Learn about the most interesting sights and tourist attractions to visit when in Bled, Slovenia.
Top Lake Bled tourist attractions and sights:
1. Lake Bled
In Slovenia, there is a real place that looks like it came from the fairy tale world! That place is beautiful Lake Bled which is a gorgeous glacier lake that was formed at the end of the Ice Age. With an iconic church nestled in a tiny island in the middle of the lake and a spectacular medieval Gothic castle built on a 100-meter cliff overlooking the lake, it’s a fairytale setting.
Lake Bled is definitely the centrepiece of Bled’s beauty. Image by Mark Gregory / CC BY-ND 2.0
2. Bled Castle
Above the incredibly beautiful glacial Lake Bled, on a mighty steep cliff rising 130 meters high, is the iconic Bled Castle. It is one of the most visited Slovene sights with over 300.000 annual guests.
Bled Castle is the oldest castle in Slovenia. It was first mentioned in 1011 as Castellum Veldes (Veldes is the German name of Bled). Image by Mihael Grmek / CC BY-SA 3.0
3. Bled Island
When people say that a place is like something from a fairy tale, often they are exaggerating, but that is not the case with this charming little tear-shaped island which is in the middle of an emerald green glacial Lake Bled with magnificent Bled Castle perched high on a cliff and overlooking this fairytale kingdom. It has such an extraordinary beautiful setting that photographs of it are regularly found in travel magazines and it’s without a doubt the most recognizable place in Slovenia.
Picture-postcard island with its glorious church of the Assumption of Mary in the middle of Lake Bled. Image by Lemsipmatt / CC BY-SA 2.0
4. Church of the Assumption of Mary on Bled Island
The Pilgrimage Church of the Assumption of Mary, also known as The Church of Mary the Queen or Our Lady of the Lake is located on a a tiny, tear-shaped island in the middle of an incredibly beautiful glacial Lake Bled in Slovenia.
USA Today rates the Church of the Assumption of Mary on Bled Island as one of the world’s most beautiful churches. Image by James Southorn / CC BY 2.0
5. Vintgar Gorge (also known as Bled Gorge)
Vintgar Gorge is the major attraction in the immediate vicinity of Bled. It’s a must see in Slovenia with its waterfalls, pools, rapids and vegetation. A decked footpath and several wooden bridges enable you to walk into the heart of the gorge. At the end of the gorge, you will find a beautiful 13 meter high waterfall.
Vintgar Gorge is one of the most popular beauty spots of the Bled area. Image by Gilad Rom / CC BY 2.0
6. Adventure Park Bled
The Adventure Park Bled is located on the Straza hill above Lake Bled. It offers visitors the chance to enjoy adrenaline-pumping activities in the great outdoors. The park comprises 5 tracks of different difficulty levels with as many as 71 attractions, designed as a passage from treetop to treetop.
7. St. Martin’s Parish Church, Bled
The magnificent parish church is located by Lake Bled. The present neo-Gothic church, consecrated to St. Martin, was built in 1905 on the site of the previous Gothic church, dating from the 15th century. The church contains a number of frescoes painted in the 1930, including one portraying Vladimir Lenin as Judas Iscariot in a depiction of the Last Supper.
A magnificent new-gothic parish church a stone’s throw away from the Lake Bled. Image by Eneko Bidegain / CC BY 2.0
With an incredibly beautiful glacial lake surrounded by the peaks of the Slovenian Alps, an iconic church nestled in a tiny island in the middle of the lake and a medieval Gothic castle built on a 100-meter cliff overlooking the lake, Bled is possibly the most beautiful and remarkable Alpine resort in Europe. |