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From stunning hikes to secluded wild swimming coves: seven reasons why Croatia is a must for adventure lovers
29.04.2024 - 11:23 / theguardian.com
With spectacularly diverse landscapes and beautifully unspoilt nature, Croatia offers a wealth of experiences in the great outdoors – from hiking and kayaking, to cycling, climbing and more. So come and take a walk on Croatia’s wild side – or peddle, paddle, swim – and discover just how much outdoor adventure this beautiful Adriatic country has to offer.
With 5,000km of coastline and more than a thousand islands, the scope for sailing on the vivid blue waters of the Croatian Adriatic feels almost limitless – with a breathtaking feeling of space, and excellent mooring facilities and marinas. Explore the open waters and islands around Split and Dubrovnik, cruise along the channel between the Pelješac peninsula and Korčula, or set sail for the unforgettable Kornati islands – rocky, uninhabited, wildly beautiful and a place that can only truly be appreciated by boat.
Away from the main beaches, Croatia boasts idyllic swimming at any number of secluded, rocky coves on islands such as Vis, Lošinj, Korčula and Hvar – and there’s plenty of scope for open-water swimming, off the Kornati islands, among the Pakleni islands, or the cluster of islands just off the coast near Šibenik. But swimming in Croatia isn’t just about salty seascapes. There are safe swimming areas below the thundering waterfalls of Krka national park, and the Cetina and the Kupa are perfect rivers for wild swimming.
Look beyond all those gorgeous beaches and sun-soaked historic towns, and you’ll soon discover that Croatia is a fantastic place for hiking. Expect stunning scenery, year round – from rugged mountains and lush forest, to gorgeous lakes and waterfalls – which can be explored on well-marked trails, some of them epic in scale. For Croatia’s best hiking, head for the Velebit mountains, which run over 140km along the coast and include Northern Velebit and Paklenica national parks – places of spectacular karst landscapes, juniper-clad summits and dramatic gorges. Risnjak national park in Gorski kotar has wonderful forested trails, while a walk in Plitvice Lakes national park takes you alongside cascading waterfalls and turquoise lakes. Combine a day on the trail with a refreshing swim afterwards, followed by a sunset dinner beside the gently lapping waves of the Adriatic – what’s not to like?
Those mesmerisingly clear, blue waters of the Croatian Adriatic are a paradise for scuba diving – with excellent visibility, beautiful marine life, and offering both shallow and deeper water dives. The Kornati islands with their reefs, walls and caverns, and nearby Telašćica nature park at one end of Dugi otok near Zadar, are among the best areas for diving in Croatia. For spectacular wreck diving, head for the Istrian coast where famous dive
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