Plitvice Lakes

The largest and oldest national park in the Republic of Croatia is the Plitvice Lakes. This region has traditionally drawn nature enthusiasts because of its extraordinary natural splendor. As a result, on April 8th, 1949, it was designated as the Republic of Croatia's first national park. When Plitvice Lakes was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List on October 26, 1979, it was recognized for its remarkable universal value in the process of tufa creation, which creates tufa barriers and lakes as a result.

There are sixteen lakes in Plitvice National Park, which are connected by a number of waterfalls. Natural dams full of moss and algae divide the lakes and combine with mountain runoff to produce a range of watercolors, including azure, green, silvery gray, and blue. The colors of the lakes change throughout the day as the sun reflects off the water at various angles.

The over 300 square kilometers park has seven different pathways to explore, and Plitvice offers great natural beauty that begs to be discovered. The park is extremely forested, and there are routes that meander through the forest, across wooden bridges, and in the direction of caverns and mountains.

Location: Lika-Senj County and Karlovac County, central Croatia