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8 Day Cycling Trip from Alps to Adriatic: Bled – Ljubljana – Istria

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Overview

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German
English
Italian

192 hours

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The starting point of this bike tour is Bled, the Pearl of Slovenia. The image of Bled with the castle, the lake and the island in the middle of the lake with its church is known worldwide. The route leads through idyllic, medieval towns and their picturesque landscapes with a stopover in Ljubljana, Slovenia’s capital, which has in recent years become one of the most popular city destinations in Europe. Continue to the Notranjska region, where we recommended a visit the world-famous Postojna Cave and Predjama Castle. Entering the Karst area, you will cycle on quiet, easy and scenic paved roads through vineyards and ancient villages, where you can taste the famous Teran red wine and Karst ham. After the Lipica stud farm with its famous Lipizaner white horses and Škocjan caves with Europe’s largest underground canyon, you will reach the Slovenian part of the Istrian peninsula. In picturesque Piran you will finally relax your muscles after an unforgettable journey.

Additional Info

Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

Not recommended for pregnant travelers

Public transportation options are available nearby

Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Detailed documents, one per booking (map, road book - route description & places to visit...)

All Fees and Taxes

Welcome meeting with representative of local agency

Service & emergency hotline in case of problems or questions, 24/7 agency support

One person traveling: 30 EUR (payable in addition to the single room surcharge).

Airfare to and from the trip

Insurance

Rental touring bike: 75 EUR, hybrid bike: 130 EUR, electric bike: 180 EUR

Transfer costs to/from (airport/train or bus station) hotel

Additional charge for single room use: 60 EUR.

Tips and gratuities, personal expences, additional activities.

What To Expect

Day 1

Arrival in Bled

Accommodations

Overnight in B&B or hotel (3*or 4*)

1

Lake Bled

Individual arrival to the starting hotel in Bled.

3 hours • Admission Not Applicable
2

Bled Castle (Blejski Grad)

Perched atop a steep cliff rising 130 metres above the glacial Lake Bled is a symbol of Bled and Slovenia

30 minutes • Admission Not Included
3

Bled Island

Explore the charming island, count the stairs and make a wish by pulling the wishing bell.

2 hours • Admission Not Included
Day 2

Bled - Škofja Loka

Accommodations

Overnight in B&B or hotel (3*or 4*)

Food and Drinks

BREAKFAST

Breakfast

1

Radovljica Old Town

From Bled you cycle along the river Sava to old town of Radovljica, where you can visit the uniqe beekeeping museum.

Admission Not Applicable
2

Begunje na Gorenjskem

You will cycling through Begunje, a hometown of Slavko Avsenik and Polka music, Tržič with its shoe making tradition and Kranj

Admission Not Applicable
3

Kranj

The capital of Gorenjska region

Admission Not Applicable
4

Skofja Loka

The stage ends in Škofja Loka with the best preserved medieval town center in Slovenia. With a transfer you can avoid the ascent and shorten the stage for about 20km (not in the price). Route detail: ca. 63 km, + 725 m / – 810 m.

Admission Not Applicable
Day 3

Škofja Loka - Ljubljana

Accommodations

Overnight in B&B or hotel (3*or 4*)

Food and Drinks

BREAKFAST

Breakfast

1

Lake Zbilje

Škofja Loka live you fascinated with its story and many legends, but there is another highlite on this tour, that it waiting for you…Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia and one of the most prefered tourist destination in Europa. To reach it you will cycle over the Devils bridge to Sora field, where you cross the river Sora and continue to Zbilje lake. The Sava river will acompaign you mostly on your way to the capital .

Admission Not Applicable
2

Ljubljana Old Town

The finish is at Zmajski most-in English Dragon Bridge, which is one of the symbols of Ljubljana. Route detail: ca. 39 km, + 320 m / – 390 m.

Admission Not Applicable
Day 4

Ljubljana - Postojna

Accommodations

Overnight in B&B or hotel (3*or 4*)

Food and Drinks

BREAKFAST

Breakfast

1

Cerknica Lake

Today you drive first through theTivoli Park and by Ljubljana zoo, two very popular places of cityzens of Ljubljana. But the best ist coming later, the magical disappearing lake of Cerknica and gorge Rakov Škocjan.

Admission Not Applicable
2

Rakov Skocjan Valley

Slovenia’s oldest landscape park with amazing natural bridges and other landscape formations. A perfect place for picnic in nature. With a transfer you can abbreviate the stage for about 20km (not in the price). Route detail: ca. 61 km, + 700 m / – 410 m.

Admission Not Applicable
3

Postojna

Your goal for this day is Postojna where you can find famous Postojna cave and Predjama castle. Route detail: ca. 61 km, + 700 m / – 410 m.

Admission Not Applicable
Day 5

Postojna - Kodreti / Karst

Accommodations

Overnight in B&B or hotel (3*or 4*)

Food and Drinks

BREAKFAST

Breakfast

1

Postojna Cave

Today you can visit the Postojna caves, the most extensive cave system in Slovenia with stalagmites, stalactites and famous “human fish”.

2 hours • Admission Not Included
2

Predjama Castle

After that you meat another attraction, the Predjama Castle, an unice castle with its unique position below the 123-metre cliff. A story tells about a robber knight Erasmus, which kept a whole army at bay by utilizing the caves underneath the castle to sneak out for supplies.

1 hour • Admission Not Included
3

Vipava

After a spectacular descent to Vipava Valley, one of the most famous wine regions in Slovenia you finish your day in a family guesthouse, where you can enjoy your dinner with a tipical karst cusine. Route detail: ca. 48 km, + 530 m / – 880 m.

Admission Not Applicable
4

End goal for this day. Route detail: ca. 48 km, + 530 m / – 880 m.

30 minutes • Admission Not Applicable
Day 6

Kodreti / Karst - Divača / Škocjan

Accommodations

Overnight in B&B or hotel (3*or 4*)

Food and Drinks

BREAKFAST

Breakfast

1

Stanjel

The first stop on today’s stage is Štanjel, an idyllic karst settlement built mostly from stones. on the top of the hill.

Admission Not Applicable
2

Lipica

Through picturesque karst villages, vineyards with numerous wine cellars, which invite you for a stop and a tasting of first-class teran wines and karst ham you drive to the stud farm of Lipica, home of beautiful white Lipizzaner horses, famous worldwide. If you have time, you can also visit “War Museum” set in a Venetian tower. Route detail: ca. 49 km, + 630 m / – 365 m.

Admission Not Applicable
Day 7

Divača / Škocjan - Izola - Piran (about 50 km, to Piran about 61 km)

Accommodations

Overnight in B&B or hotel (3*or 4*)

Food and Drinks

BREAKFAST

Breakfast

1

Skocjanske Jame

Today you can visit Škocjan Caves, UNESCO World Heritage and the protected area.

2 hours • Admission Not Included
2

Parenzana

The Karst Plain accompanies you on the way to the Adriatic Sea, you will follow the route of the old railway lines Val Rosandra and Parenzana. For your last part you’ll cycle along the coastal road on a new cycling path enjoying great vistas of Slovenia’s lovely coast.

Admission Not Applicable
3

Piran

The tour ends in the gorgeous little Venetian town of Piran, where you can watch the sunset from the church bell tower or swimming in a blue Adriatic Sea. Route detail: to Izola ca. 49 km, + 375 m / – 845 m; to Piran ca. 60 km, + 548 m / – 1018 m

3 hours • Admission Not Applicable
Day 8

Departure

Food and Drinks

BREAKFAST

Breakfast

1

Piran

Individual departure or possibility to extend your stay in Istria.

30 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

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8 Day Cycling Trip from Alps to Adriatic: Bled – Ljubljana – Istria

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