With an incredible glacial lake surrounded by the peaks of the Slovenian Alps, a lovely church nestled in a small island in the middle of the lake and a medieval castle built on a 130-meter cliff overlooking the lake, Lake Bled is one of the most popular places to visit in Slovenia and is arguably one of the most beautiful spots in the whole country. And in a country with so many incredible natural attractions, that really is saying a lot! Just take camera and take pictures. Every time the view is different. Lake Bled is truly a treasure of Slovenia.

Don’t forget to visit the castle and take the Pletna boat ride out to the the island and then go back to have the delicious Bled Cream Cake known as Cremeschnitte at a nearby restaurant. The color of the water is mesmerizing! You can also easily walk all around the lake on a good flat path. It’s like walking through a fairytale. Lots of places to stop for a rest or get a snack on the way. It takes between one and one and a half hours to walk around the lake.

Lake Bled with its island. (photo: Jost Gantar / slovenia.info)

The traditional Pletna boats at Lake Bled. (photo: Matej Vranic / slovenia.info)

View of Lake Bled from the Ojstrica hill. (photo: Jost Gantar / slovenia.info)

Bled Island with its church in spring and the snow-capped Karavanke Mountain Range in the background. (photo: Bojan Kolman)

Approaching from the southern end of Bled Island, you are greeted by 99 stone steps up to the church. These steps date from the 17th century. (photo: Janez Tolar / slovenia.info)

Water lilies that cover large expanses of the lake. (photo: Marco Coppo / slovenia.info)

To visit the island in the middle of Lake Bled, you need to travel by gondola, known here as Pletna. The journey to Bled island is just as lovely as the destination. (photo: Marco Coppo / slovenia.info)

An alternative to visit Bled Island is to rent your own rowboat. You’ll have to put some muscle into it, but that’s part of the fun! (photo: Jacob Riglin / slovenia.info)

You will find many wooden rowboats around the lake for hire. (photo: Jacob Riglin / slovenia.info)

Slovenia has only one island but it’s a very special island in the middle of Lake Bled with an idyllic Gothic church built on it. (photo: Michael Matti / slovenia.info)

Bled Castle is situated on a steep cliff rising 130 meters above Lake Bled. It’s one of the most iconic images of Slovenia. (photo: Alen Kosma / slovenia.info)

Swimming season in Lake Bled lasts from June to late September. (photo: Dean Dubokovic / slovenia.info)

Bled Lake is known for its Bled Cream Cake, a light and fluffy cake stuffed with sweet cream and heavily dusted with powdered sugar. Not that Bled Cream Cake is a proper cake, in fact it’s really a slice, very similar to a vanilla slice but much better. You’ve got a think layer of custard topped with a not quite as thick layer of cream. The layers are surrounded by flaky puff pastry and dusted with icing sugar. (photo: Dean Dubokovic / slovenia.info)

Lake Bled at night in the summer. (photo: Alan Kosmac / slovenia.info)

Lake Bled at night in the winter with Karavanke Mountain Range in the background. (photo: Nikola Jurisic / slovenia.info)

Autumn is probably the most picturesque season to visit Lake Bled. It’s such a photogenic and colorful time of the year that everywhere you look the scenery seems to be a fantastic photo opportunity. (photo: Bojan Kolman)

View of Lake Bled from the Ojstrica hill in the autumn. (photo: Adrijan Pregelj / slovenia.info)

View of Lake Bled from the Ojstrica hill in the winter. (photo: Bojan Kolman)

Bled Island looks even more picturesque when it’s covered with a white blanket of snow in the winter. (photo: Mirko Kunsic/ slovenia.info)

Lake Bled surrounded by snow-capped Alpine mountains. (photo: Mirko Kunsic/ slovenia.info)

Bled Island in winter with a covering of fresh snow. (photo: Franci Ferjan / slovenia.info)

Elevated view of Lake Bled in winter. (photo: Franci Ferjan / slovenia.info)

Frozen Lake Bled and its island with a church in winter. (photo: Franci Ferjan / slovenia.info)

Lake Bled panorama. (photo: Bojan Kolman)

View of Lake Bled and its surroundings from the Babji Zob hill. (photo: Bojan Kolman)

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Location:
Lake Bled Address: Presernova cesta 23, 4260 Bled, Slovenia
Lake Bled Latitude and Longitude Coordinates: 46.36359, 14.09380
Lake Bled GPS coordinates: 46° 21′ 48.9528” N     14° 5′ 37.6980” E
Traditional region: Upper Carniola (Slovene: Gorenjska)
Municipality: Bled

Directions from Apartments Fine Stay Bled to Lake Bled (walk 700 metres, 8-10 minutes)

Directions from Apartments Fine Stay to Lake Bled (drive 9 km, 10 minutes)