Bled Island and its church on Lake Bled

Itinerary · the Balkans

Slovenia: the Julian Alps to the Karst

Lake Bled and Bohinj, the Soča valley, then south to the caves of the Karst and Piran on the sea.

Three days, by car

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  1. Day 1

    1Lake Bled & Bled Island

    Bled·Lake & island church

    Bled: the lake, the island and the castle.

  2. Afternoon

    2Vintgar Gorge

    Podhom·Gorge

    The boardwalks of Vintgar.

  3. Day 2

    3Lake Bohinj

    Ribčev Laz·Lake

    Bohinj, then over to the Soča.

  4. Afternoon

    4The Soča valley & Bovec

    Bovec·River valley

    The emerald river.

  5. Day 3

    5Škocjan Caves

    Škocjan·Show cave

    The Karst caves, then on to the coast.

  6. Evening

    6Tartini Square

    Piran·Square

    Sunset in Piran.

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