Lika

Lika is finally becoming more popular considering its vast tourist potential and the fact that it has been unfairly neglected despite its location on the way towards the coast. Even though Plitvice Lakes has been a well-known destination since forever, we are about to introduce the off the beaten track localities of 'Croatian Canada'? Let's head towards Lika just like everyone else – from Zagreb.

that Nikola Tesla, the famous inventor, an electro technician and a physicist, a visionary and a scientist with American citizenship, was born in the small village of Smiljan close to Gospić?
that Plitvice Lakes is the oldest and the biggest national park in Croatia? In 2019, Plitvice Lakes National Park is celebrating 70 years as a national park and 40 years on UNESCO's World Heritage List.
that 58 orchid types grow in National Park Plitvice Lakes?
that the Lukina Jama in Northern Velebit National Park, which is 1431 meters deep, is the fourteenth deepest pit in the world?
that Velebit is the longest Croatian mountain? It is 145 km long and has a width of 30 km on its northern and 10 km on its southern part.
that the river Lika is 78 kilometers long and the second longest swallet in Europe? 3
that there is a bear sanctuary in Kuterevo, a small village in the foothills of Velebit? Volunteers from all around the world come to work here.
that the name Paklenica in the official name Paklenica National Park most likely
originates from the resin of the black pine, the so-called paklina? It was used by the
locals to treat wounds, as a light, and to coat wooden boats.