Dalmatia Zadar: Zadar - mainland
Abounding with contrasts and unexplored landscapes, with a rich 3000-year-old history, this is a region where you will find Croatia's largest natural lake - Lake Vransko; sandy, lagoon-type beaches in the Nin region; the highest cliffs on the Croatian Adriatic, and the Cerovacke caves The whole region, together with its surrounding area, contains five National Parks as well as three Mature Parks, ot which the Velebit Park was declared a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1978. The coastal belt of the Velebit Channel, over the Nin Lagoon to Biograd, encompasses the hundreds of scattered islands which lie in front of it. Quality private accommodation in villages and towns with Mediterranean appeal aid the flavor of original Dalmatian cuisine awaits you.
Podvelebit region, Nin and lowlands area in the near proximity of lake Vransko.
The point where the Velebit Mountain meets the sea. where you can enjoy a swim from one of the numerous pebble beaches, and then go mountaineering in the same day - that is the Podvelebit region. The specialty of this region is active vacations, including mountaineering, free-climbing, trekking in the Paklenica National Park, rafting, kayaking and canoeing on the nearby karst beauty, the River Zrmanja, and its tributary, the River Krupa, all of which makes for a fuller and more interesting holiday than you could ever have imagined.
The Nin region is perfect for those vacationing with children, and where the shallowness of the water ensures temperatures several degrees higher than in the open sea.
The flatland part of the region, above the sand and pebble beaches, is rich in freshwater lish and covered by forests. There are dozens ol islands scattered about in the Pasmanski Channel thai are ideal for all types of water sports. Club Mediterranean has existed in Pakostane tor many years, while Biograd is a tourist and nautical centre.
The Zadar archipelago
The incredible world of Zadars islands is a region of unspoiled nature Pag, Ugljan, Pasman, Dugi otok, Silba, Olib, Molat, Premuda, 1st, Iz, Sestrunj, Rivanj, Rava, Zverinac, Vir, Vrgada... are just seme of the 200 or more islands and islets of the archipelago that extend in four lines parallel to the coast.
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