ABOUT BLED

Bled with it's esmerald green lake, castle and island is a famous historycal place, where You can admire the most beautiful view. It is almost in the Triglav national park, next to Julian Alps and mountain chain Karavanke.
   A small island in the middle of the lake is home to the Assumption of Mary Pilgrimage Church; visitors frequently ring its bell for good luck. Human traces from prehistory have been found on the island. Before the church was built, there was a temple consecrated to Živa, the Slavic goddess of love and fertility. One can get to the island on a traditional wooden row barge called Pletna.