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The tourists' center of Bled is a cluster of big resort hotels, dominated by the giant, red
Hotel Park (dubbed the “red can”). The busy street called
Ljubljanska cesta
leads out of
Bled town toward Ljubljana and most other destinations. Just up from the lakefront, across
Ljubljanska cesta from Hotel Park, is the modern
commercial center
(Trgovski Center
Bled), with a supermarket, travel agency, ATM, shops, and a smattering of lively cafés.
Nicknamed “Gaddafi,” the commercial center was designed for a city in Libya, but the deal
fell through—so the frugal Slovenes built it here instead.
Bled's less-touristy Old Town, under the castle, has a web of tight streets and big but
humble old houses surrounding the pointy spire of St. Martin's Church. There you'll find
the bus station, some good restaurants, a few hostels, and more locals than tourists.
