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Location of Bled

Bled is located in the north-western part of Slovenia, at the foot of Julian Alps and at the confluence of the two sources of the river Sava. It is only 35 km from border crossings with Austria (Karavanke Tunnel) and 45 km from Italy (Ratece). Some other relevant distances:

BASIC FACTS ABOUT BLED

CLIMATIC CONDITIONS
Bled has a mild, healthy subalpine climate and no fog during the season. The weather in September is mostly fine and usually very stable with average temperatures around 18. A light coat or a sweater is recommended.
HEALTH-RESORT TOURISM
Thermal springs are used to fill three indoor swimming pools, in the Grand Hotel Toplice (23), in the Park Hotel and the Golf Hotel (28, the water is heated). Besides extremely pleasant bathing they also provide curative treatment for exhaustion, neurovegetative disorders, effects of overweight etc.


andrej@merlot.ijs.muzej.si
Mon May 30 11:59:07 METDST 1994