Croatia's Plitvice Lakes National Park
Most people who visit Croatia stay close to the shore and enjoy the beautiful medieval cities that lace the coastline. If you spare a day or two, the Plitvice Lakes National Park is well worth the trip. Located in the north half of Croatia, about an hour from the coast stretching to the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina, it was here where the former Yugoslavia War officially started. The Serbian rebel forces held the park during the conflict from 1991-1995. Along the way, you can still see many of the residential buildings with bullet holes in their facades. It is hard to imagine the war started 15 years ago.
I finally went to the park this summer and loved it. Although the main drag is smothered with tourists in July and August, the park is quite large and when hiking, one can get away from people pretty easily. The waterfalls, combined with the turquoise color of the water, are unbelievable.
Filed under: Arts and Culture, Hiking, History, Learning, Europe, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Camping
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Sep 30th 2006 @ 10:06AM
Fluer(Jan) said...
How beautiful, unforturnately the most knowledge I have of the area is concerning the war. It's nice to see beyond that to the natural beauty of the country. Someday I would like to travel there.
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Oct 2nd 2006 @ 1:56PM
Iva said...
I highly recommend Croatia. It is a small country with a lot going on. Try to make it out there before it is part of the EU (if it ever is).
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Nov 8th 2006 @ 1:33PM
marilyn said...
Plitvice is spectacular, with wooden boardwalks snaking over the waterfalls so you can see them close up, and the color of the water must be seen to be believed. My oddest moment there was stepping onto the balcony of the lodge inside the park, looking into the wilderness and wondering why they put a highway so close to the park-- and then realizing that wasn't the sound of traffic, but the roar of waterfalls!
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