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7 of Croatia's 8 National Parks are placed directly on or in the vicinity of the coast, while the eighth National Park, Plitvice Lakes, is less than 200 km from the coast.
The Brijuni archipelago, placed on Istria's western coast, consists of 2 large islands and 12 islets on which the rich and respected have been spending their holidays since ancient times. Kornati National Park is the most indented Mediterranean archipelago and consists of 140 uninhabited islands, islets and cliffs ideal for boaters, divers and lovers of Robinson Crusoe types of holidays. Mljet National Park, also Croatia's greenest island, lies southwest of Dubrovnik and is known for its two lakes (Veliko jezero and Malo jezero) and unique forests. The mountainous National Parks,Sjeverni Velebit, Paklenica and Risnjak, are very popular with hikers, speleologists, botanists and alpinists. Krka National Park lies on Croatia's most beautiful Karst river. Croatia's best known National Park,Plitvice Lakes, encompasses 16 lakes connected by waterfalls and surrounded by dense forests.
Since there are nearly a hundred different Special Reserves all over Croatia, we will list only the best known, primarily those on the coast and islands. If you are spending your holiday on Zadar Riviera, we recommend you visit Lun and Kolansko blato (island of Pag), Zavizan and Stirovaca (Velebit), as well as olive grove Saljsko polje on the island of Dugi otok. Those staying on Sibenik Riviera could visit the island of Prvic and Grgurov kanal.
If you are in Istria and Kvarner, make sure to visit Fojiska reserve on the island of Cres, Limski zaljev and Motovun forests, Dundo forest on the island of Rab and the islet of Kosljun by Punta on the island of Krk. Also worth visiting are Zeleni vir (Green whirl) and Vražji prolaz (Devil's pass). Book your visit near Skrad in Gorski Kotar.
If you are headed for Croatia's south, visit the islands of Mrkan, Bobara and Lokrum by Dubronik, take a walk on the cypress lined promenade "Pod Gospu" by Orebic, and try trouts in one of the restaurant on the Neretva Delta or oysters from Malostonski bay by Ston. When passing through continental Croatia, visit Corkova uvala in Plitvice, Japetic (Samoborsko gorje), and Velika Pljesevica or Sekulinacke planine ( Papuk ).
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