Take a Day Trip to Lake Bled and Ljubljana, Slovenia, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Take a day trip to Lake Bled and Ljubljana for a fairytale adventure you'll talk about for the rest of your life. Includes map and tips!
What a dream of a day trip. I saw photos of Lake Bled once upon a time when a friend took a whirlwind trip through the Balkans and posted her snaps on Instagram. Our travel styles couldn’t be more different-I would feel dizzy if I attempted her pace-but I most definitely filed spots away that I wanted to see from her trip, and Lake Bled topped the list. While I decided to stay in Montenegro and Croatia for my three-month trip in the region, I did put “day trip to Lake Bled” on my list of must-dos for Zagreb. That my day trip included Ljubljana only added to the adventure (and gave me another city where I’d like to spend more time).
While not at all necessary if you have a car at your disposal, I took a tour for this day trip. I did not have a car, as I’d moved states back in the US a month before I left for the Balkans, and I wasn’t able to get my International Driving Permit in time.
While I otherwise probably wouldn’t have taken a tour for this day trip to Lake Bled, I did find it helpful for context and skip-the-line ease with stops and definitely recommend this tour if those interest you. It so happened that this group proved my favorite of all the day trip tours I did in the region, so I hope that you would have the good fortune of meeting people you’ll have dinner with afterwards as well. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
What a dream of a day trip. I saw photos of Lake Bled once upon a time when a friend took a whirlwind trip through the Balkans and posted her snaps on Instagram. Our travel styles couldn’t be more different-I would feel dizzy if I attempted her pace-but I most definitely filed spots away that I wanted to see from her trip, and Lake Bled topped the list. While I decided to stay in Montenegro and Croatia for my three-month trip in the region, I did put “day trip to Lake Bled” on my list of must-dos for Zagreb. That my day trip included Ljubljana only added to the adventure (and gave me another city where I’d like to spend more time).
While not at all necessary if you have a car at your disposal, I took a tour for this day trip. I did not have a car, as I’d moved states back in the US a month before I left for the Balkans, and I wasn’t able to get my International Driving Permit in time.
While I otherwise probably wouldn’t have taken a tour for this day trip to Lake Bled, I did find it helpful for context and skip-the-line ease with stops and definitely recommend this tour if those interest you. It so happened that this group proved my favorite of all the day trip tours I did in the region, so I hope that you would have the good fortune of meeting people you’ll have dinner with afterwards as well. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: Take a Day Trip to Lake Bled and Ljubljana, Slovenia
Guide Location: Slovenia » Ljubljana
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Insider Tips)
Author: Sara Scott
Read it on Author's Website: https://wonderandsundry.com/take-a-day-trip-to-lake-bled-and-ljubljana-slovenia/
Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
Guide Location: Slovenia » Ljubljana
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Insider Tips)
Author: Sara Scott
Read it on Author's Website: https://wonderandsundry.com/take-a-day-trip-to-lake-bled-and-ljubljana-slovenia/
Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
- Prešernov trg
- Triple Bridge
- main square
- Franciscian church
- City Hall
- Central Market
- Dragon bridge
- Center Biotehnike
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