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5 reasons why you need to visit Kranjska Gora, Bled, Portorož and Piran
KRANJSKA GORA
1. Kranjska Gora lies on the outskirts
of Triglav National park
Kranjska Gora offers both great winter
and summer activities, as it lies at foot of
Julian Alps, a southern mountain alpine
chain, which are also a part of The Triglav
National Park (TNP). The Triglav National
park was named after Triglav, the highest
mountain in the heart of the park, which
is also the highest summit in Slovenia
(2,864 m).
2. From Kranjska Gora to the highest
Slovenian mountain pass Vršič
The Vršič Pass, with an elevation of 1,611
metres, is the highest pass in Slovenia, as
well as the highest in the Eastern Julian
Alps. The road across the pass was built
for military purposes, to supply the Isonzo
front of World War I, and is known as the
‘Russian Road’. It was built in 1917 by Russian
prisoners of war, who during the construction
of the Vršič pass built a wooden
chapel, known as the Russian Chapel in
memory of the deceased.
3. Kranjska gora – Slovenia’s most important
winter sports centre
The Kranjska Gora ski resort has the
strongest brand of all Slovenian ski resorts,
being known worldwide mainly due
to the Cup Vitranc and the World ski jumping
competition at Nordic centre Planica.
Also its ski lifts have the longest history
in Slovenia and they are easily reached, as
they are located near international highways,
and due to their altitude (the lower
station is at 813 meters) they offer favourable
weather and snow conditions.
4. CARNIOLAN SAUSAGE – a taste of
Upper Carniola
The sausage that has been granted EU
protected origin status is at, or very near,
the top of the list of the country’s bestknown
foods. Legend has it that Emperor
Franz Joseph got hungry on his way from
Vienna to Trieste and decided to stop off
at the inn. The innkeeper, embarrassed
at receiving such a distinguished guest,
told him that all he had to serve him was
an ordinary sausage. The Emperor having
put the first bit into his mouth, exclaimed:
“This is no ordinary sausage! This is the
Carniolan sausage!” The rest, as they say,
is history.
5. Get your adrenalin rush at the
Kranjska Gora Bike Park
Is your heart rate used to some higher frequencies
and you want to get your adrenaline
pumping whilst visiting Kranjska
Gora? Then the Kranjska Gora Bike Park,
with its programmes for both beginners
and professionals, offers everything you
need.
BLED
1. The magnificent lake Bled
Lake Bled is a glacier-formed, crystal blue
lake, situated in a picturesque environment,
surrounded by mountains and
offering a 6km long trail around the lake
where you can enjoy simple recreation
(walks or bike rides).
2. Want to visit the Bled island? Take
a Pletna boat!
The tiny, tear-shaped Bled Island with St.
Martin’s church on it seems like a vision
wrapped in fog and mist during a cold winter’s
day and it charms you with its inviting
fairytale appearance on summer days.
The island has several buildings, the main
one the pilgrimage church dedicated to the
Assumption of Mary and built in its current
form near the end of the 17th century.
To visit the island jump on a Pletna Boat
(gondola) and let yourself be enchanted by
the wonderful sights of Lake Bled.
3. The Castle
Perched atop a steep cliff more than 100m
above the lake, Bled Castle is how most
people imagine a medieval fortress to be
- with towers, ramparts, moats and a terrace
offering magnificent views. The castle
houses a museum collection that traces
the lake’s history from the earliest times
to the development of Bled as a resort in
the 19th century.
4. The Vintgar gorge
Experience the most intact nature of Bled
in the first gorge in Slovenia arranged for
tourist visits. Walk a trail of bridges to
admire the waterfalls, pools and rapids of
the Vintgar Gorge. This 1.6km long gorge
carves its way through the vertical rocks
of the Hom and Bort hills and is graced
by the Radovna with its waterfalls, pools
and rapids. The educational trail leads you
over wooden bridges and Žumr’s galleries,
ending with a bridge overlooking the
mighty 13m high Šum waterfall.
5. Never leave Bled before tasting the
original Bled cream cake
Bled is also known for its cream cake - a
cake made of a puff pastry onto which a
custard cream is poured and topped by
whipped cream and then covered with a
second layer of delicate puff pastry, which
is dusted with vanilla sugar. It is nearly a
sin to visit Bled and not trying the Bled
cream cake. The best ones are to be made
strictly to the recipe perfected by the pastry
chef in the 1940s.
PORTOROŽ&PIRAN
1. Piran - Slovenian Saint Tropez
The medieval town of Piran is certainly
one of the most beautiful and also the oldest
in Slovenian. It lies on Piran’s peninsula
and in medieval times was surrounded
by three walls to protect the town from
Turks. Although Piran’s first settlers were
the Greeks, the city’s architecture and
charm is inherited from the Venetians,
who governed the city for almost five
centuries, from 1283 to 1797. Its narrow
streets, compact houses, spacious central
town square the Tartini square give the
town a typical Mediterranean look
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