Bled Castle and Lake Bled

We put the rental car to use again today and took the 45 minute drive to Lake Bled. You may have seen photos of this phenomenal lake with a castle upon a cliff and a church on a tiny island in the lake.

We went first to the castle, and as we climbed up and reached the top and turned with the lake in front of us, I gasped. It is truly one of the most spectacular sights I’ve ever seen. The photographs simply do not capture its beauty. It’s surreal. The castle itself is as you would expect, lots of climbing in towers to get to lookouts. Every view is breathtaking.

Once we’d experienced Lake Bled from the castle, we decided to drive down and experience it from the shore. Equally beautiful. One of the important things to do when you visit Lake Blad is to take a boat to the tiny island on which there’s a church. The lake does not have motorized vehicles so we took a 20 passenger rowboat over which took about 25 minutes each way. The church is known to have a “wishing bell” and ringing the church’s bell allows you to make a wish. We couldn’t pass up the opportunity.

We had a quick lunch, enjoying the view, and drove back to Ljubljana via a scenic route. We were home by late afternoon in order to freshen up for our dinner this evening.Read more