Lake Bled, Sovenia

Beautiful Lake Bled, Slovenia

Swan & Bled Castle - Lake Bled, Slovenia

Traditional Lector House Restaurant 
- Radovijica, Slovenia

Traditional Slovenian Meal 
- Radovijica, Slovenia

Pat Feeding Swans - Lake Bled, Slovenia

99 Steps at Church 
of the Assumption
- Lake Bled, Slovenia

Bled Castle and Julian Alps 
- Lake Bled, Slovenia

Lake Bled, Slovenia (4/19-20/2011) - Picture postcard is the best way to describe Lake Bled. 

Lake Bled is backed by some of the highest peaks of the Julian Alps. Everywhere you turn you see a beautiful view - turquoise water, white swans, 1,000-year old medieval castle high on a rocky cliff, and baroque church built on an island in Lake Bled.

Lake Bled was made famous for being the finest spa town in the Austrian Empire and more recently the site for the 2011 World Rowing Championship. We climbed the very tall tree-lined cliff to 11th-century Bled Castle and had a trout lunch overlooking spectacular Lake Bled. On the way back Pat fed the Swans and ducks (see photo). 

We also took a boat that is slowly rowed to the island in the middle of the Lake Bled to visit the Church of Assumption. Many weddings take place here and it is a tradition for the groom to carry his bride up the 99 steps to the church (see photo). After climbing the steps, we wondered what the bride does for the groom - it better be good.

We took a short bus ride over to the pretty town of Radovljica where in their old town square (Linhartov trg) they have wonderfully resorted manor houses with painted murals. We visited the 500-year old Lectar family house and their workshop/museum where they still make gingerbread items just like they have been doing for 200 years. They make many in the shape of hearts that are given (never eaten) to love ones. We also enjoyed a traditional Slovene meal in their period-decorated restaurant.

Lake Bled is a wonderful place to visit and it is no wonder that it is Slovenia’s most popular destination. You must also see our other blog post on:

Slovenia's beautiful capital, Ljubljana

For free travel tips and cost-saving bargains:
- Like us on our Facebook travel page
- Follow us on Twitter: Follow @wdunlap

Treat yourself and see many more photos (some winners of awards) of our worldwide travel adventures - click on our travel photo file: www.flickr.com/photos/unhooknow/sets.

Contact us to Arrange an inspirational and informative Plan Your Escape® travel presentation for your organization about great travel tips, unique bargain-finding strategies, easy-to-use trip planning tools, and interesting stories.

From a travel TV host (Plan Your Escape®), travel columnist for the Huffington Post, and experienced traveler (100 countries), our popular 5-star customer rated groundbreaking and comprehensive how-to world travel book (available as paperback or Ebook for $7.96) Plan Your Escape®, Secrets of Traveling the World for Less Than the Cost of Living at Homereveals secrets how you can travel and see more for half the cost for all trips from weekend getaways to longer vacations and trips, experience more adventure and romance, safely realize your travel dreams with comprehensive planning tools and checklists, travel the world for less than $100/day for a couple, and much more! – for additional information and sign up for free travel tips and bargains, go to www.PlanYourEscapeNow.com

You have read this articleSlovenia Lake Bled with the title Lake Bled, Sovenia. You can bookmark this page URL https://tiogatalk.blogspot.com/2011/04/lake-bled-sovenia.html. Thanks!

Write by: AN - Saturday, April 23, 2011