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plitvice
lakes
CROATIA
Lace-like veils of water, limestone ramparts,
and the delicate fall of vegetation frame
the 16 Plitvice Lakes, the enchanting cen-
terpiece of Croatia’s largest national park.
Each is a mesmerizing and ever changing
shade of green, blue, or gray, depending
on the play of sunlight and the precise
mineral and organic content of the water.
Each lake feeds slowly into another over
the course of five miles (8 km), separated
by natural, slow-growing banks of calcified
moss and algae.
DON’T MISS
The five-hour “H” itinerary is a network of trails,
mostly on wooden boardwalks, that traverses the
park and provides an all-embracing insight into the
region’s luminescent lakes, waterfalls, canyons, and
surrounding beech woods.
One of the 16 Plitvice Lakes, featuring vivid coloring
caused by a high mineral content
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R I V E R S & S H O R E S