Travel Reference
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You can reach the castle on foot via one of three trails signposted 'Grad'. The first trail
starts from the car park behind the Bledec Hostel; the second is a tortuous path up from
the Castle Baths; and the third starts just north of the neo-Gothic Parish Church of St
Martin (Farna Cerkev Sv Martina; Riklijeva cesta) designed by Friedrich von Schmidt in
1905.
Bled Island
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(Blejski Otok; www.blejskiotok.si ) Tiny, tear-shaped Bled Island beckons from the shore.
There's a church and small museum, but the real thrill is the ride out by pletna (gondola).
The boat sets you down on the south side at the monumental South Staircase (Južno
Stopnišče), built in 1655. As you walk up you pass the Chaplain's House and the Prov-
ost's House.
ISLAND
Church of the Assumption
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(Cerkev Marijinega Vnebovzetja; www.blejskiotok.si ; Bled Island; admission with Prov-
ost's House museum €3; 9am-7pm May-Sep, 9am-6pm Apr & Oct, 9am-4pm Nov-
Mar) The baroque Church of the Assumption dates from the 17th century, though there's
been a church here since the 9th century. Go inside to see some fresco fragments from the
14th century, a large gold altar and part of the apse of a pre-Romanesque chapel. The
15th-century belfry contains a 'wishing bell' you can ring to ask a special favour.
CHURCH
Provost's House Museum
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(Stavba Proštije; www.blejskiotok.si ; Bled Island; admission incl Church of the Assump-
tion €3; 9am-7pm May-Sep, 9am-6pm Apr & Oct, 9am-4pm Nov-Mar) This small mu-
seum has an interesting display of traditional costumes from across the country.
MUSEUM
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