throughout Slovenia, the men are having dialogues such as “we didn’t build a castle here, let’s build one right away” or something like that.

We will definitely recommend you to see the castle from below, that is, from the lake side, before visiting Bled Castle.. Because together with the lake, it presents such a beautiful visual on the hill it is on that at one point we called the director of Game of Thrones and asked, “Did you see this place, brother?”. Then you have two options, either by following the walkway around the lake, you will climb up the hill distraught on the stairs and you will get dizzy from the overdose of oxygen.. Or if you are lucky, you will get in your car and follow the main road to the castle and reach your destination in human conditions.. What did we do? Of course, we chose the option of climbing the hill, where we felt that we were one step closer to death.. It’s our mania…

Bled Castle is known as the oldest castle in Slovenia according to many sources and its history dates back to 1004 (it seems like there wouldn’t be such a date).. Even if you are not interested in visiting the inside of the castle, we definitely recommend you to go here for a perfect view of Lake Bled, thank you later…

*Entry 10 Euros. Student 7 Euros.

Slovenia Trip Notes: Lake Bled Food and Drink Recommendations

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Bled may be a small place, but it’s sure to be a place to go when it comes to food and drink.. It would not be an exaggeration to say that we ate very delicious meals with the contribution of the Slovenian Tourism Office during our stay in Bled and its surroundings, and some of them we still crave.. That’s why you can trust us blindly about what to eat in this area, purely local advice!

*Vila Bled: A word about Vila Bled, which was once Tito’s summer house. we had. Even if you are not going to stay here, it is a place you should definitely consider for food.. We don’t know whether to praise the food, the view, the staff or the wine.. The only part we can’t praise is the decoration of the restaurant. Because the atmosphere smells a bit of the 90s, maybe even the 80s.. But if you’re lucky and the weather is nice, you can sit outside and dine with one of the best views of the lake.. We gave ourselves to meat here and tried carpaccio as a starter, and beef and lamb as a main course, and they were all delicious.

Address: Cesta svobode 26

*Park Cafe

The most famous dessert that you can find in many parts of Slovenia but unique to Bled Kremna Rezina. We knew it was unique to Bled, but that didn’t mean we had to wait until we got there without eating this dessert.. Would we forgive a dessert whose main ingredient is cream and puff pastry? of course not. Not only did we not forgive, we shamelessly tried several different places in 3 days before we arrived in Bled.. These OitheBlog girls have no shame, PES! To tell the truth, we cannot say that what we ate in Bled was much different from the others.. It seems like this dessert is unlikely to be made bad.. But trying it on the spot is different, of course.. For this, the destination is Park Cafe, which is the starting point of the dessert and has one of the best views of Bled.

Address: Cesta svobode 15

*Art Cafe

We’re not going to lie, there’s nothing we can praise about Art Cafe as so beautiful, so wonderful.. You may be saying, “Then why are you suggesting it”, wait a minute.. As you can imagine, Bled is not a very active place for nightlife.. Especially in the middle seasons, places close early, your choice of places to drink in the evening decreases.. Although Art Cafe is not a special place, it is a cafe that has a wide beverage menu, many options such as cocktails, beer, wine, and is lively during the day even in the intermediate seasons.. It is very likely that you will notice that this place is more crowded than other places while walking around, and you will catch your eye here.

Address: Cesta Svobode 7a

* Vila Podvin

One of the most special meals we had in Slovenia was at Vila Podvin. Even if we say that we liked it as much as we can take it to the list of the most successful restaurants we ate in Europe.. WHAT IS THAT MUCH? did you say. Of course you said. If you know us more or less, you know that we are a couple that is obsessed with food.. We cross mountains and seas for good food. This is a place a little outside of Bled, but definitely worth a visit.. They offer Slovenian flavors in a more gastronomic and unique style.. We chose the tasting menu here and it was very good.. Because we have tried interesting flavors that we would normally be afraid to see and tell on the menu.. Since we have tried a special menu for that day, we will not give you a special meal recommendation.. Our advice is to trust the chef and order the tasting menu.

Address: Mošnje 1

*Casino Bled

Unnecessarily romantic and serene Bled’ e, if you have gone with your group of friends or if you can’t find something to talk about or an activity to do with your lover after a point, first of all it is very good.. We don’t have a girlfriend, so we get very happy when lovers get bored… Anyway. As a result, you may be looking for an alternative activity due to these and similar situations.. At this point, we don’t know if it will excite you or not, but maybe you want to know that there is a casino here.. If you are looking for a change for your body that is tired of the calm and wants chaos, or if you are looking for a change to gamble, Casino Bled can be the solution.. Of course, we do not offer you to go to Slovenia and gamble as an activity that you should do, let’s just give the information.. Then why didn’t OitheBlog tell us that, don’t say damn it. We are a non-drinking, non-gambling blog, we are masters, we do not recommend such things…….

Slovenia Trip Notes: Lake Bohinj

Everyone loves Bled, may be praising Bled. Ok we loved it too but, in our opinion, it’s definitely not a Bohinj! Whoever we met and talked to in Slovenia said, “OK, go to Bled, but you should see Bohinj,” but we didn’t take it seriously, it turns out they were right! About 30 km from Lake Bled and part of Triglav National Park, Slovenia’s only national park, Lake Bohinj is another natural wonder of Slovenia.. Much bigger than Bled, much more pristine and really beautiful to let you hit the bottom of the visual pleasure.. Bohinj, the largest glacial lake in Slovenia, has very few facilities and is actually a much quieter place compared to Bled.. You will ask what could be calmer than Bled, we understand your excitement, you haven’t seen Bohinj yet, my dears.. (we love arrogance)

If you’re looking for something other than swooning by the quiet lakeside in Bohinj, you can break new ground in hiking or start water sports you can. One of the most popular spots to see in the region is the Savica Waterfall. To reach here, you have to take the lake to your right and follow the main road to the end.. Be careful if you will be crossing a narrow path through a wooded area after the end of the lake. At the end of the road, you have to leave the car and hike for about 20 minutes to reach the waterfall.. If 20 minutes is less, there are other hiking routes that take 3.4-4 hours from this point, as you wish.