Lake Jasna

This pristine alpine lake precisely reflects its Slovenian name, meaning lake 'clear'. They say a picture tells a thousand words, in which case, seeing this magnificence in reality must tell a million. Purity, colour, serenity, clarity do not go any way to describing the setting, the mixed spruce and deciduous covered slopes in the near-distance giving way to soaring rocky peaks in the dramatic background. This paradise is a quick escape from Kranjska Gora, only a 20 minute walk up the winding road toward Vršič. You are greeted at the lake's shore by the gruff face of the zlatorog (mountain goat), looking contentedly northwards from his rock. While away an hour on one of the benches lining the shore, then get a drink in one of the nearby bars and soak up that view for even longer.