Vintgar Gorge (Blejski Vintgar / Soteska Vintgar), near Bled, Upper Carniola, Slovenia, Europe.

Vintgar Gorge (Blejski Vintgar / Soteska Vintgar) is a beautiful canyon of pools and rapids 1.6-km long (1 mile) in Slovenia near the settlement of Zgornje Gorje, four km northwest of Bled, in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia, Europe. Discovered in 1891, the intriguing gorge has been open for viewing from wooden observation walkways and bridges since 1893. Due to the ancient Bohinj Glacier damming the Radovna River into a lake, the river was diverted from eastward flow to its present northeast course, carving sheer canyon walls 50 to 100 meters (160 to 330 ft) deep through a soft layer of triassic limestone between the peaks of Borst and Hom, and emptying into the Upper Sava River Valley.

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Vintgar Gorge (Blejski Vintgar / Soteska Vintgar) is a beautiful canyon of pools and rapids 1.6-km long (1 mile) in Slovenia near the settlement of Zgornje Gorje, four km northwest of Bled, in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia, Europe. Discovered in 1891, the intriguing gorge has been open for viewing from wooden observation walkways and bridges since 1893. Due to the ancient Bohinj Glacier damming the Radovna River into a lake, the river was diverted from eastward flow to its present northeast course, carving sheer canyon walls 50 to 100 meters (160 to 330 ft) deep through a soft layer of triassic limestone between the peaks of Borst and Hom, and emptying into the Upper Sava River Valley.