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massage, saunas, and whirlpools at a few of the newer big hotels, including the recom-
mended
Hotel Lovec,
as well as
Hotel Astoria
and
Golf Hotel
(open to non-guests for
an additional charge).
By Bike:
You can rent a mountain bike at the TI or at Kompas Bled travel agency (both lis-
tedearlier)forthesamerates(€3.50/hour,€6/3hours,€8/half-day,€11/day).TheTIalsohas
electric bikes, which give you a much-appreciated boost once you get them moving—well
worth the small extra cost if you don't bike much (€5/1 hour, €10/4 hours, €15/8 hours).
While walking around the lake is slo-mo bliss, biking it lets you fast-forward between the
views of your choice. Biking is also a great way to reach Vintgar Gorge—perfect for com-
bining a countryside pedal with a walk immersed in nature. For a longer pedal, ask for the
TI's excellent biking map, with various great bike trips clearly marked and described. The
bike path to the nearby town of Radovljica (and its bee museum) is about four miles one-
way (get details at the TI).
By Horse and Buggy:
Buggiescalled
fijakers
aretheromantic,expensive,andeasyway
to get around the lake. Hire one along the lakefront between Hotel Park and the castle (see
mapon
here
forlocation;aroundthelake-€40,one-wayuptocastle-€40,round-triptocastle
with 30-minute wait time-€50, mobile 041-710-970).
By Tourist Train:
Alittletrainmakesacircuitaroundthelakeevery40minutesinsum-
mer (€4, daily 9:00-21:00 in peak season, shorter hours off-season, weather-dependent, mo-
bile 051-337-478).
By Tourist Bus:
A handy but pricey shuttle bus passes through Bled daily in summer. It
starts from the main bus station, stops at a few hotels (including Grand Hotel Toplice), then
goes up to the castle and on to the Vintgar Gorge entrance (€2.30 one-way to Vintgar, €1.80
just to the castle, departs at 10:00 June-Sept and also at 9:00 July-Aug, confirm schedule at
TI or bus station).
A different summertime bus is designed to reach villages to the east that are otherwise
poorlyservedbypublictransportation,includingKropa(ironworkmuseum)andthemusical
village of Begunje, along with some larger towns such as Radovljica and Lesce. The bus
runs only on Tuesday and Friday, and although it's billed as hop-on, hop-off, it goes just
four times a day (€4/day, July-mid-Aug Tue and Fri only, ask for schedule at TI in Bled or
Radovljica).
By Taxi:
Your hotel can call a taxi for you. Or contact
Bled Tours,
run by friendly,
English-speaking driver Sandi Demšar and his girlfriend Cvetka (€10 to the castle or to
Lesce-Bled train station, €14 to Radovljica, €50 to Ljubljana airport, €120 to Klagenfurt
airport in Austria, office at Ljubljanska cesta 19, mobile 031-205-611,
www.bledtours.si
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