Why is Plitvice Lakes famous?

Plitvice Lakes National Park is famed for its unsurpassable natural beauty. Sitting between Zagreb and Zadar, at the Bosnia Herzegovina border, it is the jewel of mountainous central Croatia, and it’s easy to see why it made the Unesco World Heritage register in 1979.

Why is Plitvice Lakes so clear?

The type of algae that blooms in the waters of Plitvice releases gases as it grows and decomposes, and when those gases react with the water it shows as a stunning shade of azure.

Can you swim at Krka?

Visitors can swim in Krka National Park and it’s just as scenic as its neighboring Plitvice Lakes, where swimming is prohibited. Croatia is home to several historical cities and scenic natural attractions.