Excursions & daytrips
Dugi Otok
... for nature lovers far off the beaten tourist track! You can reach Dugi Otok, a picturesque island in Dalmatia, by ferry (1.5 hours travel time) from Zadar.
Surrounded by crystal clear blue waters, you can reach the sea from both pebbly and sandy beaches. The little hamlet of Božava is located in the Northeast of the island surrounded by pinewood forests.
The well-known diving school has meant that the area has become a popular holiday destination for sailors and divers. This is also the location of the Božava hotel complex situated directly in a charming little bay by the sea.
Zadar & National Park Plitvice Lakes
"Small
Croatian
Rome"
- that is
one of the names
for
the
port city of
Zadar,
the
city
with two faces
-
the old, with its
Roman and
medieval
monuments,
medieval houses
and
palaces, churches,
city walls
and the new
face,
hotels, shopping
centers,
restaurants
and promenades.
The National Park Plitvice Lakes is recognized as UNESCO world
heritage site
and is one of the
most beautiful
natural sites
in Europe.
Here was filmed also the legendary
movie Winnetou
"The Treasure
on
Silver Lake".
National Park Kornati
The Kornati Islands are one of the biggest archipels in the Mediterranean Sea. They consist of about 150 island, spread out over 70 km². The white gray rocks are reflected in the crystal clear water. Countless hours of sunshine and endless beaches atract many visitors and boaters from all over the world in the Kornati archipelago.
Natural Park Telascica
The Bay
"park
Telascica" is the
biggest, most beautiful
and
safest
natural harbor
in the Adriatic.
In the bay
there are 6
islands
and reefs, 25
bays and boardered by 69
km of coastline.
The ideal place
for
boaters
to
drop anchor.
Here
you
will find a
beautiful
landscape, meadows, hills
covered with Mediterranean vegetation,
with more than
300 plant
species and
with an equally
rich
fauna.
In the
underwater
world
are 250
plants and 300
animal
species.
The
most photographed
island
is
Katina.
Within the parks there
are
a few
restaurants.
Here
you
can
enjoy
traditional
fish and regional meat specialities.
A
particular variety
of the
nature
of the
salt lake
Mir
(Peace) with a
water
temperature that is constant
7 degrees
above the water temperature of the Adriatic sea.
Stalactite Cave Strasna Pec ("Terrible cave")
For the first time
this cave
is mentioned in
"IL
DALMATA" 1898,
a newspaper
of
Zadar,
in a report
by Dr.
Luka
Jelic.
Through a report
in 1904
in the "ILLUSTRATED
AUSTRIAN
RIVIERA
-
NEWSPAPER"
the cave became famous and was visited
by many
tourists
ever since.
1904
Emperor Franz Joseph
visited
the cave.
He
was
so impressed
by her beauty
that
he
had to
rebuild it.
A large
iron gate
at the entrance, two large
lanterns
and stairs
were
installed
to the sea.
The
Tourist Board
and
the
municipalities are
working to make
the cave
once again
an attraction.
The entrance is
70 meters
in
height.
The cave
is situated in
the island of
Dugi
Otok
and
is
using
the guide easy to
find.
