Another magical place in Slovenia?
But of course, there's simply no end to the beauty of this country. Many places to see, explore and be amazed by.
Slovenia is full of nature, beautiful landscapes, lakes, rivers, forests, mountains, hiking spots and so much more.
Lake Bohinj is another popular attraction, it is the largest natural lake in Slovenia and comprises almost 100 million cubic meters of water!
There is a lot to do there, from swimming, windsurfing, boat riding, kayaking, canoeing, fishing and diving and if lucky, even ice skating during winter times (taking extra caution of course).
It is a part of Triglav National Park, about 80 km from the capital city Ljubljana.
Bohinj in a few numbers:
The longest diagonal 4100 m
Maximum width 1200 m
Maximum depth 45 m
Shore length approx. 11.35 km
Surface elevation 526 m
Area 318 ha
And it might not look like, especially when you go swimming, but Bohinj is home to 53 planktonic algae species, around 60 species of the freshwater zoobenthos and at least 16 fish species.
When I was back home in 2019, we decided to spend one whole day at this amazing spot, really just to relax by the lake and swim in the water that was pleasant but a bit chilly. Keep swimming and you'll be alright, if you stop, you will feel the cold quickly.
We really had an amazing time then, lucky that my brother could also come back home for a bit. He was living in China at the time and I hadn't seen him in over 4 years. So this time we could spend the whole month together with the family and pretend we were kids again (minus punching each other, throw rocks at each other's heads and try to get the other one in trouble).
Love the glasses bro! :D :D :D
You can easily stare at this amazing view for ages.
And don't forget to take pictures! :D
There is a lot of space around the lake but during summer months and on hot days, it gets crowded quickly. Everyone is looking for a quick refreshment so it's a good idea to come early to secure your spot. Note that most areas around there, all have paid parking and even parking spots gets full quickly.
We managed to find a nice spot either way and spend hours swimming, relaxing and eating ice cream of course.
This was our view, how amazing!
And our funky looking tree.
It really is a magical place and each time you go, you can't help but wonder how nature can create something so spectacular.
Finishing off with my favourite picture I own, a picture of me and my dad on the funky tree, captured by my mom. Miss you both !
Thanks for watching, see you next time hive tribe!
Kat