Savica Falls, Waterfall in Upper Carniola Statistical Region, Slovenia.
Savica Falls is a two-branched waterfall on the Savica stream above Lake Bohinj. Its right branch drops 25 m and its left branch 78 m, giving a total height of 78.3 m. The water emerges from a karst spring fed underground by Black Lake, about 500 m higher.
The Austrian Archduke Johann visited the waterfall in 1807 and was among the first to document it. This marked the beginning of organized tourism in this Alpine region.
The national poet of Slovenia, France Prešeren, drew inspiration from this waterfall and wrote his epic poem 'The Baptism at the Savica' here. The work made this place an important symbol in Slovenian literature and identity.
From the car park at Dom Savica, a signpost leads past a souvenir hut with the entrance fee, over a stone bridge across the Mala Savica and up a maintained trail. The route has 553 steps and the climb to the wooden pavilion, which gives a view of the falls, takes only fifteen minutes.
The visible fall is fed by the Black Lake, about 500 m higher on the karst plateau. Underground, the stream splits into two branches: the right one drops 25 m, the left one 78 m. After heavy rain the karst can no longer swallow all the water, and the fall briefly reaches almost 600 m.
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