Bled Vacations, Bled Vacation Reviews, Tourism Guide

Bled Castle in the past: Probably the first Romanesque tower of castle stood there since 1004, when the German Emperor Henrik II gave the Bled estate to Bishop Albuin of Brixen as a gift. Tower was protected by walls facing the slope of the castle hill. In the late middle Ages more towers were built and improved. Castle got his today appearance in Baroque period when other complexes were built. These are situated around two courtyards: the lower one containing outbuildings and the upp...

“Bled? That sounds a bit gruesome,” said Jodie when I first suggested the idea of visiting the small town in Slovenia, the most northerly of the former Yugoslavian republics. We were sat by the pool in Poreč, Croatia, and I’d just found out that a coach could pick us up outside the hotel and take us on a guided day trip to the alpine town of Bled.    “I know, but the place looks stunning. And it’s really close to Croatia,” I answered. “There’s a lake and a castle n...

Blue, Sian, Chris, Issac and I hopped on a bus and made a day trip out to Lake Bled a beautiful lake with crystal clear water and surrounded by the alps in the background. The center of the lake has a tiny island with a beautiful church and, had I not visited this place in person, I would have thought it only existed in fairy tales.We hiked alongside the lake and arrived a small "beach". I say beach only in the most general sense, because it was just a small patch of grass next to the lake fi...

We train today to Ljubljana, Slovenia where we pick up a car and drive to Bled, Slovenia.  Apparently in this area of Europe, they RELALY don't let you pick up a car in one area and drop in another because the fees for doing so are upwards of $280! - hence, the reason for getting a different/new car in Slovenia than the one we had in Croatia.  ;)  What a pain...Well, picking up our car wasn`t a problem and on we drove to Bled.  The next day, we drove Vsrič Pass, which is ...