Croatia's Green Paradise

Krka National Park

Krka life, picture: Vanilla

About The Park

With its 142 sqm, out of which 25 sqm is water area, Krka made it to Croatia's list of National Parks in 1985. The Park is situated in Dalmatia, only one hour drive trough Dalmatia's hinterland from Zadar. It has 7 waterfalls, but that is not the only thing worth seeing - there are few more amazing locations within the Park that are definitely worth visiting. 

Krka waterfalls, picture: Vanilla

Most famous sites

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Skradinski buk is Krka's longest waterfall and one of the first thing that comes to mind first when you mention Krka. The cascades are composed of travertine barriers, islands and lakes. 

Visovac island is located in the middle part of Visovac Lake. Besides its natural beauties most visitors will find 600 years old Franciscan monastery with museum and church located there pretty interesting.  Through Croatia's turbulent history the island has remained a place of peace, spirituality and faith. The Franciscans of Visovac have been known for their love towards life and its beauties so they have cultivated 80 out of 195 species of plants on the island. Fascinating for an island with only 17.376 meters of coastline, isn't it? 

Krka waterfalls, picture: Vanilla

Krka Manastir is Serbian Orthodox Monastery located near Krka. It dates from 14th century and has been build on the location of even older monastery. There is a church next to it with roman catacombs beneath it that are opened for visitations.  

Oziđana pećina is a cave that is part of educational walking trail that holds a record of human presence from 5000 years B.C. Inside the cave there is an archaeological collection opened for visitations. 

Burnum is an archaeological locality near Krka that has been a Roman military camp from 1st century. Today we can find preserved remains of amphitheater and arches of the military command center there. 

The Amazing Krka, picture: Vanilla

Best time to visit

Krka is beautiful during the whole year, but spring and summer visitors might get most of their trip.

Krka in spring is magical - nature shows it's shades of green and blue on most extraordinary way. It's warm enough to enjoy walking, not too crowded and another plus - the entrance fee is very low compared to summertime.

Water color, picture: Vanilla

Still, most visitors tend to go during the summer because Krka is one of Croatia's National Parks, together with Kornati where swimming is allowed. And who doesn't want to swim by the waterfalls?

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Krka wildlife, picture: Vanilla