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KORNATI

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Tisno offers a wide variety of places to go, attractions to see and activities to do.

    TISNO is a small dalmatian town on island Murter, situated half on the island, half on the mainland. Those parts are linked with 20 m bascule-bridge.

    In this place, where the cliffs of the island of Murter almost touch the mainland, the first notes of beauty were inscribed half a millennium ago in the barren stones of Dalmatia. Hence, it is no wonder that visits either returns repeatedly or stays for good.

    With its long and exceptionally beautiful coastline, including stunning bays and natural beaches, set against a pine forest, Tisno provides a magical vacation for its guests. One of the particulary charming things to do is to set sail in a small boat to one of the neighbouring isles.

    The peaceful and hospitable people of this place, wich was once predominantly a place of hard toil, have preserved their traditions and culture despite the hardships of its history. This is testified by the churches of St.Andrew  and St. Rocco (17 th centry), church of the Lady of Karavaj (18 th century) and particularly the churche of the Holy Spirit from 16th century.The remain of an ancient Christian basilicum from the 6th century and villa rustica from the 11th century were discovered near the Chapel of St. Martin (11th-12th century) only three kilometers from Tisno.

            

  Chapel of St. Martin

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«On the last day of the Creation God desired to crown his work, and thus created the Kornati Islands out of tears, stars and breath» - wrote George Bernard Shaw. According to the legend the islands of Kornati were created out of white rocks which remained after God has completed the Creation. He threw those rocks into the sea and as He saw the result, He decided to leave it that way, because they were perfect in His eyes. Beautiful nature, a network of countless islands and islets (a folk saying goes: «one island or islet for each day of the year»), the magnificent sea – all this makes the Kornati Islands a true promised land for boaters and yachting enthusiasts.

Kornati Islands are the largest archipelago in the Adriatic (147 islands), the islands stretch in the length of about 35km, between the island of Dugi otok (Long Island) and the island of Žirje. The archipelago was named after Kornat, its biggest island. Pliny called them Cratea. From the 14th century the island of Kornat had several names: Insula Sancte Marie, Stomorin Otok, Tarac, Toreta. In the 17th century the archipelago got the name Coronati. The islands were populated as early as the Neolithic. In recent times there are no permanent habitations.

Due to limestone formation there are no water streams or sources on the islands, the vegetation is very sparce, the predominant type is rocky ground with sparse pastures. On the south-western side the coast is extremely steep; the highest cliffs are those on Klobučar (80m), Mana (65m), Rašip Veli (64m). The islands abound with karst phenomena, cavities, caves, gullies, crevices and represent the natural habitat of a number of bird species.

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Krka is a river in Dalmatia which springs out at the western foot of the Dinara mountain, and flows into the sea near Šibenik. In limestone it forms a narrow and deep canyon, flowing over travertine barriers and forming waterfalls. In the lower part of the course is the most beautiful waterfall on the river: Skradinski Buk (37.5m). Between Skradinski Buk and Roški Slap is Visovac Lake with an islet on which there is a Franciscan monastery with a small church.

Downstream of Skradinski Buk is the Krka River estuary in which freshwater mixes with saltwater. Part of the estuary is also Prokljansko Lake.

The park visitors may see the water mills in which cereals are ground with millstones and taste bread made of such ground cereals.

The National Park may be reached from Skradin by boat, or by car to the entrance of Lozovac. From Lozovac buses take visitors to Skradinski Buk.

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