Natural‌‌Park‌‌Plitvice‌‌Croatia‌ 

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By‌‌Antonia‌‌Alexandru‌  ‌
National‌‌Natural‌‌Park‌‌Plitvice‌‌
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● is‌‌the‌‌oldest‌‌national‌‌park‌‌in‌‌
 
South-Eastern‌‌Europe‌‌and‌‌the‌‌largest‌‌
 
national‌‌park‌‌in‌‌Croatia.‌  ‌
● was‌‌established‌‌in‌‌1949‌‌and‌‌is‌‌located‌‌
 
in‌‌the‌‌mountainous‌‌area‌‌of‌‌​central‌‌
 
Croatia.‌  ‌
● In‌‌1979,‌‌Plitvice‌‌Lakes‌‌National‌‌Park‌‌
 
was‌‌added‌‌to‌‌the‌‌UNESCO‌‌World‌‌Heritage‌‌List.‌  ‌
● The‌‌park‌‌contains‌‌16‌‌
 
lakes‌‌that‌‌are‌‌located‌‌
 
throughout‌‌the‌‌nature‌‌reserve.‌  ‌
● Its‌‌favorable‌‌
 
geographical‌‌location‌‌offers‌‌  
the‌‌possibility‌‌to‌‌reach‌‌Plitvice‌‌
 
in‌‌an‌‌hour‌‌by‌‌car.‌  ‌
● The‌‌beauties‌‌of‌‌the‌‌park‌‌  
can‌‌also‌‌be‌‌explored‌‌in‌‌less‌‌
 
conventional‌‌ways,‌‌respectively‌‌by‌‌taking‌‌a‌‌ride‌‌on‌‌an‌‌electric‌‌boat‌‌or‌‌a ‌
panoramic‌‌train.‌‌Active‌‌holiday‌‌lovers‌‌can‌‌dare‌‌to‌‌go‌‌climbing‌‌in‌‌
 
summer‌‌and‌‌skiing‌‌in‌‌winter.‌  ‌
● You‌‌will‌‌find‌‌accommodation‌‌in‌‌the‌‌nearby‌‌places,‌‌just‌‌a‌‌few‌‌kilometers‌‌
 
away‌‌from‌‌the‌‌Plitvice‌‌Lakes‌‌National‌‌Park.‌  ‌
● Plitvice‌‌Lakes‌‌are‌‌not‌‌among‌‌those‌‌destinations‌‌that‌‌you‌‌risk‌‌being‌‌
 
disappointed‌‌with‌‌because‌‌you‌‌had‌‌too‌‌high‌‌expectations.‌  ‌
● With‌‌its‌‌exceptional‌‌natural‌‌beauty,‌‌this‌‌
 
area‌‌has‌‌always‌‌attracted‌‌nature‌‌ 
lovers,‌‌and‌‌already‌‌on‌‌8‌‌April‌‌1949,‌‌it‌‌ 
was‌‌proclaimed‌‌Croatia’s‌‌first‌‌national‌‌ 
park.‌‌   ‌
● The‌‌park‌‌is‌‌primarily‌‌covered‌‌in‌‌forest‌‌ 
vegetation,‌‌with‌‌smaller‌‌areas‌‌under‌‌ 
grasslands.‌‌The‌‌most‌‌attractive‌‌part‌‌of‌‌ 
the‌‌park‌‌–‌‌the‌‌lakes‌‌–‌‌cover‌‌just‌‌under‌‌1%‌‌of‌‌the‌‌total‌‌park‌‌area.‌  ‌
 ● The‌‌Plitvice‌‌Lakes‌‌National‌‌Park‌‌
 
offers‌‌visitors‌‌seven‌‌different‌‌routes‌‌to‌‌ 
tour‌‌the‌‌lake‌‌system,‌‌and‌‌four‌‌hiking‌‌trails.‌‌ 
The‌‌park‌‌is‌‌open‌‌to‌‌visitors‌‌year‌‌round.‌‌All‌‌ 
visitors‌‌are‌‌required‌‌to‌‌follow‌‌the‌‌ 
instructions‌‌listed‌‌on‌‌the‌‌information‌‌ 
panels,‌‌to‌‌keep‌‌on‌‌the‌‌marked‌‌trails,‌‌ 
and‌‌to‌‌leave‌‌no‌‌traces‌‌of‌‌their‌‌visit,‌‌ 
such‌‌as‌‌litter,‌‌or‌‌marking‌‌or‌‌ 
devastating‌‌nature‌‌in‌ ‌any‌‌form.‌  ‌
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My‌‌experience‌  ‌
I‌‌went‌‌there‌‌with‌‌my‌‌family‌‌4‌‌years‌‌ago‌‌
 
and‌‌it‌‌was‌‌gorgeous.‌‌I‌‌stayed‌‌at‌‌the‌‌reserve‌ 
for‌‌two‌‌days‌‌and‌‌while‌‌I‌‌was‌‌there‌‌I‌‌explored‌‌
 
two‌‌routes.‌‌
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There‌‌is‌‌a‌‌little‌‌house‌‌where‌‌
 
you‌‌can‌‌find‌‌a‌‌lot‌‌of‌‌
 
information‌‌about‌‌this‌‌park,‌‌a ‌‌
map‌‌and‌‌also‌‌a‌‌restaurant‌‌with‌‌  
traditional‌‌food.‌‌It‌‌is‌‌the‌‌biggest‌‌park‌‌I‌‌have‌‌
 
ever‌‌visited‌‌in‌‌my‌‌life.‌‌It‌‌is‌‌also‌‌fantastic‌‌to‌‌
 
see‌‌the‌‌lakes,‌‌the‌‌nature‌‌and‌‌all‌‌the‌‌visitors‌‌  
who‌‌come‌‌to‌‌admire‌‌the‌‌breathtaking‌‌
 
views.‌  ‌
I‌‌was‌‌never‌‌expecting‌‌this‌‌trip.‌‌
 
It‌‌was‌‌actually‌‌a‌‌surprise‌‌from‌‌
 
my‌ ‌mother.‌‌   ‌
When‌‌I‌‌arrived‌‌at‌‌this‌‌brilliant‌‌place‌‌I‌‌thought‌‌
 
that‌‌I‌‌was‌‌in‌‌another‌‌world.‌‌Everything‌‌was‌‌  
clean‌‌and‌‌I‌‌believed‌‌that‌‌this‌‌is‌‌a‌‌good‌‌place‌‌
 
where‌‌I‌‌could‌‌have‌‌a‌‌moment‌‌with‌‌myself.‌‌
 
Every‌‌second,‌‌I‌‌was‌‌surrounded‌‌by‌‌nature.‌‌  
The‌‌tour‌‌also‌‌contained‌‌a‌‌boat‌‌ride‌‌on‌‌one‌‌
 
of‌‌the‌‌largest‌‌lakes‌‌along‌‌with‌‌a‌‌tourist‌‌guide‌‌who‌‌told‌‌you‌‌
 
a‌‌lot‌‌of‌‌facts‌‌about‌‌the‌‌natural‌‌reserve.‌  ‌
 For‌‌the‌‌first‌‌day‌‌we‌‌decided‌‌to‌‌book‌‌a‌‌place‌‌on‌‌the‌‌boat‌‌that‌‌was‌‌
 
crossing‌‌the‌‌park.‌ ‌On‌‌the‌‌second‌‌day,‌‌which‌‌is‌‌also‌‌the‌‌last‌‌one,‌‌we‌‌had‌‌a ‌‌
great‌‌time‌‌walking‌‌a‌‌few‌‌miles‌‌because‌‌we‌‌saw‌‌special‌‌views,‌‌the‌‌waterfalls,‌‌
 
and‌‌all‌‌the‌‌environment.‌  ‌
I‌‌recommend‌‌this‌‌place‌‌to‌‌everyone‌‌who‌‌is‌‌interested‌‌in‌‌living‌‌aday‌‌into‌‌
 
nature,‌‌who‌‌wants‌‌to‌‌visit‌‌a‌‌magnificent‌‌park‌‌and‌‌who‌‌wants‌‌to‌‌have‌‌a‌‌really‌‌
 
exciting‌‌experience‌‌climbing‌‌the‌‌mountain.‌‌    ‌
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About‌‌the‌‌park‌  ‌
They‌‌have‌‌a‌‌website‌‌where‌‌you‌‌can‌‌find‌‌a‌‌lot‌‌of‌‌information‌‌such‌‌
 
as‌‌aspects‌‌about‌‌what‌‌you‌‌can‌‌do‌‌or‌‌where‌‌is‌‌good‌‌accommodation.‌  ‌

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Thank‌‌you!‌  ‌
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