Bled
Make Bled your base and explore Slovenia and Triglav National Park.
Make Bled your base and explore Slovenia and Triglav National Park.
Bled is a small town, 40 minutes outside of Ljubljana. Bled is mostly known for Lake Bled, a lake with a church in the center of it. In Bled you can go for a hike and see Lake Bled from above or go to the castle and fork over €10. I decided to skip the castle altogether. The reviews online were not great and people regarded the castle as a tourist trap with nothing interesting to see and mostly a place for overpriced food. I wouldn’t spend more than a day in Bled. There isn’t a lot to do in Bled and parking can be really expensive and hard to come by.
Tldr: Make Bled your base and explore Triglav National Park
During the four days that I had in the area of Bled, I’d start everyday by going out for coffee and cake. I know, it’s not the healthiest choice in the world but breakfast in the traditional sense was not an option in Slovenia. My suggestion for coffee in Bled is Confectionary Winter. I went to a few other coffee shops in Bled and Confectionary Winter had the best coffee. Confectionary Winter was fairly cheap, as well. A latte and a pastry would cost about €7 and change.
Lake Bled is another one of those famous Instagram places that you should see but don’t expect Bled to be a place where you stay a few days. There isn’t a lot to do in Bled, if I’m being honest. I recommend you walk around Lake Bled, it really is a stunning place. The trail is 3.7 miles and quite easy to do. I spent a few hours doing the trail because I was flying the drone and shooting time lapses with my camera. Apart from this trail, take the hike to the top of a hill to get a great view of Lake Bled. This trail is called Ojstrica and it’s much harder to do than the 3.7 mile walk. This is not a walk, this is a hike with steep incline. I suggest you take proper shoes and please be careful. The hike is worth the effort, the views are incredible and if you’re in Bled, do this hike.
Lake Bled Trail is a great walk and one that I recommend you do. It isn’t very hard to do but it sure is enough to burn all the calories I consumed earlier in the day.
I mentioned Ojstrica earlier but I’d like to reiterate about about it here: If you’re in decent shape, do this trail. It provides a great view of the lake and it’s not really difficult to do. The hike is pretty steep but if you exercise at least once a week, this will be easy to do.
My thoughts of Bled are different than expected. There isn’t much to do in Bled and you should be aware of that if you’re going. Go to bled, do not skip this town. This town is beautiful and while it doesn’t have a lot to offer, it’s beautiful in its own way. I just wouldn’t spend too much time there.
Two Days in Piran
Spending two days exploring the coastal city of Piran.
Ljubljana — Triglav National Park — Bled — Piran — Kanal
Spending an afternoon in the capital city of Slovenia and heading for Lesce.
Exploring the capital city
Spending five days in the national park driving through Vršič Pass.
My favorite part of Slovenia
Make Bled your base and explore Slovenia and Triglav National Park.
Make Bled your base for day trips
Spending two days exploring the coastal city of Piran.
Two Days in Piran
Had incredible pizza and gelato with a good friend from Gorizia.
Had incredible pizza and gelato with a good friend from Gorizia.
