{"product_id":"lake-bled-poster-vintage-alpine-lake-travel-art","title":"Lake Bled Poster | Vintage Alpine Lake Travel Art","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e.rz-desc{line-height:1.65}.rz-desc\u003ep{margin:0 0 1.15em}.rz-desc h3{margin:2.4em 0 .8em;font-size:1.08em;letter-spacing:.02em}.rz-desc ul{margin:0 0 1.9em 1.15em;padding:0}.rz-desc ul li{margin:0 0 .6em}.rz-desc table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:0 0 1.4em}.rz-desc th,.rz-desc td{padding:.65em .7em;border-bottom:1px solid #e6e6e6;text-align:left;vertical-align:top}.rz-desc th{font-weight:600}.rz-desc .rz-note{margin:0 0 2.4em;opacity:.85;font-size:.95em}.rz-desc .rz-qa{margin:0 0 1.25em}.rz-desc .rz-close{margin:2.6em 0 0;font-style:italic}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe classic Lake Bled picture is taken from the hillside viewpoints above the lake. This one stays at water level, where a canopied pletna boat drifts past and the island church and the cliff-top castle sit together in one hazy view. An original vintage-style Lake Bled poster of the Slovenian lake at dawn — teal water, cream sky, snow-dusted peaks behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe design is drawn flat from the near shore at eye level — a dark tree silhouette framing the whole left edge, a canopied wooden pletna boat with two long oars angled up from its stern drifting on rippled teal water in the lower-left foreground, and the wooded island centred in the middle distance, its white church and tall bell tower rising over red-tiled roofs with a small boathouse at the island's right end. Behind it, Bled Castle sits on its cliff to the left, then layered hazy blue ridges and snow-capped alpine peaks under a cream-to-peach dawn sky. LAKE BLED runs huge in dark teal across the top, with SLOVENIA in terracotta between two rules beneath it and • ALPINE PARADISE • as a small tagline below that, the whole piece worked in teal green, dusty blue-grey, cream, peach and terracotta. Printed to order on heavyweight matte art paper with a smooth, uncoated surface that keeps those hard colour edges crisp and readable from across the room. No glare, no plastic sheen, no photograph: just paper and ink.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaper:\u003c\/strong\u003e 189 g\/m\u003csup\u003e2\u003c\/sup\u003e (10.3 mil) heavyweight matte art stock — substantial enough to hang unframed without curling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e uncoated matte — no glare under lamps, windows or gallery lighting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOpacity:\u003c\/strong\u003e 94%, so a wall colour or a second sheet behind it never shows through\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrightness:\u003c\/strong\u003e 104% ISO — a bright white base that keeps the flat colour blocks saturated\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e paper milled in Japan; every poster is printed to order, never warehoused\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSize chart\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePoster size\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eArt panel (centered)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWorks well\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14\"\" × 14\"\"\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14 × 14 in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003edesk shelves, small nooks, gallery-wall filler\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16\"\" × 16\"\"\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16 × 16 in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ebedrooms, home offices, above a console or sofa\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18\"\" × 18\"\"\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18 × 18 in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eliving rooms, stairwells, a single statement wall\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eThe illustration is a square panel centred on the sheet with a clean margin above and below, so it sits well in an off-the-shelf frame with or without a mat. Ships rolled in a protective tube, unframed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eQuick answers\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhich size should I order?\u003c\/strong\u003e The 14″ × 14″ is the safe default for most walls. Take the 16″ × 16″ for a desk, a shelf or as part of a gallery cluster, and the 18″ × 18″ when the poster is meant to be the focal point of the room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes it come framed?\u003c\/strong\u003e No — it ships rolled and unframed in a protective tube. All three sizes are standard US frame sizes, so a shop-bought frame fits without a custom mat. A ready-to-hang framed version of this design is listed separately.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs this a reprint of an old travel poster?\u003c\/strong\u003e No. It is an original illustration drawn in the mid-century travel-poster tradition — flat colour, clean edges, bold lettering — and a new composition made for RaZits. It is not a scan of a historic print.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs that island with the church real?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes. Bled Island is Slovenia's only natural island in Lake Bled at the foot of the Julian Alps, and the Pilgrimage Church of the Assumption of Mary stands on it with its bell tower and famous wishing bell. Visitors reach it by traditional flat-bottomed pletna boats rowed from the shore, and the building on the cliff behind is Bled Castle, one of the oldest castles in Slovenia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eSlovenia's island lake at water level, before the day begins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"RaZits","offers":[{"title":"14″×14″","offer_id":43210561192007,"sku":"8477843_6240","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"16″×16″","offer_id":43210561224775,"sku":"8477843_4465","price":46.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"18″×18″","offer_id":43210561257543,"sku":"8477843_6242","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0081\/0332\/9863\/files\/enhanced-matte-paper-poster-_in_-18x18-front-6aa910b7b3ce3.jpg?v=1789464771","url":"https:\/\/razits.com\/products\/lake-bled-poster-vintage-alpine-lake-travel-art","provider":"RaZits","version":"1.0","type":"link"}