Why visit
Why visit Paklenica National Park
Two dramatic canyons — Velika and Mala Paklenica — cut straight into the southern Velebit, offering Croatia's best big-wall rock climbing, plus straightforward hiking trails to Manita peć cave and 800-year-old black pines. Reachable in 20 minutes from the coastal motorway, but you're immediately in a proper mountain landscape of eagles, chamois and vertical limestone..
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Estimated visit
Half to full day
Best season
April–June, September
Where
Starigrad, Croatia
Category
National Park
History
Two dramatic canyons — Velika and Mala Paklenica — cut straight into the southern Velebit, offering Croatia's best big-wall rock climbing, plus straightforward hiking trails to Manita peć cave and 800-year-old black pines. Reachable in 20 minutes from the coastal motorway, but you're immediately in a proper mountain landscape of eagles, chamois and vertical limestone.
“Paklenica's cliffs hide a Cold War bunker built for Yugoslav high command — carved deep into the rock and only opened to the public in the 2010s.”
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