Bled Castle Restaurant
Bled €€€
Serves Upper Carniolan dishes in a castle above the lake, with a terrace seating about 100; lunch of three or more courses and the dinner tasting menu include the castle entrance fee.
Bled
A glacial lake with a church on its island, a clifftop castle, and Vintgar Gorge on the doorstep.
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About Bled
Bled sits on a glacial lake below the Julian Alps, with a church on the lake’s only island and Bled Castle on the cliff above the shore. A flat path of about 6 km circles the lake, and Vintgar Gorge is a short bus or bike ride north. It is a natural base for day trips into Triglav National Park and to Lake Bohinj.
Don’t miss
- Lake Bled
- Bled Castle
- Vintgar Gorge
- Bled Island
- Ojstrica viewpoint
The short list for Bled
Grouped by what you are planning: a table, a bed, an afternoon.
Restaurants
4 places- Restaurants
- Restaurants
Gostilna Pri Planincu
Bled €€
Run by one family since 1929, with more than 200 motorcycle-rally plaques in the pub room and a menu of cheese štruklji and Refošk tagliatelle with sage sauce.
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Café Park
Bled €€
Hotel Park's pastry chefs have made the Original Bled cream cake here since 1953, served on a terrace facing the lake, the island and the castle.
Hotels
4 places- Hotels
Hotel Park
Bled €€
On the lake promenade, with a fifth-floor panoramic thermal pool free for guests; its cake shop is where the Original Bled cream cake was first made.
- Hotels
Penzion Mayer
Bled €€
Family guesthouse in a house from 1888, led by three generations of women, with breakfast, free parking and free bicycles included in the price.
- Hotels
Rikli Balance Hotel
Bled €€€
Built around Arnold Rikli's natural-healing ideas, with the Živa Wellness complex of six pools and six saunas free for hotel guests.
Attractions
5 places- Attractions
Bled Castle
Bled €€
The oldest castle in Slovenia, with a printing works that demonstrates a replica of a Gutenberg press and a terrace view over the lake, the island and the Julian Alps.
- Attractions
Bled Island and Church of the Mother of God
Bled €€
Climb 99 stone steps to the island church, ring the wishing bell cast in Padua in 1534 and try potica at Potičnica, including one filled with figs grown on the island.
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Ojstrica Viewpoint
Bled Free
A 20-minute climb to a bench at the top overlooking the lake, Straža, the castle cliff and the Karavanke; the tourist board suggests going early for the sunset.
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What a day costs
Typical prices per person, per night or per day.
| Budget | Mid-range | Luxury | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stay | €45 – €60 | €100 – €150 | €300+ |
| Food | €40 – €50 | €60 – €80 | €120+ |
| Getting around | €0 – €5 | €40 – €60 | €60+ |