Slovenia
The Julian Alps
A Walker’s World and the Slovenian Tourist Board were proud sponsors for this year’s Rotorua Marathon.
The tiny country of Slovenia is a special gem: richly endowed with mountains, lakes plateaus and rivers; wonderfully preserved historical monuments; a wine culture that boasts the oldest producing vine in the world; plus 47 kilometres of sparkling Adriatic coastline. The Julian Alps are the base for this wonderful walk in the northwest of Slovenia
Highlights of this walk:
• Breathtaking Lake Bled, a beautiful glacial lake and spectacular setting of 1,000 year old Bled Castle that rises vertically above the lake.
• The Vintgar Gorge is carved 150m deep into the mountains by the Radovna River. Walkers follow a wooden walkway through the gorge then onwards through forest and via the lovely hilltop chapel of St Katarina back to Bled.
• Mountain plateaux have plenty of scenic hiking trails such as the Pokjuka Plateau to reach Lake Bohinj, the centrepiece at the heart of the Triglav National Park.
• Bohinj is sheer tranquillity set in the shadows of the immense mountains of the Julian Alps, the highest of which is Mt Triglav at 2864m.
