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Bled Destination Guide

Explore Bled in Slovenia

Bled in the region of Bled with its 5,205 inhabitants is a town in Slovenia - some 29 mi or ( 46 km ) North-West of Ljubljana , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Bled

Current time in Bled is now 02:23 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Ljubljana " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Klagenfurt, Feistritz im Rosental, Munich, Bratislava, and Prague. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Klagenfurt . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Bled ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Bled, Slovenia: Wedding Day

2:07 min by RickSteves
Views: 17391 Rating: 4.89

Tucked within the picturesque Slovenian Alps, Lake Bled offers travelers a fairy-tale island, a cliff-hanging castle, scenic walks, creamy desserts...and non-stop Slovenian wedding parties. For more i ..

Bled In Your Pocket - Bled Castle

1:13 min by InYourPocketGuides
Views: 1793 Rating: 5.00

bled.inyourpocket.com Bled In Your Pocket editor Will Dunn tours Bled Castle. Perched quite dramatically high up on a cliff overlooking the lake and town, Bled Castle is the stuff of children's dreams ..


Bled and Bohinj - Slovenia

8:56 min by jerolim31
Views: 1413 Rating: 5.00

A settlement area since Mesolithic times, Bled was first mentioned as Ueldes (Veldes) within the March of Carniola on April 10, 1004, when it was awarded by Emperor Henry II to Bishop Albuin I of Brix ..

SLOVENIA - Lago di Bled

5:23 min by Sergio Colombini
Views: 1137 Rating: 0.00

Quando si parla del Lago di Bled, si intende anche tutto quello che gli sta intorno. Per vederlo il miglior modo è dalla riva, è possibile fare tutto del giro a piedi, richiede circa 2 he 30 minuti. I ..


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Interesting facts about this location

IEDC-Bled School of Management

IEDC-Bled School of Management, located in Bled, Slovenia, is a Business School. It was founded in 1986 upon an initiative of Slovenian business community as the International Executive Development Center. IEDC is dedicated to executive education only, operates independently from any university, and is run by a group of faculty under the President and Dean Professor Danica Purg, who has served as the dean since the inception.

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Located at 46.37 14.11 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Bled, Business schools, Business schools in Slovenia, Educational institutions established in 1986

Bled Castle

Bled Castle is a medieval castle built on a precipice above the city of Bled in Slovenia, overlooking Lake Bled. According to written sources, it is the oldest Slovenian castle and is currently one of the most visited tourist attractions in Slovenia.

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Located at 46.37 14.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Bled, Castles in Slovenia, Cultural monuments of Slovenia, Natural monuments of Slovenia

Lake Bled

Lake Bled (Slovene: Blejsko jezero; German: Bleder See, Veldeser See) is a glacial lake in the Julian Alps in northwestern Slovenia, where it adjoins the town of Bled. The area is a popular tourist destination. The lake is 35 km from Ljubljana International Airport and 55 km from the capital city, Ljubljana.

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Located at 46.36 14.09 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Bled, Lakes of Slovenia, Lakes of the Julian Alps, Rowing venues, Sava basin, Wetlands of Slovenia

Prešeren House

The Prešeren House is a house in the village of Vrba in the Municipality of Žirovnica in Slovenia. It is the house where the Slovene poet France Prešeren was born in 1800. The Slovene theologian and archbishop Anton Vovk was also born in the same house in 1900. The house is a good example of an Upper Carniolan farmhouse. Since 1939, it has housed a small museum collection with furnishings from the poet’s time. It was originally a 16th-century wooden building with a stone built cellar.

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Located at 46.39 14.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: France Prešeren, Historic house museums in Slovenia, Monuments and memorials in Slovenia, Žirovnica

Vrba, Žirovnica

Vrba is one of ten villages in the Municipality of Žirovnica in the Upper Carniolan region of Slovenia. It was first mentioned in written sources from 1247 and is a typical example of a compact Alpine village. According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 196. The Slovene national poet France Prešeren, who was born in the village, dedicated it the sonnet "O Vrba", the first of his Sonnets of Misfortune.

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Located at 46.39 14.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: France Prešeren, Populated places in the Municipality of Žirovnica, Villages in Slovenia

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Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Bled