National Park Plitvicka Jezera
National Park Plitvicka Jezera is well-known for their
karst topography, spectacular waterfalls,
turquoise-colored lake clusters, colorful forests and rich animal life.
The unusual topography of the Plitvice Jezer is
characterized by the formation of karst rock, accompanied by pools of water,
making the Plitvice Lakes something of a geographical and topographical rarity.
National Park Plitvicka Jezera
For vacationers wanting to see the fascinating phenomenon of
National Park Plitvicka Jezera, Plitvica
is not too difficult to reach, though it is a little detached from Croatia’s main city hubs
such as Split and Zagreb. The most stunning part of the Jezera Park is the set of
Plitvice Natural Lakes, which are sixteen gorgeous pools
of water connected to each other through waterfalls.
These lakes are set in the picture-perfect backdrop of Croatia’s trademark undisturbed natural beauty:
woodlands filled to the brim with wild animal and plant species envelop the pools of water,
making for an immensely enchanting area to explore.
National Park Plitvice Lakes
lies in a basin of karstic rock, mainly dolomite and limestone,
which has given rise to their most distinctive feature. Plitvicka Jezera Park composed of sexteen
plitvice lakes separated by natural dams of travertine,
which is deposited by the action of moss, algae and bacteria.
The encrusted plants and bacteria accumulate on top of each other,
forming travertine barriers which grow at the rate of about 1 cm per year.
The caves have been created under the waterfalls
by activity of mosses (Cratoneuron). They are often several tens of meters long,
few meters high and we call them travertine caves.
They are being formed by growth and a
permanent process in which the moss Cratoneuron is being covered
by travertine in such a way that at flrst, formations called crags are created.
Such magnificent grottes and caves are mostly located in area of Down
Lakes of
National Park Plitvicka Jezera. See the most spectacular views in our
Plitvice Gallery.