Lake Blad

Lake Blade (Bled) in Slovenia was made by the Bohinj glacier.

The island in the middle of the Lake Bled is the only island in Slovenia, which is a wonderful place for a sightseeing.

The lake lies in a picturesque environment, surrounded by mountains and forests and of course moraines. In some places the water is 30 meters deep; and it is very popular among divers.

The location

The location is a good starting point for  dayhikes. The Lake Blad is almost always crowded (it’s a gem but not hidden) but within 1-2 hours drive you can reach many spectacular places such as  VINTGAR GORGE, LAKE BOHINJ, THE NADIŽA SPRING, THE PERIČNIK WATERFALL, THE MARTULJEK WATERFALLS,  THE POKLJUKA GORGE,  KOZJAK WATERFALLS, KOBARID, BOVEC, TOLMINKA GORGE – Attractions in Triglav National Park.

Triglav and Mangart

If you are in a good shape and you have a hiking leader, then Mangart and Triglav are also recomended, but I have to mention Triglav is rather two-day hikes than one. In spite of these are really demanding trekking activity but they still atract many visitors throughout the years.

They are little bit more than one hour drive from Bled but it worths the effort.

Forests and brown bears

Slovenia is a country which is rich in forest, after the scandinavian countries it has a prominent place in the world – more than 60% of the country is covered in green forest.

These forest are ideal habitat for numerous animal species  such as the wolf, the Eurasian lynx, and the brown bear. There is an estimated 800-900 European Brown Bears in Slovenia

If you are interested in Bears and Wildlife Tours in Slovenia 

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A Bledi-tó eredetileg egy tektonikus medence volt, amelyet a Bohinj-gleccser mélyített tovább.

A jég később elolvadt és a gleccser vájta völgy helyén egy mélyvízű – van ahol 30m mély – tó maradt.

A tó közepén található sziget egyhatalmas szikla, amelyet a Bohinj gleccser sem tudott az idők folyamán elkoptatni.