Triglav National Park: Lake Bohinj
Tucked into the southeastern corner of Triglav National
Park, Lake Bohinj is a beautiful expanse of water, fed
by clear mountain streams and with high mountains on
almost all sides. Surrounded by some of Slovenia’s best-
preserved rustic villages, it is ideal for swimming and
kayaking and an excel lent base from which to explore
the region’s hiking trails. In win ter, Mount Vogel, to the
south of the lake, is a popular spot for skiing and
snow boarding, while the frozen lake provides a great
opportunity for ice skating.
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Mount Vogel
At an altitude of 1,800 m (5,906 ft), Mount
Vogel is a paradise for skiers in win ter and
hikers in summer. The cable car from the
shores of Lake Bohinj ascends to a plateau
from where there are breathtaking views of
the Triglav massif to the north.Visitors canoeing near Ribčev Laz,
at the eastern end of Lake BohinjSlap Savica
A popular walking trail west from
Ukanc leads to Slap Savica, a pair of
waterfalls surrounded by high cliffs.
Their waters feed the Sava river,
which flows south east to meet the
Danube at Belgrade in Serbia.A World War I Cemetery
holds the graves of
about 300 soldiers
buried between 1915
and 1917.
The cable car
to Mount Vogel
begins from the
southern shores
of Bohinj.
Ukanc
The small village of Ukanc, at the
lake’s western end, has pebbly
beaches and is surrounded by the
peaks of Pršivec and Komna.
Mount Vogel
1.5 km(1 mile)Slap Savica
1.5 km (1 mile)Sa
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