Vintgar
Local name: Blejski vintgar
Located in Municipality of Bled, Slovenia Coordinates: 46°24′00″ N 14°06′00″ E
- Elevation
- 250 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Ljubljana · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- KLU Klagenfurt Airport33 km
- LJU Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport34 km
About Vintgar
Vintgar is a mountain. Location: Municipality of Bled, Slovenia. Elevation: 250 m.
Vintgar Gorge (Slovene: soteska Vintgar) or Bled Gorge (Blejski vintgar) is a 1.6-kilometer (0.99 mi) gorge in northwestern Slovenia in the municipalities of Gorje and Bled, four kilometers northwest of Bled. It is located on the edge of Triglav National Park. Carved by the Radovna River, it is the continuation of the Radovna Valley. The sheer canyon walls are 50 to 100 meters (160 to 330 ft) high, with a total slope measuring about 250 m (820 ft).
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Photos of Vintgar
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Climate of Vintgar
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 3° · Rain 188 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 25°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- November (188 mm)
- Driest month
- February (85 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 5° | 7° | 10° | 14° | 19° | 23° | 25° | 25° | 21° | 16° | 10° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -2° | 1° | 5° | 9° | 13° | 14° | 14° | 11° | 7° | 3° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 99 | 85 | 120 | 154 | 154 | 181 | 162 | 148 | 171 | 186 | 188 | 131 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Vintgar
The nearest airport is Klagenfurt Airport (KLU), 33 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Klagenfurt, 30 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) Klagenfurt am Wörthersee 33 kmnortheast
- Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU) Zgornji Brnik 34 kmsoutheast
- Trieste Airport (TRS) Ronchi dei Legionari/Trieste 80 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Klagenfurt Population: 100.3K 30 kmnortheast
- Ljubljana Population: 272.2K 50 kmsoutheast
- Rijeka Population: 108K 122 kmsouth
- Graz Population: 303.3K 127 kmnortheast
- Zagreb Population: 663.6K 159 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Vintgar
Within 100 km: 159 historic and cultural sites, 1,165 natural sites, 367 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km151 places
- Lake Bohinj Lake 22 kmSW
- Lake Bled Lake 4 kmS
- Triglav Mountain 20 kmW
- Rjavina Mountain 17 kmW
25–60 km527 places
- Šmarna gora Mountain 41 kmSE
- Prestreljenik Mountain 48 kmW
- Porezen Mountain 27 kmS
- Mrzla Gora Mountain 37 kmE
60–100 km1,013 places
- Raša River 67 kmS
- Ribnica Lake Lake 90 kmE
- Veliki Snežnik Mountain 95 kmS
- Hrušica Mountain 62 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Lake Bled Lake, Municipality of Bled4 km S
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Hochstuhl Mountain, Municipality of Žirovnica6.9 km NE
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Kosiak Mountain, Feistritz im Rosental8.6 km NE -
Weinasch Mountain, Austria6.2 km NE
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Bielschitza Mountain, Feistritz im Rosental8.6 km NE -
Turn Mountain, Feistritz im Rosental6.8 km NE
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Wertatscha Mountain, Austria9.7 km NE -
Sava Dolinka River, Slovenia6.8 km SE
Sources & licences
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