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Travel Croatia - National Park Plitvice Lakes
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National Park Plitvice Lakes is the largest
and the first Croatian national park,
established in 1949. The park covers 294.82 km2 and was
inscribed on the UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 1979, in recognition
of its “outstanding natural beauty and undisturbed production of
travertine (tufa) through chemical and biological action”. The
park
represents a phenomenon of karst hydrography.
This breathtaking national park harbours a grand collection of
waterfalls, gallery of
lakes, forest and diversity of animal life. The lakes are renowned for
their distinctive colors, ranging from azure to green, grey or blue.
The colors change constantly depending on the quantity of minerals or
organisms in the water and the angle of sunlight. The sixteen lakes
which are formed by natural dams of travertine are separated into upper
and lower lakes. About eight km of pathways and wooden walking trails
around lakes are accessible to visitors. Trails are descending from an
altitude of 636m to 503m above sea level.
Click here to
visit official website of the National Park Plitvice Lakes
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