The Church of the Assumption of Mary or "Mary on the Lake" dates from the 12th century. Located on Bled Island, it is a renowned pilgrimage center and a popular tourist attraction. On an old wooden building (probably religious), a stone construction was erected and lasted unscathed until an earthquake in 1511. The church was heavily restored in the 17th century, conferring its baroque style.
The church of Saint-Urh dates from the end of the 14th or the beginning of the 15th century. It was rebuilt in the Baroque style in 1743. At that time, the new church and the parish were covered with bricks from the abandoned Kamen Castle. The interior of the church contains many paintings from different periods.
Basilica of the Virgin Mary, also called the Slovene (Marian) National Sanctuary, was built between 1889 and 1900 and is the main pilgrimage centre in Slovenia, visited by about 400,000 people a year.
The church of St. Primož and Felician is first mentioned in 1501. Its successive renovations gave it a baroque nave. Nowadays, the church is a popular picnic spot due to its panoramic position.
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