Ojstrica Viewpoint
Rocky hilltop lookout framing the island church, cliff-top castle and Julian Alps in one classic view.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Ojstrica viewpoint above Lake Bled is about a view that was painted, printed and posted long before you arrived: the island, the church, the castle and Mount Stol, arranged into Slovenia's best-known picture. It follows nineteenth-century painters, the postcard trade, and the photographers who still climb here before dawn, including one who learned his craft at Bled. Best heard on the rocks at the top, looking down at the island.
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