Plitvice Lakes National Park in the heart of Croatia consists of 16 beautiful blue-green lakes, linked by a series of waterfalls and cascades to form a chain through a wooded valley. Over thousands of years, the waters that flow through this area have passed over limestone and chalk, creating deposits which form natural barriers between the lakes. The lakes range in height from Proscansko Jezero at 636.6m (1746ft) above sea level, to the lowest, Kaludjerovac, at 505.2m (1386ft), and in surface area from 81 hectares (33 acres) to one hectare (2.5 acres).

Plitvice Lakes National Park, 53231 Plitvièka Jezera, Croatia
Tel: (053) 751 132
Website: www.np-plitvicka-jezera.hr/

Air: Zagreb International Airport. Road: Coach: All coaches on the Zagreb-Zadar route stop at Plitvice; it is also possible to visit Plitvice as a day trip from most coastal resorts between the Kvarner Riviera and mid-Dalmatia.