Nestled amidst the Julian Alps, Slovenia"s Lake Bled invites you to step into a storybook setting. The star of the show? The tiny Bled Island, which beckons with the promise of legends and "rowmance." Make your way there on a traditional, flat-bottomed pletna boat, piloted by oarsmen whose skills have been handed down through generations since 1740. The island is home to the 17th-century Assumption of Mary Church, with its special bell that, legend says, will make wishes come true. If you look to the shore directly above the island in our image, you can spot Bled Castle overlooking the lake"s expanse. The castle—one of the oldest in Slovenia—is positioned on a precipice above the town of Bled on the northwestern shore of the lake.
Lake Bled, Slovenia
Today in History
More Desktop Wallpapers:
-
National Panda Day
-
A plot was afoot
-
Happy Astronomy Day!
-
Life in a North African town
-
International Sloth Day
-
A special day for a special cat
-
First day of summer
-
It s a good day to be green
-
Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland, England
-
It s National Hispanic Heritage Month
-
A sizzling summit hides in the clouds
-
A giant relic in Java
-
In orbit for Yuri s Night
-
Keep your hands inside the ride at all times…
-
Harvest season begins
-
Are you older than this lake?
-
In the valley of the doll
-
Wind Cave National Park celebrates 120 years
-
The perfect canvas for an ancient text
-
Celebrating Minnesota’s statehood
-
Going head-to-head with winter
-
Hezké svátky
-
Hemingway’s Keys
-
Celebrating 30 years of eye-opening images
-
Lace up your hiking boots for Mountain Day
-
Male kori bustard, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
-
Honoring some real heroes of World War II
-
Party like it’s 5779
-
It’s Endangered Species Day
-
Art in the high desert