Jeruzalem in Hormoz area Slovenia, this is the center of Slovenian wine production.
Quite easy to get there, much harder to find the way out.... ;)
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Quite easy to get there, much harder to find the way out.... ;)
Bled Castle, overlooking Lake Bled near Kranj, Slovenia. The castle was first mentioned in 1004, which makes it one of the oldest in Slovenia, with its most ancient part being the Romanesque tower. In the Middle Ages more towers were built and the fortifications were improved. Other buildings were additionally constructed during the Baroque period. The buildings are arranged around two courtyards, which are connected with a staircase. There is a chapel on the upper courtyard, which was built in the 16th century, and renovated around 1700, when it was also painted with Illusionist frescoes.
Thank you Wikipedia...makes anybody an instant expert, especially on the subject of 17th century Illusionist frescoes!
Taken on December 15, 2007.
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Thank you Wikipedia...makes anybody an instant expert, especially on the subject of 17th century Illusionist frescoes!
Taken on December 15, 2007.
Surreal reality, a castle in the mists...
"Bled castle the largest castle in Slovenia stands tall and proud above Lake Bled. Lucky with the early morning mist just in the correct place.
Bled castle stands on a rock about 100 m above the lake. There is a great view to the town, lake and countryside. A Romanesque tower stood in the place of the present castle in 1004. Parts of the castle were added the period of 800 years. "
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"Bled castle the largest castle in Slovenia stands tall and proud above Lake Bled. Lucky with the early morning mist just in the correct place.
Bled castle stands on a rock about 100 m above the lake. There is a great view to the town, lake and countryside. A Romanesque tower stood in the place of the present castle in 1004. Parts of the castle were added the period of 800 years. "
Interesting history to this church:
"According to a legend which stayed with the people, the temple of the ancient Slavic goddess Živa, once stood in the place of the current Baroque church. Priest Staroslav and his daughter Bogomila guarded it when Črtomir came to the island. The temple disappeared during battles between the followers of the pagan religion and Christians, who destroyed the altar and built a church. Bogomila stayed in the new church with her father, while Črtomir, after his baptism near the Savica waterfall, went to Aquilea and became a missionary of the Aquilean patriarch among Slovenes. On the Bled island, archeologists have discovered traces of prehistoric (11th to 8th centuries B.C.) and Slavic (9th to 10th century) settlements. In the early Middle Ages there was a pre-Christian, probably Old Slavic cult area in the location of the present day church. 124 graves with skeletons from the 9th to the 11th century were found. The foundations of a pre-Romanesque chapel which was built during the process of Christianisation, also date from approximately the same period - this is probably the only discovered example of a cult building from those times on Slovenian territory."
Uploaded by An Gobán Saor on 30 Oct 09, 6.48AM EST.
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"According to a legend which stayed with the people, the temple of the ancient Slavic goddess Živa, once stood in the place of the current Baroque church. Priest Staroslav and his daughter Bogomila guarded it when Črtomir came to the island. The temple disappeared during battles between the followers of the pagan religion and Christians, who destroyed the altar and built a church. Bogomila stayed in the new church with her father, while Črtomir, after his baptism near the Savica waterfall, went to Aquilea and became a missionary of the Aquilean patriarch among Slovenes. On the Bled island, archeologists have discovered traces of prehistoric (11th to 8th centuries B.C.) and Slavic (9th to 10th century) settlements. In the early Middle Ages there was a pre-Christian, probably Old Slavic cult area in the location of the present day church. 124 graves with skeletons from the 9th to the 11th century were found. The foundations of a pre-Romanesque chapel which was built during the process of Christianisation, also date from approximately the same period - this is probably the only discovered example of a cult building from those times on Slovenian territory."
Uploaded by An Gobán Saor on 30 Oct 09, 6.48AM EST.
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