The village of Rastoke grew out of the harmonious marriage of man and nature that reaches back over 300 years. The joy of life reflects in the bubbling confluence of the Slunjčica and Korana rivers, where a multitude of waterfalls, tiny lakes and cascades tell the story of the true beauty of nature.

Velebit is the largest Croatian mountain and as such rich in natural phenomena. Protected as a nature park and extending over 2,000 km2 in area, it is by far the largest protected area in the country. Within the park there is a whole range of smaller protected areas, including two national parks: Northern Velebit in the Lika-Karlovac region and Paklenica in Dalmatia. Velebit mountain contains many natural sites which rank among the most precious in Croatia.

Divided between Lika-Senj and Zadar counties, the island is characterised by its drystone walls on the natural boundaries between pastures established by Pag farmers. There are about a thousand kilometres of these walls, mostly ruined, which makes Pag the place with the most in the country. There are many sandy and pebble beaches, including the hugely popular Zrće beach, which is the destination for visitors from all over the world looking for entertainment and dancing.

Plitvice Lakes is Croatia's best known national park and the only Croatian natural jewel that is on the UNESCO List of World Heritage sites. The main attractions of this park, unique in the world, are the 16 small lakes joined by waterfalls created by the sedimentation of travertine, a special type of limestone. This national park encompasses the source of the river Korana, located in the area surrounded by dense forests of beech, fir and spruce. There are also several caves in the park, as well as springs and flowering meadows. The popularity of this park is also boosted by the special means of transport used to ferry visitors around: the panoramic electric trains and the noiseless electro-powered boats.By a network of paths, visitors can get around and access the numerous waterfalls and the rocky lake shores easily.

During the period when the residents of the island of Lošinj were renowned as fine sailors, and the area evolved into one of the main centres of maritime activity in the wider region, Mali Lošinj became the second-most important port on the whole Adriatic coast, just behind Trieste, and it also grew into a shipbuilding centre of European importance. Today, the largest settlement on the island is oriented toward highquality health tourism and family tourist activities.

The excellent climate and location in the middle of the northern Adriatic gained for Lošinj the nickname of ‘island of vitality’ and you should have no trouble being convinced by this during your stay in its campsites. In 1996 the ‘Apoxyomenus’, an antique bronze statue of an athlete who is removing salt and sweat from his body, was found on the sea-bed off Vele Orjule, an islet near the island of Lošinj. The statue is priceless, and it was exhibited in the Paris Louvre for a while.