Bohinj from our door
The lake in summer, Vogel in winter, the bus at the door
Bohinjska Bistrica is the largest village in Bohinj, with shops, a bakery, a pharmacy and a railway station. The lake is 6 kilometres away, along the road or the cycle path.
How far is it
| Where | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Bus stop, bakery | 50 m | 1 min on foot |
| Bohinj water park | 500 m | 7 min on foot |
| Bohinjska Bistrica railway station | 800 m | 11 min on foot |
| Lake Bohinj, Ribčev Laz and Pod skalco | 6 km | 10 min by car |
| Stara Fužina, Mostnica gorge | 8 km | 12 min by car |
| Vogel cable car | 11 km | 17 min by car |
| Soriška planina | 13 km | 20 min by car |
| Savica waterfall | 14 km | 25 min by car |
| Bled | 21 km | 25 min by car |
| Pokljuka, Rudno polje | 19 km | 35 min by car |
| Ljubljana airport | 57 km | 55 min by car |
| Ljubljana | 76 km | 1 h 10 min by car |
The bus around the Bohinj valley is free, summer and winter. It runs to the lake, Vogel, Soriška planina and Pokljuka, and the stop is 50 metres from the house.
Summer
Lake, river and rock
- Swimming in Lake Bohinj or in the Sava Bohinjka, which flows through Bistrica
- Climbing with the Pod skalco climbing school by the lake, which we run; hire the gear at the house
- The cycle path to the lake starts near the house, and you can hire bikes in Bistrica
- Walks to the Bistrica spring and Ajdovski gradec, a drive to the Savica waterfall and the Mostnica gorge
- A local producers' market on Saturdays, and the water park with a climbing wall 7 minutes on foot
Winter
Vogel, Kobla and the ski school
- Vogel ski area 17 minutes by car or on the free bus, Soriška planina 20 minutes
- A footpath up to the Kobla ski slopes above Bistrica
- Our own ski and snowboard school; hire ski gear at the house
- A ski room in the house
- An ice rink in Bistrica with skates for hire
Getting here
Triglavska cesta 46, in the middle of Bistrica
By car
From Ljubljana take the motorway towards Jesenice to the Lesce exit, then through Bled and along the Sava Bohinjka to Bistrica. The house is on the main road to the lake; park in front of it.
By train or bus
Bohinjska Bistrica railway station is an 11-minute walk from the house. Buses from Ljubljana and Bled stop 50 metres from the door.
By plane
Ljubljana airport is 57 kilometres, just under an hour's drive; Klagenfurt airport is 85 kilometres away.