CROATIA rest + sights: personal blog about Croatia interesting
Croatia is wonderfully rich in natural landmarks and beautiful scenery.
On the territory of Croatia there are 8 national nature parks, the total area of which is 994 sq.km., 235 sq.km. of which are water parks.
Plitvice Lakes national natural park is listed on the list of the world natural monuments of UNESCO.
National parks in Croatia
Plitvice Lakes
KRKA
Mljet
Brijuni
Kornati
Paklenica
Risnjak
Northern Velebit
Natural parks in Croatia
Biokovo
Medvednica
Vransko lake
Lastovo island
Papuk
Zumberak croatian-slovenian park
Velebit
Uсka
Telascica
Lonjsko field
Kopacki rit
Hobbit saga comes to life in Croatia, in the cave park Grabovača, hidden in the most picturesque, most untouched by civilisation region of Croatia – Lika.
Magical, as if it had just came of the picture, Hobbit house has found it’s cozy place in a garden with flora endemic of Croatia. … read more
Bear refuge Kuterevo is located in Kuterevo находится in the heart of Lika in mountains Northern Velebit.
Kuterevo is a shelter for bear cubs who were left without a mother at different ages for various reasons and cannot get their own food and defend themselves. … read more
Distance from the park to the city of Zagreb 137 km
Distance to the city of Pula 276 km
Distance to the city of Split 250 km
The Plitvice lakes national park is a dynamic system of 16 lakes connected by 92 waterfalls.
The total area of the lakes is about 2 sq.km., and of the national park it is 200 sq.km.
The КRКА national park is located in the South-European region, and thanks to its special geographic position, it is remarkable for its variety of flora and fauna.
The KRKA park is peculiar for its cascades and waterfalls: the Bilusica whirlpool (22,4 meters), the Corica or Brljan whirlpool (15,5 meters), the Manojlovacki waterfalls (a cascade of waterfalls 59,6 meters high with the main step 32 m high), Rosnjak (8,4 meters), the Miljacka waterfalls (23,8 meters), Roski (25,5 meters) and the Skradinski whirlpool (17 steps 45,7 meters high).
The park occupies the territory along the KRKA river, with the area of 111 sq. km.
Not far from Pula city — the touristic, economic and transport centre of Istria with many famous landmarks of Istria, one of which is the impressive ancient Roman amphitheatre — are the Brijuni isles, which can be reached by sailing across the Fazana channel.
Here, between Pula and Rovinj, on the area of only 7 sq.km. are 14 isles. Nature has created a real paradise here, which, at the turn of the 20th century, caught the attention of one of its owners Paul Kupelwieser.
The nature of Croatia is unique. Not only is it the sea and the sky charming with their blue, the long beaches, the reflection of the sone cliffs in the sea, unending fields and thermal springs…
At any time, in any place in Croatia you can see something new and unique, different from what you’ve seen before.
One of the eight national parks of Croatia is a park Risnjak.
A large part of the largest Croatian mountain range, Velebit, is part of the Northern Velebit national nature park.
The area of the nature park Northern Velebit is 109 sq.km.
Kornati national park is located in Middle Dalmatia, on the Kornati archipelago, not far from the Zadar city, Sibenik city and Biograd na Moru city.
Kornati national park is located on 140 islands, the larger part of the archipelago, of the total area of 70 sq. km. and the shore line is over 238 km.
Paklenica is one of the most interesting national parks to those who love adventure tourism.
Paklenica is a magnificent rocky phenomenon with numerous caves.
Vransko Lake is located between two historical of Sibenik town and Zadar city.
Vransko lake is the biggist lake in Croatia. It area is 30,7 km2. The lake is 13,6 km long, and 1,4-3,4 km wide.
Mljet island national park of Croatia is the first national park of the Adriatic.
The park occupies the northwestern part of the island, 5,375 hectares of protected shoreline and the nearby sea area.
Biokovo is one of the largest and the most beautiful Dalmatian mountains, it is amazingly close to the sea.
Mt Biokovo is also remarkable because it rises 1800 m above sea level.
It is the highest and the longest peak of the country.
Medvednica is a mountain range, a favoured spot for the citizens of Zagreb city to have a rest.
The central part of the forest-covered mountain, thanks to its many well-equipped roads, tourist lodges, historical monuments and recreational elements, gives the impression of a spacious city park. When you walk along the interesting trails, you can see about a thousand species of plants, listen to the singing of about a hundred kinds of birds and meet different insects and animals. A walk in the forest normalises your life balance.
National Park Plitvice Lakes of Croatia is among the TOP 10 most interesting water attractions: rivers, lakes and coasts in Europe in the rating of the columnists of the American newspaper New York Times … read more