Eastern Europe Wonderland - Croatia
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Posted On - 2012-01-06
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The Republic of Croatia declared independence in 1991 after it emerged from the collapse of erstwhile Yugoslavia. Not well known as a travel destination among Indians, Croatia is one of Eastern Europe's best-kept secrets. Yahoo! reader Varun Ramkumar sends us these photographs.
Main view of lakes in Croatia's Plitvice Lakes National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Over 900,000 visitors flock here every year.
Croats claim the Mirogoj Cemetery as the world's most beautiful graveyard. Many famous personalities have been laid to rest here, including poet-nationalist Vladimir Nazor, painter Edo Murtić, violinist Zlatko Baloković and Franjo Tuđman, the first President of Croatia..
A path inside the "world's most beautiful graveyard", which was created in 1876 and designed by architect Hermann Bolle. The cemetery was completed only in 1929.
One of the several lakes in the Plitvice Lakes National Park. The 16 lakes are separated into an upper and lower cluster formed by runoff from the mountains, descending from 2,087 feet to 1,650 feet over a distance of 8 km.
Sunlight refracted in a waterfall in the Plitvice Lakes National Park in Croatia forms a rainbow. The highest waterfall, Veliki slap, falls from a height of 78 m (256 feet).
At the entrance to the Plitvice Lakes National Park. Each of the 16 lakes -- divided into upper and lower lakes -- has an associated legend, and many are based on true events.
Walking trail inside the Pitvic Lakes National Park. Well laid-out wooden walkways like the one pictured take visitors around the park's main attractions. There are also designated hiking trails. There are only three hotels in the national park vicinity besides private accommodations.
A hiking trail inside the Pitvic Lakes National Park. Though the park is beautiful year-round, the best time to visit is from May to September. In October, when this traveler visited, the ground was paved with autumn leaves.
Zagreb, the capital of Croatia, is connected from major European cities by air, rail and road.
Chilling with newfound friends at a pub in Zagreb.
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