Thursday, September 18, 2008
Krka National Park
The river Krka is a natural phenomenon that has because of its beauty in 1985 declared as 7th National park in Croatia. National park is consisted of seven travertine falls and possesses rich flora and fauna. Estuary of the river is the sea-sunken and it is 23, 5 km long. It has preserved the purity and biological vitality. Here you can find remains of historical forts and most of them were ruined by the Turks in past centuries. National park has 860 species of plants and most of them are Illyrian-Adriatic endemic species. Among mammals it is important to point out that here is kept 18 species of bats that are threatened with extinction in Europe. This Croatian treasury is visited by people from all over the world.
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Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Brijuni National Park
Brijuni are an archipelago and a National park in the Adriatic Sea that is consisted of 14 islands and islets. Brijuni are about 6 km distant from Pula, the biggest city of Istria, from where you can embark on ship that connects Brijuni with the land. This archipelago is famous for very mild climate and very rich vegetation. In the National park Brijuni you can find an open type of ZOO where animals are free and not locked in a cages, and there is also a safari park in which can be seen many exotic animals. Trough the history on this islands many world statesmen and aristocrats built their villas. Despite all the natural beauty that have enabled this paradise on earth, Brijuni offers you many sport activities such as riding, playing tennis, sailing, wind surfing, cycling, diving...
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Thursday, September 11, 2008
Peninsula of Istria
Istria is the biggest Croatian peninsula. It is placed on the north of
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