What to visit around Otočac

The Plitvice Lakes National Park

The Plitvice Lakes National Park is a special geological and hydrogeological karst phenomenon. On April 8, 1949, the Plitvice Lakes group was designated as a national park. It is frequently included in lists of the most beautiful places on earth and is the largest, oldest, and most popular national park in Croatia. It depicts a forested mountain environment with 16 lakes of various sizes and clear, blue-green water. The lakes are surrounded by cascades and waterfalls and receive their water from several rivers and streams. One of the Park's primary attractions are the travertine barriers, which were fashioned over a ten thousand year span. The Plitvice Lakes are divided into Upper and Lower Lakes, and their beauty is hard to describe in words. Every season on the Plitvice Lakes has a special charm.

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Northern Velebit National Park

Northern Velebit National Park - Due to the variety, quantity, and growth of karst forms, the landscape of the Northern Velebit National Park is distinguished by a recognized karst relief. It also has a number of previously protected sites. Just a few of the karst features that make the area ideal in terms of diversity, harmony, and beauty are hips, beams, towers, pillars, dips, scarps, caverns, and pits. Everyone should visit Mountain Velebit because it will absolutely leave you speechless, regardless of whether they are a mountaineer, cyclist, hiker, nature enthusiast, or just enjoy exploring new places. You'll want to go back to Velebit because of the many walking and hiking routes, the Velebit Botanical Garden, the sea-viewing summits, the combination of three climates, the breathtaking sunsets, and the natural nature that simultaneously instills awe and relaxation.

Velebit House

Velebit House - is a visitor and information interactive center for visitors of the Northern Velebit National Park intended for all ages. It is situated in Krasno, one of our biggest mountain villages. You can find out more about the climate, wildlife and ecosystems, cultural heritage, geology, and underworld of Northern Velebit in the House of Velebit. Deep trenches are highlighted as a unique aspect of the Park. You will get knowledge of the geology, the method by which pits arise, the background and methods of their investigation, and you will gain insight into the particular animal life found underground. Special experiences include using a special "elevator" to enter the cave, flying a bird over Velebit while wearing 3D glasses, and using a buromat. Mystical and inaccessible to most, the real world of the underground in the House of Velebit can be experienced by almost everyone.

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Grabovača Cave Park

Grabovača Cave Park - located in the area of ​​Perušić and is the only cave park in Europe. On a relatively small area there are 8 caves and one pit, which represents a complex of diverse and rich calcite formations of valuable speleological phenomena and ¼ of the total number of protected speleological objects in Croatia - 3 caves are protected in the category of geomorphological natural monument, and the Samograd cave is the most famous speleological object of the cave park. The entrance to the Samograd cave is reminiscent of a cathedral, and you can walk along the entire length of the cave by steps hand-carved in sigovin. Parts of ceramic dishes and bones from the Late Bronze and Iron Ages were found inside the cave. About the Samograd cave, the first newspaper report about a cave in Croatia was published in 1889. A karst beauty flows through the outer parts of the park - the Lika river, the largest Croatian sinkhole with a length of 78 km. Grabovača Cave Park offers visitors the opportunity to go back thousands of years. Various contents have been developed in the Park for visitors: from educational trails and educational programs, hiking, mountain and cycling trails, rafting on the Lika River, kayaking, sports fields, to tourist attractions such as the Samograd Cave, the Ploče viewpoint, the medieval site of the Old Town of Perušić and the Gothic church of St. Cross, hobbit houses, etc.

Barać Caves

Barać Caves - Upper Barać Cave, one of the four Barać Caves and the only one open for tourist visits, is located in the south of Karlovac County, within the significant landscape of Barać Cave. Rich archaeological and paleontological findings such as a bracelet from the 7th century BC. and the remains of the cave bear and lion, along with interesting facts about the origin of the caves, will be presented by expert guides passing first through the forest that leads to the cave, and then in the cave full of decorations; stalactite, stalagmite and stalagnate. In addition, the probability of meeting a bat hanging from the ceiling is very high! In addition to the cave, there are also 3 hiking trails open to nature lovers named after the large animals that live within the significant landscape of the Barać cave - Vučja (1.2 km), Risja (3.1 km) and Medvjeđa (7.5 km). At the picnic area at the foot of the hill where the Baraćevac Caves are located, there is a children's playground, a badminton and mini-football court with equipment, and benches where you can rest or have a picnic by the stream with the bubbling water from the Baraćevac spring.

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Nikola Tesla Memorial Center

Nikola Tesla Memorial Center - The Lika genius who created the technologies that revolutionized the globe was born in Smiljan, a little village close to Gospi. His childhood home has been transformed into a memorial center today. The center aims to combine tourism, science, and culture. It enables visitors to discover more about Tesla and take in the untamed landscape that served as the inspiration for Tesla's earliest creations. The permanent exhibition, which is housed in the Birth place, uses words, pictures, and sound to depict Tesla's life path and genius. The timeline enables the reader to read intriguing details about his life as well as other significant occurrences in Croatia and around the globe during those years. In the illuminated drawers, you can read quotes about the interesting personality of the inventor. The attic of the house is modernly decorated. Some of Tesla's inventions are on display: an induction motor, a Tesla turbine, a Tesla coil and a rotating magnetic field (Columbus's egg) that visitors can turn on independently. As part of the tour of the Center, visitors can also watch a documentary about the great genius, and in a copy of the laboratory from Colorado Springs, where a demonstration with a Tesla coil can be seen.

Zip Line Pazi Medo

Zip Line Pazi Medo - is located in the area of ​​Vrhovine Municipality, more precisely in Rudopolje, which is halfway between Otočac and Plitvice Lakes. The total length of the steel rope is 1700 m, which makes it one of the longest single-piece zip lines in Europe, and it is possible to reach a speed of more than 120 km/h. The arrival platform is not only the landing point of the zip line, but a beautiful viewpoint with a view of 3 valleys in the area. In addition to zip line descent, paintball, rock climbing, disc golf and bike trails are also offered.

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Sokolac fortress in Brinje

Sokolac fortress in Brinje - The medieval noble town of Sokolac, from a small hill in the center of Brinje, is a monument of zero-category and a symbol of Brinje. This magnificent building was built at the beginning of the 15th century by the Frankopan, dukes of Krk, under whose walls the settlement developed. At that time, Sokolac was the center of political, economic and cultural life, and the meeting place of exceptional historical figures.

Following the invasion of the Turkish army, the Frankopans cede the property to the king, who places a military crew there as the first line of defense against the Turks. Although Brinje was attacked on several occasions, it was never conquered. After the successful defense and the abolition of the Military Frontier, the fort slowly fell into disrepair, and the entrance tower and the two-story castle chapel of St. Trojstva, one of the most beautiful Late Gothic sacral monuments in Croatia.

In the chapel, the central space is occupied by an octagonal nave, on one side of which the sanctuary of the chapel continues, and on the other side, of equal size, is a space dedicated to Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows.

In June 2007, in the substructure of the chapel, a permanent exhibition called "The Noble Town of Sokolac" was set up, which offers visitors information about Sokolac and the role of the Krk princes in Croatian history.

Over time, many stories and legends have been told about Sokolac, from the wedding of the French king in the chapel, to the large snake in the dungeon, to the strange energy powers of the very elevation on which it was built. In this last one, see for yourself!

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