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Here we present a description of the most interesting sights that you must visit and experience during your stay with us!
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Plitvice Lakes |
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With a surface area of 294.82 km2, Plitvice Lakes National Park is the largest of Croatia’s eight national parks. Plitvice lakes was proclaimed a National park in 1949, also making it tho oldest national park in Croatia. In 1979, Plitvice Lakes National Park was included in the UNESCO list of Worls Natural Heritage sites.
The Park represents a phenomenon of karst hydrography. The lakes are known for their cascades and the ongoing biodynamic process of tufa formation under specific ecological and hydrological conditions. Tufa or travertine is a porous carbonate rock formed by the sedimentation of calcium carbonate from water. It builds barriers, sills and other forms in karst rivers and streams.
Possible activities in the park are: walking, hiking, driving an electric boat and train, photography, bicycling, skiing, rowing.
Official web site --> www.np-plitvicka-jezera.hr
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Rastoke (Slunj) |
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 Rastoke are made by play of nature on the place where river Slunjčica connects with river Korana. Nature played with blue-green waters of river Slunjčica and spread them in many big and small waterfalls. The most beautiful are Buk, Hrvoje and Vilina Kosa (fairys hair). Rastoke are very similar to Plitvice lakes, but much smaller. For the difference between Plitvice lakes and Rastoke, this place is special because of villagewith many millers. The things that nature made for thousands of years, and man later trying to make his living comfortable, with surrounding rocks, old forts and small city Slunj are many parts of perfect picture that reflects the living in this area. Because of that history, etnographic and architecture remains Rastoke are written in Registry of unmoveable statues of cultures of Regional institution for saving statues of culture in Zagreb.
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Rafting at Una (BiH) |
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Štrbački buk waterfall and the Great Una River Canyon, the most beautiful sections of this river, one may discover only by a kayak, canoe or the rafting boat.
Experienced skipper-guides from Una RC, who have the IRF’s international license, will take you to a river adventure.
Official web site --> www.una-kiro-rafting.com
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Barac's cave |
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 Be sure to visit the world oldest artist’s museum – the nature museum and see the works of art that took millions of years to create. Learn about the techniques water used to create this unique underground marvel. Feel the eternity as you walk through the halls and hallways of Upper Barac’s Cave. Starting at the entrance and Guano Hall and continue trough the Elephant Feet Hall filled with cave formations – stalagmites and stalactites and 10 meter high stalagnates. Discover the forgotten past and taste the pleasure of absolute darkness by visiting the Zmajevo zdrijelo (the Dragon’s Gorge) and the Dvorana izgubljenih suša (Hall of the Lost Souls). A special interest for this cave lies in the fact that in the year 1955 Dr. sc. Mirko Malez claimed this cave to be the home of the Early Man because of its location and age.
Besides the mentioned hypotheses about the “new “ site of Early Man, cave bear (Ursus spalaeus) bones and plenty of human bones have been discovered in the cave along with ceramics and bronze pieces including a bronze bracelet dating from the 7th century B.C. and a stone hatchet dating from the 6th century B.C.
Official web site --> www.baraceve-spilje.hr |
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