A glacial lake beneath the Julian Alps, with a tiny island and a baroque church in the middle, reached by traditional wooden pletna boats; ring the 'wishing bell' inside. A medieval castle stands on a cliff above the lake.
Walk the 6 km path around the lake, and climb to the Ojstrica or Mala Osojnica viewpoints. Try the original Bled cream cake (kremšnita). The Vintgar Gorge, with wooden walkways over a rushing river, is nearby. Bled is about 40 minutes from Ljubljana.
Slovenia's largest lake, in the Triglav National Park, quieter and wilder than Bled, surrounded by mountains.
The emerald-green Soča River flows through a valley in the Julian Alps, one of the best places in Europe for rafting, kayaking and canyoning.
A high plateau at 1,600 m in the Kamnik-Savinja Alps, with one of the last herdsmen's settlements in Europe, where shepherds still live in summer in …
Slovenia's small, green capital, with a car-free old town along the Ljubljanica River, cafés along the banks, and the Triple Bridge and Dragon Bridge.
One of the largest show caves in the world, where an electric train runs 3.7 km into spectacular halls of stalactites, followed by a guided walk.
A UNESCO-listed cave system where the Reka River disappears underground into one of the largest known underground canyons in the world, 146 m deep.
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