Bledology

Everything you need to know about Bled, Slovenia is finally here in a single, engaging book featuring photographs by National Geographic photographers. Bledology is part travel guide, part travelogue, and part historical record. It is written by Dr Noah Cherney, an American author and professor in love with Slovenia who has been living here for more than a decade.

Deliberately subjective, humorous, yet also practical, it is the only book you'll need about Bled—whether as a souvenir of your visit or as preparation for a holiday in what the author calls the most beautiful place on Earth.

THE BOOK INCLUDES:

• Chapters with guided walks around Bled Island and Bled Castle;
• Suggestions for walks and hikes, outdoor wellness, and reviving the healing methods of Swiss natural healer Arnold Rikli;
• A gastronomic guide to Bled, including the famous Bled Cream Cake;
• A list of the top 50 things to experience in Bled;
• Suggestions for exploring Bled with children;
• Recommended itineraries for different lengths of stay in Bled;
• Photographs by renowned Slovenian photographers Simon Plestenjak, Matjaž Tančič, and Ciril Jazbec.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Dr. Noah Charney is a best-selling American author and professor of art history, living for many years in Slovenia. He is the author of more than 20 books, including several international best-sellers and a Pulitzer finalist. His many books on Slovenia include Slovenology: Living and Traveling in the World's Best Country, which has been a best-seller in English and Slovene editions every year since its publication.

His Eternal Architect: The Life and Art of Joze Plecnik, Modernist Mystic, came in second for the Slovenian Book Award and won Best Book at the Novi Sad Architecture Biennial. His other books on Slovenia include Slovenian Cuisine: From the Alps to the Adriatic in 20 Ingredients and Gold Wine: Rebula, the Liquid Gold That Links Slovenia and Italy. While he is best known as an expert in art history and art crime, he has become a specialist in Slovenia, writing about it frequently for major publications, like The Guardian and the Washington Post.

He is the award-winning host of three free podcasts about Slovenia: Feel Slovenia (the national tourism podcast), The Ljubljana Podcast, and The Bled Podcast. He is also Slovenia’s Ambassador of Tourism. Learn more about his work at noahcharney.com or join him on social media, where he reports on his adventures in the world's best country.

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