After a long winter with lots of snow, spring has finally sprung and the nature around our accommodation Apartments Fine Stay is green again!
All photos taken on May 11th, 2021!
All posts by Uros Grumerec (Fine Stay Slovenia)
A Pair Of Donkeys Has Returned To The Pasture Above Apartments Fine Stay
Now that the spring has arrived to the area and the grass is rich and green, a pair of donkeys has returned to the pasture just above our accommodation Apartments Fine Stay.
Both photos taken on April 29th, 2021!
Photos: Spring Has Finally Arrived To The Lake Bled Area
Spring has finally arrived to the Lake Bled area bringing out the best of nature! The trees are blossoming, flowers are blooming, birds are providing a joyful spring soundtrack and warmer weather is finally here. It’s the perfect time to get outside and enjoy mother nature.
All photos by Jost Gantar of www.bled.si!
Lake Bled with the island and church in spring.
Lake Bled with its castle on the cliff in spring.
Blooming spring flowers at Lake Bled with the island and church in the background.
Blooming spring flowers at Lake Bled with Bled Castle in the background.
Blossoming cherry trees and Bled Castle in spring.
The beautiful Bled countryside in spring.
River Sava in the Bled area in spring.
We’ve Been Awarded A ‘Booking.Com Traveller Review Awards 2021’
We are so proud to announce that we’ve won the Booking.com “Traveller Review Awards 2021”. This has been won by all three of our properties, with Apartments Fine Stay achieving a whopping 9.8 out of 10 rating, while Apartments Fine Stay Bled got an exceptional score of 9.1 out of 10 and Apartments Valant Bled had a rating of 8.8 out of 10.
Booking.com is the most popular accommodation booking platform in the world and the Traveller Review Awards are part of an annual appreciation programme that recognises Booking.com partners for their exceptional hospitality. This is demonstrated by the review scores that travellers leave after their stay. To be a winner in the Traveller Review Awards 2021, our accommodations needed to make sure their average review score was super high (between 8 and 10) and that each accommodation had a certain amount of positive reviews left by travellers after their stay in the last 12 months.
Our review scores for the Traveller Review Awards 2021 were based on the average score of our guest reviews between 1 August 2018 and 30 November 2020. This shows that year on year, we have been working on improving our apartments – even during a time of crisis!
Apartments Fine Stay achieved a whopping 9.8 out of 10 rating.
Apartments Fine Stay Bled achieved an exceptional score of 9.1 out of 10.
Apartments Valant Bled had a rating of 8.8 out of 10.
Photos: Apartments Fine Stay And Blooming Fruit Trees In Early Spring
Most fruit trees in the orchard in front of our accommodation Apartments Fine Stay bloom in early spring between mid-April and mid-May.
All photos taken on April 22nd, 2021!
The time when it’s still winter but spring is ready and waiting
It has been a long winter with lots of snow in the Lake Bled area of Slovenia, but the warm early-March sun was out most of the time in the last few days and snow melted quickly in the valleys. Currently only the mountains still have a covering of snow on the top.
The snow-capped Karavanke mountain range as seen from the Zavrsnica Valley. (photo by our current guest Evgenii Danilov)
Photo Gallery: A Trip To The Frozen Pericnik Waterfall In Winter
Waterfall Pericnik is located in the Vrata Valley, near the village of Mojstrana, about half an hour drive from Bled. The short walk up to the waterfall is a little steep but fun and takes less than 10 minutes. Pericnik is spectacular in every season throughout the year, but the most impressive sight of this 52 meter-high waterfall is in the winter months when it turns into a giant wall of icicles and floes.
Our friend, Matej Stegar, who is a passionate amateur landscape photographer, has visited Waterfall Pericnik on February 15th and shared these wonderful photos with us. Thank you so much Matej!
Apartments Fine Stay during a snowfall on December 28th, 2020
A few more photos (taken by mobile phone) of the epic snowfall at Apartments Fine Stay on December 28th, 2020.
THINGS TO DO IN WINTER: Hike To Mala Osojnica For The Best View Of Lake Bled
While pretty much any spot around Lake Bled offers amazing views to photograph, but if you want to get the picture postcard shot of Lake Bled, with both the island church and the castle all backed by the majestic peaks of the Slovenian Alps, you will have to make a little effort and hike to the Mala Osojnica viewpoint.
The hike to the Mala Osojnica viewpoint is one of the best things to do in Bled. At the top is a great viewing point for photography, and you get a fantastic view of Lake Bled, the island church, and of the hilltop castle. Starting just beside the little Lake Bled’s beach at Zaka, just opposite the boat rental house, it takes about 40 minutes to get to the top.
(photo: Martin Mohar)
(photo: Martin Mohar)
(photo: Martin Mohar)
Aerial View Of Lake Zavrsnica
Lake Zavrsnica is only a pleasant 10 minute walk from our accommodation Apartments Fine Stay. This is how it looks from the bird’s perspective in the winter months.
A remarkable aerial view of the Zavrsnica lake in winter when the whole area is covered in snow. (photo: Bine Mekina)
