Bled Castle

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Bled Castle

  • September 26, 2003
  • Rated 4 of 5 by Timone from Warwick, United Kingdom
Bled Castle is hard to miss, perched on top of 100m clifftop overlooking the lake and has all the attributes a castle should==towers, ramparts, terrace, etc. Access to the castle via road is the long way round and for those who can walk the best bet is to take the path number 1 labeled Grad (Castle) from behind the church and climb up the switchback path to the top. It's quite strenuous, but the views alone are worth it.

After paying your 600SIT entrance fee you can collapse in a cafe on the terrace or wander around the museum. There is a large collection of swords, armour, coins, etc from Bled's historic past as well as a small gift shop. There is also a small chapel containing a painting of Henry II and his wife. The views from the castle are amazing and offer a good view over the whole of the lake as well as further back into the valleys behind. It's best to go up as soon as you have a clear day as in the afternoon the clouds can start to roll in.

From journal The picturesque Lake Bled

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Bled Castle

  • May 5, 2001
  • Rated 4 of 5 by rhiannon1968 from locarno, Switzerland
Bled Castle

Description:It's a very short and easy hike to the place where most of the photos for Bled's postcards are taken. The castle itself is very nice too, but what makes it superb it's its location: on a cliff right above Bled town and Lake Bled. When the weather is clear (it was not my case) you have a bird's eye view over Bled and the surrounding mountains: the Julian Alps, the Ka­ravanke range and the Kamnik Alps.
Getting there: you can get there by car, driving half a kilometre along Gorje road, but why bother? To hike/walk up there it takes only 20 or 30 minutes and you also pass by an interesting church. The trail leaves under the rock, roughly where the swimming area is located. Walk to the church and from continue towards the houses that you see right in front of you. The first path on the left is the one that leads you to the castle.

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