Bled and its surroundings are also recognized for the healer and naturopath Arnold Rikli. 

On his first visit to Bled, Rikli was impressed by the freshness of the air, the cleanliness of the lake and the mild alpine climate. He set up a natural healing institution by the lake, which was based on natural methods. He healed thousands of people with his methods.

Rikli relied on natural factors – air, water and sun – to improve a person’s well-being.

Living according to Rikli also means getting up before sunrise, walking barefoot on the meadow with the morning dew … At the Wellbe Festival, we will revive Rikli’s methods every morning, even before breakfast. Barefoot, we will walk on the dew, swim in the morning rays of the radiant lake and surrender to the energy of the rising day.