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    Plitvice Lakes National Park

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    Plitvice Lakes National Park

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    Plitvice Lakes National Park in Lika is Croatia's most famous national park, located about two hours south of Zagreb. Sixteen lakes are connected by travertine barriers and waterfalls, with wooden walkways leading directly over the water.

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    Plitvice Lakes National Park in Lika is Croatia's most famous national park, located about two hours south of Zagreb. Sixteen lakes are connected by travertine barriers and waterfalls, with wooden walkways leading directly over the water.The park has been protected since 1949, was added to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1979, and welcomed nearly 1.5 million visitors in 2024.

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    Kozjak Lake
    Natural Feature

    1Kozjak Lake

    Kozjak is one of the park's two largest lakes and, at 47 meters, the deepest. An electric boat connects its shores, thus linking the lower with the upper lakes.
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    Nature and Care

    The lakes are created by tufa depositing on mosses and algae, forming natural dams. The Great Waterfall, Veliki slap, plunges 78 meters. Swimming is forbidden park-wide. The park spans nearly 297 km², but most visitors stick to the paths around the lower and upper lakes.

    Arrival, Tickets and Routes

    Buses run from Zagreb in around two hours 20 minutes and from Zadar in about two hours to the two entrances. Entrance 1 is by the lower lakes, Entrance 2 nearer the upper ones. An electric boat crosses Kozjak Lake, and a panoramic train connects the stations. Admission prices are tiered by season, highest in summer and cheaper in the afternoon. Online tickets are valid only for the chosen entrance and time slot. Current prices and opening hours are available at np-plitvicka-jezera.hr.

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    Lika

    Lika

    Lika is the karst highlands between Velebit and the Plješevica mountains in the hinterland of the northern Adriatic. It is best known for the Plitvice Lakes National Park, the most visited national park in the country.
    Rab

    Rab

    Rab is an island in the Kvarner Bay, whose namesake old town with four bell towers lies on a narrow peninsula. In the north of the island, near Lopar, are some of the few sandy beaches on the Croatian coast.
    Nin

    Nin

    Nin is a small town north of Zadar, its old town set on an island in a shallow lagoon. It is considered Croatia's first royal city and boasts the Church of the Holy Cross, one of the country's oldest sacred buildings.Surrounding the lagoon are shallow sandy beaches and a salt pan.
    Krk

    Krk

    Krk is the largest island in the Kvarner Bay and is connected to the mainland by a bridge. The main town of the same name on the southwest coast has a walled old town with a Romanesque cathedral and a Frankopan castle.Rijeka Airport is also located on the island; from Valbiska, ferries depart for Cres and Rab.
    Kvarner

    Kvarner

    The Kvarner Bay is located between Istria and the Croatian mainland, with the port city of Rijeka at its northern end. The seaside resort of Opatija and the islands of Krk, Cres, Lošinj, and Rab make it a varied region for city, beach, and island days.

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