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Many international cruise ships and tourers are discoveringthese destinations.Most travelers from Europe come in through Dalmatina  Highway
Split and Dubrovnik have international airports and seaports.Zadar has a charter-flight airport and Šibenik can be reached by a highway and by sea of course.

Kornati National Park

 The CroatianKornati archipelago is located in northern Dalmatia, west from Šibenik,south of
Zadar.National park Kornati is the most famous sea atraction in Croatia.With 150 small and larger islands Kornati are the densest archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea.There are no permanent settlements in Kornati.

Diving in the National Park Kornati is attractive due to rich underwater sea-life,but you need an authorization from one of the diving centres.For more info contact .

Krka Dalmatia 

Krka National Park is named after the river Krka.It is well famous for its numerous lakes and waterfalls with unique ecosystem,rich and varied flora and fauna.

 800 and so species and subspecies of plants have been identified within the territory of the Krka National Park.

  Krka-Visovac  Monastery  

Paklenica 

The Paklenica karst river canyon is one of national parks in Croatia. It is located in northern Dalmatia, at the southern slopes of Velebit mountain range.It consists of  two canyons:Small and Big Paklenica.The small one  has no flowing water .The highest peak of Velebit – Vaganski vrh 1 757 m high is also here.

The Paklenica National Park 
is well known for many,mostly explored speleological objects. Rich flora with the list of 1,000 plant species and subspecies recorded to date,80 of them endemic.It also has a diverse fauna,for example,over 40 species of amphibians and reptiles are found here. 

Mljet

Nationa Park Mljet  is located on the island Mljet. The parkcovers the northwestern part of the island with an area of 5.375 ha of protected land and surrounding sea. It has a unique panoramic landscape.

Saint Mary Island

St. Mary’s Island lies in the heart of the National Park on the Island of Mljet. St. Mary’s Church and a Benedictine Monastery,dating back to the 12th century,are situated on this island.

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