Description:

It is quite probable that in 1004, when the German Emperor Henrik II gave the Bled estate to Bishop Albuin of Brixen as a gift, only a Romanesque tower stood in the place of the present day castle, protected by walls facing the gentle slope of the castle hill. In the late Middle Ages more towers were built and the fortifications were improved. The entrance through the outer walls, with a Gothic arch and a drawbridge over the now filled-in moat, is an interesting aspext to view. Other buildings which were additionally constructed in the Baroque period, completed the architectural development of the castle complex. These are arranged around two courtyards: the lower one containing outbuildings and the upper one residential quarters. The two courtyards were connected with a staircase in the middle of the Baroque wing. The most interesting of all the preserved buildings is certainly the chapel on the upper courtyard, which was consecrated to the Bishops St. Albuin and to St. Ingenium. It was built in the 16th century, and was renovated in the Baroque style around 1700, when it was also painted with illusionist frescoes.

Medicinal herbs are marked with a star *:

English	Slovene	Latin
Bracken fern	Orlova praprot	Pteridium aquilinum
Cabbage rose	Rdeca vrtnica	Rosa centifolia
* Comfrey	Navadni gabez	Symphytum officinale
English daisy	Navadna marjetica	Bellis perennis
European beech	Navadna bukev	Fagus sylvatica
* European peony	Potonika	Paeonia officinalis
Goat willow	Macica	Salix caprea
Grasses	Trave	Poaceae
Hazelnut	Leska	Corylus avellana
* Italian cypress	Cipresa	Cupressus sempervirens
Maple	Javor	Acer
* Silver birch	Navadna breza	Betula pendula
Wavyleaf sea lavender	Ozkolistna mrezica	Limonium sinuatum
White poplar	Beli topol	Populus alba
Winter flowering heather	Spomladanska resa	Erica carnea