Il meglio del Velebit

Velebit Essentials

This collection spans the Velebit mountain range and surrounding Lika region, highlighting the UNESCO-listed Plitvice Lakes National Park with its interconnected karst lakes and the 78-meter Great Waterfall. It features the birthplace of Nikola Tesla in Smiljan, the massive underground complex of the Željava Air Base, and the Cerovačke Caves’ archaeological findings. From the dramatic Zrmanja River canyon views to the Pre-Romanesque architecture of the Church of St. Nicholas, these sites represent the area’s geological diversity and cultural history.

Velebit Essentials — Mappa

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Panorama Canyon

A viewpoint overlooking the 200-meter deep Zrmanja River karst canyon, famously used as a filming location for the Winnetou movie series.

Matjaž Metaj / CC BY-SA 2.0

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Galovac

The third-largest Upper Lake in Plitvice Lakes National Park, known for the 28-meter-high Galovački buk waterfall on its northern edge.

LetećiVale / CC0

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Lake Gradinsko

A shallow Upper Lake in Plitvice Lakes National Park, situated between Galovac and Burget, known for its clear turquoise waters.

Dragan Zeba / CC BY 3.0

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Cerovačke Cave

A system of three different caves, well-known for the various animal and human remains found inside.

Ustill / CC BY-SA 2.0 de

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Great Waterfall

The highest waterfall in Plitvice Lakes National Park at 78 meters, formed by the Plitvica stream crashing into the lower canyon.

tomzek t / CC-BY-SA

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Memorial Center "Nikola Tesla"

The Nikola Tesla Memorial Center is a cultural-historical site and museum located in Smiljan, Croatia, located at the birthplace of Nikola…

Ex13 / CC BY-SA 3.0

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Novsko Ždrilo

Novsko Ždrilo is a strait of the Adriatic Sea in Croatia between the Novigrad Sea and the Velebit Channel.

Croq / CC BY-SA 3.0

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Church of St. Nicholas

The Church of St. Nicholas is a late 11th or early 12th century Pre-Romanesque style Roman Catholic church located in the field of Prahulje,…

Peter Rusina / CC BY-SA 4.0

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Zeljava Air Base

Željava Air Base, situated on the border between Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina under the Gola Plješevica mountain, near the city of…

Flammard / CC BY-SA 3.0

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Ostrožac Castle

Ostrožac Castle is a castle located in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Una-Sana Canton on the outskirts of the town of Cazin, in the village…

Pećinski park Grabovača / CC BY-SA 4.0

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Samograd

The only tourist-accessible cave in Grabovača Cave Park, featuring four large halls and historical signatures from the 19th century.