Most wonderful places on Earth: Plitvice Lakes, Croatia

Most wonderful places on Earth: Plitvice Lakes, Croatia

Situated about somewhere between the Croatian capital Zagreb and Zadar on the shore of the Adriatic Sea, Plitvice Lakes are a supernatural universe of living, moving water encompassed by antiquated woodlands, 16 lakes connected by waterfalls, spans common and man-made, and 300 square kilometers of wild excellence loaded with bears, wolves, pigs, and fowls.

The distinction in elevation between 1,280 meters at the most elevated point and 280 meters at the least makes an apparently perpetual number of falls, of all shapes and sizes, that for all time fill the air with splash and haze. Wooden and characteristic walkways and climbing trails turn around and over the lake and a ship on Lake Kozjak transports individuals between the upper and lower lakes. The lakes are lovely throughout the entire year, yet particularly while reflecting otherworldly fall hues or the frilly solidified branches of the encompassing trees.