Paklenica
Paklenica, Travel Guide with travel tips for holidays in Paklenica, Croatia
Touch, explore, and capture the brilliance of nature that awaits you when you visit breathtaking Paklencia National Park in beautiful Dalmatia, Croatia. In wonder, you will discover the incredible park habitat, enjoy the pristine beauty of the forest and canyons, and pursue historical knowledge that will keep you climbing on your adventure in heavenly Croatia.
You will greatly appreciate the amazing habitat that graze and lounge among the brush within the park. Over 200 graceful fowl and 82 species of charming butterflies, including the rare Swallowtail and the admirable Apollo Croatian butterflies are sprinkled over the park like falling confetti. Intriguing amphibians, mammals, and reptiles like the Balkan Whip and Leopard snake hide and slide through the tall grasses that blanket the forest floor. And the red and roe deer, wolves, lynx, brown bear, wild boars, and other wild game have securely made the rich brush of the Paklencia National Park their home.
Among the two main attractions of Paklencia National Park are the echoing canyons of Mala and Velika, where you will find caves, interesting karsts forms, and the rarest species of sweet violet, sandwort, and bellflowers along with unusual dwarfed trees lining your hiking path to bring surreal life to a hiker‘s dream. With each step, your eyes will absorb the intense beauty that graces the finely decorated forest that is overlaid with a sensational pristine garden of 800 various aromatic flora that extends from the refreshing seacoasts and pour over the fascinating peaks of the Velebit Ridge. With this, you will magically be released into calm, serenity, and amazement while on your adventure down the historical trails of Paklencia National Park.
Fascinating historic legacies will keep your interest and satisfy your curiosity about the existence of this phenomenal park. Evidence of prehistoric habitation, attractive water mills, underground tunnels, and bunkers are all in the region of Starigrad-Paklencia, Seline, and Velika Paklencia Creek bring great historic value to the wonders of Paklencia National Park.
The Paklenica Riviera is an excellent vacation choice for combined activities of water sports, hiking, and climbing. Near the seacoast is a natural Croatian Climbing Centre with 400 equipped routes designed appropriately for the amateur climber or the expert climber. Plus, annually in April and May, big wall speed climbing competitions take place in Velika Paklencia canyon. Park entrance and climbing fees vary with age and length of vacation.
