Plitvice Lakes

The Plitvice Lakes are the oldest and largest national park of the Republic of Croatia. With its exceptional natural beauty, this area has always attracted nature lovers, so it was already declared the first national park in Croatia on April 8, 1949. The process of sedimentation, which forms travertine barriers and creates lakes, represents a unique universal value for which the Plitvice Lakes received international recognition on October 26, 1979, by being included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

The lake system of the Plitvice Lakes consists of 16 named and numerous smaller, cascaded lakes. Due to the geological base and characteristic hydrogeological conditions, the lake system is divided into Upper and Lower lakes.