Covering approximately 96 square kilometers
of land, stretching from the Eastern
coast of the Adriatic Sea and to the
highest peaks of the Velebit Mountains,
Vaganski Vrh (Vaganski Peak 1,757
m) and Sveto Brdo (Holly Hill 1,753
m). Paklenica National Park flourishes
with copious natural wonders and phenomena,
which is why in 1949 the entire area
was declared a National Park. The
Paklenica region is an exquisite and
unusual place where, the sea and the
mountains meet with rich beech and
black pine forests. Deep canyons cut
vertically into the Velebit ridge
create unique karst relief with numerous
caves and pits. www.paklenica.hr
National Park Plitvice
The Plitvicka Jezera
(The Plitvice Lakes) are considered
one of the most beautiful natural
phenomena in Europe. In 1979, the
Lakes were entered in the UNESCO Register
of the World Natural Heritage. The
total area of the National Park is
266 km2 and includes sixteen terrace-formed
lakes interconnected with waterfalls.
The primary lakes altitude is approximately
636-meters, while the last lake, situated
8 kilometer to the south, lies at
an altitude of 133 meters. The natural
phenomenon of the Plitvice Lakes is
its transparency, which can reach
up to 8 meters deep, while the deepest
part of the lake is 46 meters
Dalmatian River
Krka is located in the Šibenik-Knin
County. It is surrounded by the triangle
Knin-Zadar-Split which runs along
the direction Knin-Drnis-Sibenik cities.
The river’s natural spring is in the
base of the Dinaric Mountain, 3,5
kilometers Northeast of city of Knin.
The Tupoljski waterfall can be observed
cascading loudly in winter, unfortunately
dries out in the summer months. The
river flows trough karstic parts of
Dalmatia and naturally connects the
cities Knin and Šibenik.
A rather unique
and quite beautiful archipelago of
small islands called the Kornati can
be found in the central part of the
Adriatic Sea. The archipelago covers
the area where Zadar’s and Šibenik’s
islands meet. The magnificent natural
formations, interesting geomorphology,
great indentedness of the costal area
is related to the archipelago thus
creating the sea’s rich ecosystem.
In the year 1980 a large part of Kornati
was declared a National Park.
Traveling up the
Jadranska magistrala, the Adriatic
highway, towards the North Dalmatia,
between two historically rich cities
- Šibenik and Zadar, a natural phenomenon
of two equally amazing and beautiful
but very different blue vistas can
be observed. On one side there is
the beautiful blue of the Adriatic
Sea, with its tempting beauty and
pristine clearness and on the other
hand there is the largest natural
lake in Croatia, Vransko lake. An
area untouched by humans with natural
habitats of rare kind of wading birds,
natural springs of fresh water, and
places of amazing natural beauty.
On July 21, 1999 Vransko lake with
all its surrounding area was pronounced
a Nature Park.
The city of Šibenik
is in the central part of the Adriatic
Coast. It is located in the picturesque
bay with high indentedness, at the
very place where one of the most beautiful
karstic rivers, the Krka, meets the
Adriatic. The city today is the politically-administrative,
socially-cultural, and business wise
center of Šibenin-Knin County. The
county itself which is 100 kilometers
in length stretches along the coast,
between Zadar and Split and reaches
45 kilometers inland to the core of
Dinara Mountain.
Split
Emperor Dioclecian, the son of god
Jupiter, before 1700 years, at this
very spot built his new vacation palace.
The city of Split is located in the
central part of the Eastern Adriatic
coast, between the river Zrnovice
to the East and the river Jadra on
the West. The Western part of the
city's peninsula offers the cool Marjan
Woods shade. The city of Split encompasses
15 kilometers of promenade along the
sea in which the songs of Dalmatian
can be heard echoing on the cobblestone
streets. The city experiences a very
agreeable climate, know as a place
with a great number of sunny days
and about 2,700 sunny hours per year.
