Pretty hills and untouched forests, spacious meadows and idyllic pastures mark the natural resources of our landscape.
From the beautiful Plitvice Lakes to the Barać caves, the tower in the Old Town of Drežnik to the Rastoke village and many other hidden gems, our surroundings abounds with amazing places that will enchant you. Delve into diverse activities, research the rich history and enjoy the beauties of the pristine nature.
The Plitvice Lakes National Park is an incredible blend of breath-taking natural beauties. Located at the heart of untouched nature, the park charms the visitors with its crystal-clear lakes, spectacular waterfalls and lush greenery.
Sixteen lakes, grouped into two zones, the Upper and the Lower Lakes, represent a true oasis of peace and beauty. The variety of colours and shades of the water, from turquoise to emerald green, create breath-taking visual effects, while the water slowly cascades from one into the other lake, creating magical cascades and waterfalls. The wooden bridges and kilometres of trails make it possible to research this magical place and truly be in touch with the nature. In addition, visitors can take a ride in an electric boat or a panoramic vehicle.
Take a walk at the Plitvice Lakes at any time of the year because every moment spent there is magical in its own way.
Enjoy researching this corner of paradise only eight kilometres away from the Plitvice Holiday Resort.
A professional guide will take you along an illuminated path and through the magnificent stalactites and talk about the history of the thousands of years of the formation of the cave, its geological structure and valuable archaeological findings. You will discover numerous stone monuments, the former habitat of the cave bear, the place where the bronze bracelet from the Middle Ages was found as well as the stone scraper from the Palaeolithic. For a moment, the tour will turn into absolute silence and darkness providing a unique experience of the underground to be remembered forever.
For nature lovers, there are three hiking trails: Vučja (Wolf’s) (1.2 km), Risja (Lynx’s) (3.1 km) and Medvjeđa (Bear’s) (7.5 km). The trails are not particularly demanding and the visitors can spend from 20 minutes to 4 hours there walking through the deciduous forest and completing the story in the limestone area.
The excursion site beneath the cave is a true little oasis of peace along the brook. The picnic area and the café among the trees are ideal for a rest after a walk or visit to the cave.
Due to the special architectonic appearance of the settlement, mills and their functions, Rastoke as a rural complex was protected in 1969 as a cultural heritage site. It was entered into the Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage Sites belonging to the Regional Institute for Protection of Cultural Heritage Sites in Zagreb. In 2008 it was entered as a cultural and historic rural complex into the registry of Cultural Heritage Sites of Croatia.
What is so special about this place? The appearance and specificity of this place is attributed to the river Slunjčica, which cascades through a number of waterfalls into the river Korana. There are 23 waterfalls in total, of which the most famous are Hrvoje, Vilina Kosa and Buk. In order to harness the natural force of water to start a millstone, mills are built directly on waterfalls, whose height is no less than 4 or 5 metres. Imagine this, in 1967 there were 22 mills at work in Rastoke, of which 20 milled grain such as corn, rye, barley, wheat, millet and others. Today you can still hear the sound of a millstone in the house of the Jareb family, which is also a traditional house with the mills on the ground floor. All the houses in Rastoke are built in a similar way; square two-storey houses with a distinctive ganjak (a wooden balcony), which extends along one side of the house. In Rastoke, you will experience the power of nature and history, in addition to the power of future, which teaches us to turn back to nature.
The Water Route takes you through the pristine nature of the Korana River canyon, providing you with many opportunities for both active vacation and lazing around. Korana used to power a number of local mills, one of which you will come across en route. In the summer months, the canyon dries up and the water retreats into a fascinating underground world that is yet to be thoroughly explored. The tower of the Old Fort of Drežnik is standing guard above the canyon.