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The Brijuni Archipelago is undoubtedly the most enchanting group of islands of the Istrian coast, and arguably the most beautiful along the entire Croatian Adriatic coastline.

KORNATI ISLANDS

The largest and densest archipelago in the Adriatic Sea; consists of 147 islands, islets and reefs comprising an area of 69 sq km, scattered at an area of 234 sq km.

KRKA

Krka, a river in Dalmatia; springs out at the western foot of Dinara Mountain and flows into the sea near Sibenik.

MLJET

The Island of Mljet is situated in the far South of Croatia, west from Dubrovnik, Croatia’s best known summer resort.

NORTH VELEBIT

North Velebit is the youngest of the Croatian national parks, established in 1999. It comprises the most attractive and, in terms of nature, the most valuable areas of the northern part of Velebit.

PAKLENICA

Paklenica, includes the most attractive parts of southern Velebit, including its highest peaks. Two impressive canyons of Velika and Mala Paklenica.

PLITVICE LAKES

The area of the Plitvice Lakes, declared a National Park as long ago as 1949, is regarded as one of the most beautiful natural sites in Europe.

RISNJAK

Risnjak, is a forested mountain massive not far from the city of Rijeka, named after lynx (ris in Croatian), its best known inhabitant.

BIOKOVO

Biokovo, a mountain along the central part of the Dalmatian coast. In the north-west, the Dupci Pass (288 m) separates Biokovo from the Omis part of Dinara Mountain.

KOPACKI RIT

A nature park not far from the confluence of the Drava and the Danube, situated at the very border, is one of the most important, largest and most attractive preserved intact wetlands in Europe.

LONJSKO POLJE

Lonjsko Polje Nature Park comprises an area of 506.50 sq km. It is famous for a variety of flora and fauna.

MEDVEDNICA

A mountain in the immediate vicinity of the northern part of Zagreb; the highest peak Sljeme (1,032 m). It stretches in the southwest-northeast direction in the total length of 42 km; area about 240 sq km.

PAPUK

A mountain in the region of Slavonia, on the northern and north-western border of the Pozeska Valley in Slavonia; the highest peak Papuk (954 m). Springs and sources of many water bodies.

TELASCICA

A large cove in the extreme south of the island Dugi Otok; around 10 km long and between 160 and 1,800 m wide, with several expansions with sandy and mud bottoms.

UCKA

A mountain in the eastern part of Istria; it stretches in the total length of 20 km from the Poklon pass (road Rijeka - Pazin leads over it) to the Plomin Bay.

VELEBIT

With its area of almost 2,000 km2, the Velebit Nature Park is the largest protected area of Croatia, larger than all other protected areas taken together.

VRANSKO LAKE

A lake and cryptodepression in Ravni Kotari, northeast of Pakostane; area 30.1 sq km (length 13.6 km, width up to 2.2 m, depth up to 3.9 m).

ZUMBERAK

Zumberak, a hilly region (around 300 sq km) in southern Prigorje (lower slopes) of the Zumberak range. Named after the old burg of Zumberak.