Villa Omorika - Plitvice Lakes
Attractions
NP Plitvice Lakes
In the valley between Velika Kapela, Mala Kapela and Pljesevica are the Plivice Lakes nestled. The karst region in which they are located is rich with valleys, caves, forests and overground or underground streams, which was crucial to the creation and for survival of the Plitvice Lakes. Namely, during rain or snow melting, all the water flows into the underground - filling the subterranean basins and streams, and then in form of a spring returns back into the lakes. In that manner the lakes receive the greatest quantity of water. The remains of the water flows into Crna rijeka and Bijela rijeka, which in turn flow into the Proscensko Lake, or the stream Rjecica which flows into Kozjak. There are in total 16 lakes which are divided onto Upper and Lower lakes. The lakes are known by travertine waterfalls and biodynamic process of constant growth of the calcareous tuff. In 1979 the park was inscribed into the Unesco World Heritage List. The area is overwhelmed by flora and fauna.
Barać's Caves - Rakovica
They are position around 6 km east of Rakovica. On the soil of the Rakovica municipality there are about a hundred of speological objects. These caves are treasuries of stalagmites, stalactites, columns, subterranean sculptures created by water in a long and patient process. That way fabulous objects were created, especially noticeable in the Upper Barac's Cave. There are three Caves: Big and Small, also called Upper and Lower, as well as New Barac's Cave. The New Cave has an abundance of pompous halls and galleries in which sculptures which are remniscent of sacral motifs are present. A unique curiosity of these caves is the presumption of their origin from prehistoric times, based on knowledge about their age and location. Meet the cryptic game of nature that played out for millennia. Visit the subterrainean realm of Barac's Caves with the help of expert guides that shall light your way through the beauties of the underground universe with eco flashlights.
Rastoke – Slunj
They are present 30 km waya from NP Plitvice Lakes in the City of Slunj. The name "Rastoke" in Croatian implies that something is "flowing": the river Slunjcica across flows around travertine rocks into the river of Korana, in its flux through Rastoke forms an abundance of tiny lakes and waterfalls among which the most famous are Buk, Hrvoje and Vilina kosa. Rastoke reveals to us the symbiosis of the fantastic nature's creations and mankind's centuries old achievements, among them the water mills, the oldest one dating from the 17th centuries. Because of this construction composition, historical and ethnographic heritage of Rastoke, in 1969 were inscribed into the Register of Immovable Cultural Monuments of the Regional Institute for Protection of Cultural Monuments in Zagreb.
