Vintgar Gorge
Vintgar Gorge or Bled Gorge is a 1.6-kilometer gorge in northwestern Slovenia in the municipalities of Gorje and Bled, four kilometers northwest of Bled.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Opening hours:
April 19th—May 26th: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
May 27th—June 23rd: 8:00 AM—6:00 PM
June 24th—August 15th: 7:30 AM—7:00 PM
August 16th—September 10th: 8:00 AM—6:00 PM
September 11th—October 8th: 8:00 AM—5:00 PM
October 9th—October 10th: 9:00 AM—4:00 PM - Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: slot canyon in the municipalities of Bled, Gorje and Jesenice in Slovenia
- Also known as: “Bled Gorge”, “Blejski Vintgar”, and “Soteska Vintgar”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Vintgar railway halt and Podhom train halt.
Vintgar railway halt
Railway station
Photo: Ajznponar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vintgar railway halt is a railway station.
Bled Island
Islet
Photo: James Southorn, CC BY 2.0.
Bled Island is an islet, which is situated 4 km south of Vintgar Gorge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Podhom and Zasip.
Podhom
Village
Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Podhom is a settlement in the Municipality of Gorje in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. In addition to the main settlement, it also consists of the hamlets of Spodnji Graben, Gabrce, Vintgar, and Vršce to the west.
Zasip
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zasip is a village in the Municipality of Bled in the Upper Carniola region of northwestern Slovenia.
Blejska Dobrava
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Blejska Dobrava is a settlement in the Municipality of Jesenice, in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
Vintgar Gorge
- Categories: slot canyon and tourism
- Location: Bled, Julian Alps, Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.39729° or 46° 23′ 50″ northLongitude
14.09308° or 14° 5′ 35″ eastElevation
250 metres (820 feet)Operator
Turistično društvo GorjeOpen location code
8FRP93WV+W6OpenStreetMap ID
way 753545378OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
3187710Wikidata ID
Q671860
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Venetian—“Vintgar Gorge” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Vintqar dərəsi”
- Basque: “Vintgar arroila”
- Bulgarian: “Винтгар”
- Cebuano: “Vintgar”
- Chinese: “文特加峡谷”
- Danish: “Vintgar”
- Dutch: “Vintgar”
- Dutch: “Vintgarkloof”
- French: “gorge de Vintgar”
- French: “Gorge de Vintgar”
- Georgian: “ვინტგარის ხეობა”
- German: “Vintgarklamm”
- Hebrew: “קניון וינטגאר”
- Hungarian: “Vintgar-szurdok”
- Italian: “Gola di Vintgar”
- Japanese: “ヴィントガル峡谷”
- Korean: “빈트가르 협곡”
- Ladin: “Bled Gorge”
- Latvian: “Bledas vintgars”
- Macedonian: “Винтгар”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Vintgar”
- Polish: “Wąwóz Vintgar”
- Russian: “Винтгар”
- Russian: “Ущелье Винтгар”
- Serbian: “Винтгар”
- Slovak: “Vintgar”
- Slovenian: “Blejski vintgar”
- Slovenian: “Vintgar”
- Spanish: “Vintgar”
- Spanish: “Zgornje Gorje,”
- Spanish: “Zgornje Gorje”
- Swedish: “Vintgar”
- Venetian: “Gola de Vintgar”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Spodnje Gorje and Kočna.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hom and Šum.
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