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Between Vintgar, Bled and Pokljuka
Spodnje Laze is a small village on the hill above Zgornje Gorje. By car, the Vintgar Gorge is 10 minutes away, Lake Bled 11 and the Pokljuka plateau 27.
By car from our door
How many minutes to where
up to 10 minutes
- 5Mercator grocery shop, Zgornje Gorje
- 8Pokljuka Gorge
- 10Vintgar Gorge
10 to 20 minutes
- 11Lake Bled, Castle Bathing Area
- 12Bled Castle
- 17Lesce-Bled railway station
over 20 minutes
- 22Karawanks Tunnel, Austrian border
- 24Radovna Valley, Zgornja Radovna
- 27Pokljuka, Rudno polje
- 34Peričnik Waterfall
- 39Lake Bohinj, Ribčev Laz
- 39Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport
- 53Ljubljana city centre
On foot from the house: a view over Bled, Lesce and Radovljica 100 m · Zgornje Gorje bus stop 1.4 km, 22 minutes · Mercator shop 1.2 km, 18 minutes · the bakery in Zgornje Gorje 1.6 km, 25 minutes · Vintgar Gorge 4.6 km, just over an hour.
Where to go
What is close, from gorges to the plateau
10 minutes by car
Vintgar Gorge
Wooden walkways and bridges along the Radovna, 1.6 km through the gorge.
8 minutes by car
Pokljuka Gorge
A forest gorge below Pokljuka with natural rock windows and footbridges.
11 minutes by car
Bled, the lake and the castle
Swimming at the Castle Bathing Area, a walk round the lake and the castle above it.
from Gorje onwards
The Radovna river and the Camino
Part of the Slovenian Camino runs along the Radovna, and the Juliana hiking trail also passes by.
24 minutes by car
The Radovna and Krma valleys
Quiet glacial valleys below Triglav, for a walk or a bike ride.
27 minutes by car
Pokljuka
A forested plateau with mountain pastures and trailheads.
34 minutes by car
Peričnik Waterfall
A waterfall in the Vrata valley with a path that runs behind it.
39 minutes by car
Lake Bohinj
Slovenia's largest permanent lake, for swimming and walks along the shore.
in Zgornje Gorje
Garden of Tastes, Zgornje Gorje
Fresh vegetables, raspberries, blueberries and strawberries, dried fruit and herbal teas, a garden with ponds and a maze.
In the village
Milk, eggs and honey from the neighbours
The house stands next to a neighbour's farm. You can buy fresh milk, eggs and honey from the neighbours. Ask us about places to eat nearby, from local dishes to pizza.
“I got to know the Krma valley, which I did not read about in guidebooks and it is beautiful. The location is ideal. Quiet, peaceful, close to attractive places.”
Getting here
How to reach Spodnje Laze
Address for your sat nav: Spodnje Laze 3, 4247 Zgornje Gorje. Parking is free in the yard in front of the house.
From Ljubljana
Take the A2 motorway towards Jesenice to the Lesce exit, drive through Bled towards Gorje, then from Zgornje Gorje up to Spodnje Laze.
62 km, about 55 minutes
From Austria
Through the Karawanks Tunnel, along the A2 to the Blejska Dobrava exit, then through Spodnje Gorje to Spodnje Laze. Slovenian motorways need an e-vignette.
19 km from the tunnel, about 22 minutes
From the airport
Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport is 42 km away. Klagenfurt Airport in Austria is 60 km away.
about 40 minutes by car
By train or bus
The nearest railway station is Lesce-Bled, 11 km away. The Zgornje Gorje bus stop is 1.4 km from the house, a 22-minute walk. For day trips you will still need a car.
17 minutes by car from the station