Triglav National Park

Demanding ascents, a picturesque valley, unique foliage, wildlife, and wonderland lakes, in the heart of unspoiled nature and just a short distance from Bled, you can find all these are in Triglav National Park, named after Slovenia's highest mountain.

Triglav National Park is the only national park in Slovenia, and it carries out a special nature conservation regime. It is named Triglav after its 2,864m peak and extends from the northwest of Slovenia near the border with Italy to the Austrian border in the southeastern part of the Alpine massif.

The park covers 4% of Slovenia's total surface area, and it is one of the oldest National Parks. Its unique feature is diverse unspoiled nature-rich flora thrives. It is also the residence of many protected animal species. Its valleys and plains are covered with carpets of green forests and grasslands, above which enchanting jagged peaks rise from the ground like great stalagmites.

Through many ravines, canyons, and beautiful valleys flow the purest small rivers, which eventually merge into two great rivers - Sava and Soča. In the high mountains are the lakes Triglav and Kriška, and in Bohinj can be found Lake Bohinj, the largest permanent natural lake in Slovenia.

In the furthest reaches of the park, visitors can experience the ancient landscapes typical of farms and cottages in this part of Europe, while in the high mountains are grasslands above mountains, where cattle grazing and traditional cheese production are made, for which the area is famous.

Location: Northwestern part of the country, respectively the southeastern part of the Alpine massif