Tourists from Hotter Parts Enjoying Snow in Slovenia
With its abundance of snow, this Winter has produced a real wonderland perfect for the enjoyment of nature. It is attracting not just the locals but also people from countries with no snow to indulge in activities like walking, skating, Alpine and cross-country skiing.
Particularly attractive are the popular Slovenian tourist resorts Bled and Bohinj, with their snow-covered landscapes, surrounded by snow-capped peaks and partly frozen-over lakes.
Tourists visiting Bled and interested in Winter sports, far outnumber those who come primarily for the health resort facilities. British tourists are most numerous but they are not the only ones coming from a country with virtually no ski-resorts of its own. Bled, with almost 90% of Winter tourists coming from abroad, is also playing host to Greeks and Australians.
While western parts of the Gorenjska region have not seen this much snow for a long time, the temperatures have not been low enough for the surface of the lake to freeze over entirely, and enable safe skating and walking.
The lake in Bohinj has a thicker covering of ice but is equally dangerous to walk on. This is why the tourists prefer to go skiing at the large skiing centres of Vogel, Kobla or Soriska Planina, explains the Bohinj tourist association.
Efforts have been made in the past years to cater also for non-skiers, with activities such as cross-country skiing and sledging on specially prepared tracks. Afterwards tourists can warm themselves in the water park in Bohinj.
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