Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport 19 min
Begunjščica (31 min) Ridge in the Karawanks range with 3 peaks, several trails to the summit & winter ski touring. Kriška gora (13 min) Forest and mountain Brdo Castle (15 min) Renovated 16th-century nobleman's residence with interior frescoes & expansive garden grounds. Krvavec Ski Resort (30 min) This popular ski resort also draws visitors in warmer seasons for hiking & mountain biking. Soteska Vintgar (27 min) Discovered in 1891, this 1.6-km. gorge is accessed via a 500-m. span of bridges & galleries. Grintovec (45 min) Hiking & skiing on a 2,558-m.-high mountain, the highest in the Kamnik-Savinja Alps. Tscheppaschlucht (23 min) Open in summer, this trail runs through a dramatic gorge with river bridges & waterfall overlooks. Planinski dom na Zelenici (3 hr 58) Climbing, mountain, and winter sports Blejski grad BLED CASTLE (21 min) 11th century clifftop castle overlooking Lake Bled with a museum, restaurant & wine cellar. Stol (57 min) This peak of the Stol massif offers trekking & rock-climbing to a summit elevation of 2,198 meters. Bled Island (24 min) Landmark island with 99 steps to a 15th-century pilgrimage church & a cliffside medieval castle. Edelweißspitze (1 hr 1) Scenic 8,435-ft. mountain with a serpentine road, an inn with a restaurant & dramatic views. Storžic (25 min) Peak with a rocky, cone-shaped summit featuring a large wooden crucifix, accessed by steep trails. Karawanks (34 min) Accessible peaks linked by a network of trails & mountain huts, with views over Austria & Slovenia. Lake Bled (20 min) Scenic lake surrounded by mountains & forest, featuring an island housing a historic church. |