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Lake Bled Swan and the Julian Alps

A Walk around Lake Bled

April 21, 2017 By Jan Robinson 12 Comments

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You know how beautiful art installations are shown on a central display so they can be walked around and enjoyed from all angles?
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A Walk around Lake Bled in Slovenia is a photographer's dream, with a placid lake, island church and snow topped mountains in the background.

While the only natural lake in Slovenia isn’t a fancy art installation, it is stunningly beautiful and as romantic a destination as you could wish for – so of course it has it’s own lakeside walkway. In Spring time the path is the perfect place for admiring those clear deep waters, romantic island views and stunning mountain backdrop. I know that some visitors hire bicycles, but with a couple of hours and good weather walking is just fine.

Bled Boats at Bled Island

The rugged terrain of the Julian Alps, with 2864 metre high Mount Triglav, is a mecca for hikers, climbers and adventurers, but the 6.7 km lake-side walk at Bled is comparatively easy and a photographer’s dream. Lake Bled is in fact the most photographed lake in this Country of more than 320 lakes.

Church of the Assumption Lake Bled

Even on the same day and within hours the mood of the lake can change.

Bled Island

Lake Bled (29.5m deep) and nearby Lake Bohinj (30m) are both Glacial Lakes but neither are as deep as the 160 metre deep Wild Lake, a karst lake near Idrija.

Medieval Bled Castle looks down on the town and lake.

Bled Lake and Castle

Although Bled Island is continually catching the eye and camera lens, there are interesting things closer to the shoreline.

Lake Bled Wildflowers

Lake Bled Boats

Wild ducks (mallards) and swans (mute swans) are common on the lake.

Bled Mute Swan

Bled Lake Walkway

Queit place on the shores of Lake Bled

Bled is not shy when it comes to rowing events, having hosted the World Rowing Championships in 1966, 1979, and 1989 and 2011. The walkway leads through the Rowing Centre.

Bled Olympic Rowing Centre

Bar Plaza is perfectly positioned to take a break. It’s right on the shore just after the Rowing venue and sells coffee, cocktails and cake. The local custard and cream cake concoction – Kremsnita – got our tick of approval.

Plaza Bar on the shores of Lake Bled is a great spot to break your around the lake walk and indulge in Kresmita.

Lake Bled Plaza Bar Kremsnita

This map shows the location of the Bar Plaza Marquee on the shore at Velika Zaka (public swimming area).

Lake Bled Pontoon

Lake Bled Boats and Castle

Lake Bled Boat Boarding

Lake Bled Row Boats

Triglav and Bled Island

 

Budget Travel Tips.

In Slovene: Lake equals jezero: Lake Bled is Blejsko jezero

To look down on the lake, climb Mount Ojstrica. Although there are other view points (like Bled Castle) Ojstrica is considered the best.

Bicycles can be hired at the Tourist Office on the lake.

Boat to the Island. The standing rowers are called Pletnas and charge 12 euro return trip. They do limit your time on the island however so it might be better to hire a row-boat 12 euro per hour and stay as long as you like. There is the church, shop and souvenir shop and a walking track around the island.

They say that your wish comes true if you ring the bell of the island’s church, the 17th-century baroque Assumption of Mary Church. The original bell fell to the bottom of the lake in a storm but a Pope supplied a replacement. The sunken bell story is celebrated each Christmas.

The island is the only natural island in Slovenia.

You can fish in the lake. Read about it here.

Accommodation Suggestions:

The Camping Ground behind Velika Zaka (see above map).

Or stay 20km away at Ukanc Apartments at Lake Bohinj.

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Filed Under: Destination, Self Guided Walking Tours, Slovenia, Ten Weeks in Europe 2015

About Jan Robinson

Jan Robinson writes about travel on her Budget Travel Talk blog. A solo traveller in her teens, for the last 40 years Jan has travelled through Australia, Asia, Europe, Turkey and New Zealand with her husband. They specialise in road trips, caravanning and Independent travel without spending a fortune. Her favourite destination is Turkey and she is currently dreaming of Myanmar and Mexico.

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Comments

  1. Jill

    April 21, 2017 at 10:55 pm

    Oh my! Mountains and water – my happy place! Lovely photos of stunning scenery. As always, adding it to “the list”

    Reply
  2. Sharon Wagner

    April 21, 2017 at 11:18 pm

    Holy cow! I bet a lot of people will get the travel bug to see this place now. I know I caught the virus. I’d love to walk that trail.

    Reply
  3. Sam | Away She Went

    April 22, 2017 at 2:08 am

    I can see why it’s the most photographed! It’s absolutely beautiful! That dessert looks pretty amazing too 🙂

    Reply
  4. Rhonda Albom

    April 22, 2017 at 6:11 am

    What a beautiful spot. Nature sure knows what she is doing. I would walk rather than cycle. I feel like I can see more that way.

    Reply
  5. Ruth

    April 24, 2017 at 10:19 am

    Taking about art installations, some of your pictures look like paintings. I had to look to some of this from of close to make sure they were real. Lake Bled and the Balkans are some of the places I would love to visit. I have them on my list and they didn’t “work” out for this year. They will have to wait but I hope not for so long. #TPThursday

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    • Jan

      April 24, 2017 at 1:23 pm

      Thanks Ruth. That snow on the mountain really looked like icing on a cake! I understand what you mean about not being able to work everything into the travel plans, but there is plenty of time. 🙂

      Reply
  6. Jackie Smith

    April 24, 2017 at 1:59 pm

    Looks simply like a fairy tale setting, a castle a lake. . .and oh my. . .that pastry! A perfect combination as far as I am concerned. Beautiful post!

    Reply
    • Jan

      April 24, 2017 at 7:53 pm

      I think it looks like a fairy tale setting too Jackie. So romantic and they’ve managed to retain it’s beauty despite it being such a popular destination.

      Reply
  7. Michele {Malaysian Meanders}

    April 28, 2017 at 9:32 am

    Yum, that Kremsnita looks delicious. I wouldn’t be able to bike around Lake Bled because I would be hopping off the bike so much to take a photo. Much better to do it on foot, I think. Your photos really make me want to visit there.

    Reply
  8. Mary {The World Is A Book}

    May 2, 2017 at 4:07 pm

    What a beautiful collection! I love how you captured it from unique angles and especially the other things beyond the island. It’s such a stunning place!

    Reply
  9. Wanjiku

    May 9, 2017 at 6:37 pm

    I love your photos, all of them. Do you edit or do some touch-ups?

    Reply
    • Jan

      May 10, 2017 at 9:10 am

      Our photos are edited in Pic Monkey.

      Reply

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