Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

1 | Lake Bled is a glacial lake in the Julian Alps, known for its small island with a church accessible by traditional wooden boats called pletnas (16 EUR per person in July 2025). A 6-kilometer walking path circles the lake, offering scenic views of Bled Castle, the island, and the surrounding mountains. 2 | Lake Bled is the largest and most popular attraction in all of Slovenia. You absolutely shouldn’t skip it, even though you’ll be navigating through crowds of people. 3 | All parking around Lake Bled is paid or reserved for hotel guests. The lots are usually packed with cars. We managed to find a spot near the Union bus stop, where parking costs 2 euros per hour. 4 | We walked all the way around the lake, stopping often to enjoy the views. The full loop took us 3 hours. 5 | The church in the middle of the lake is only accessible by boat — there’s no bridge. A round-trip ticket costs 16 euros per person. Entry to the church and tower is an additional 12 euros per person. You’ll have about 45 to 60 minutes to explore the island before the boat takes you back.

Such a serene beauty of an island in the middle of the lake BLED… a must visit place. We got our last boat ride to the island after making a special request and it was just mind blowing. The entrance to the church is chargeable but worth it.

It's a very scenic spot and worth a visit, but in my opinion, the cost to enter the church itself is not worth the money at all... unless you desperately want to ring the Wishing Bell. Take the boat across, wander around the island, but save your money instead of paying to enter the church.

Simply beautiful and fun. We rented a rowboat for an hour, which was enough for a short visit to the island, to go around it and return. There are also organized boat tours that depart from various points around the lake. The church and climbing the tower require an additional fee.

The island on which the church is located is accessible by boat, either rented or via a tour boat (with the tour you get 40-minutes to walk around the island before meeting up to return to mainland and cost 20 euros pp). The island is small and has a museum, cafe, and the church. To go inside the church and the viewpoint, you must pay extra.

Cool experience to do once. I’ve wanted to do this for years and it was unique. The views of the church from the lakeshore aren’t what you expect and the views from the church out are so limited due to trees and then netting on the bell tower windows. But the lattes with vanilla were fantastic! Quite possibly the best we’ve ever had anywhere in the world. No joke. We took the traditional boat ride over. They let you off and say ‘You have 40 minutes’. 😳 It made it so we had to choose what to do. See the church or walk around the island. We think we would have enjoyed the walk more but what are you gonna do? lol I doubt any of this experience is accessible. The boats have to be balanced equally in each side and the island is steep stairs or a steep gravel path. The coffee shop staff were excellent and friendly.

We took the electric boat over to the island as it was less busy, less expensive and more available than the traditional wooden craft. It was a nice ride over and we enjoyed an hour on the island. I imagine in high season it is over run with trippers but we had a peaceful time in the main. The church is an additional fee to pay, nothing comes cheap in Bled.

A very charming little church with stunning views, set right on the island in Lake Bled. Entrance to the church is paid, but even if you skip it, there’s plenty to enjoy around it – an ice cream stand, lots of seating areas, and gorgeous viewpoints. You can walk down the stairways on either side of the island and take in the scenery, so it’s worth the trip whether or not you go inside.