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The Galičica National Park

admin — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 08:38:42 +0000

Due to its exceptional natural beauty and characteristic flora and fauna, forests and forest areas, the area of about 22,750 hectares, belonging to the Galičica Mountain, was in 1958 declared a National Park. The Galičica National Park is located in the farthest, the southwestern part of Macedonia, between two lakes – Ohrid and Prespa, and it is not known only for its...

The National Park Fruška Gora

admin — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 13:00:40 +0000

The Fruška gora proudly rises up above Vojvodina’s plain.It is located near Novi Sad and as the opposite of this stuffy city on the Danube, in the middle of Vojvodina is the Fruška gora -this natural jewel that has the epithet “the lungs of Vojvodina“ and certainly represents ideal place for rehabilitation. The Fruška Gora was declared in 1960 a National Park....

The National Park Brijuni

admin — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 13:52:56 +0000

It is an interesting story about the origin of Brijuni. God intended to form part of the Earth by the picture of a Paradise. Thus, according to the legend, Istria was created, as a garden where grow beautiful trees and green meadows. The jealous devil destroyed God’s work by tearing the bag in which the angel was carrying the unused stones, and the thousands of stone...

The Butrint National Park

admin — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:25:04 +0000

According to the ancient Roman poet Virgil, while Aeneas was traveling to Italy on one of his many journey, he stopped at the fortress across the Corfu island, known as “little Troy”. There, in a yard surrounded by towers and poles, the king received Aeneas and his soldiers. According to the legend it was the Butrint, town, which was founded by Priam’s son...

Lovćen, the mountain and National park

admin — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 06:45:32 +0000

The mountain Lovćen rises above the ancient coastal town Kotor making a beautiful shield of the Boka Kotorska Bay. The Lovćen is not only a mountain. The Lovćen National Park encompasses the central and the highest part of the mountain Lovćen and covers an area of 6,220 ha. It was proclaimed a national park in 1952. The Lovćen with its cultural-historical heritage...

The Old Mountain, National park and ski center

admin — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 13:18:23 +0000

A Balkan Peninsula was named by the Old Mountain (srb. and bulg. “Stara planina” ). The Old Mountain is known also as Balkan Mountains, which is often called by Bulgarians. It is located in the central part of the peninsula and extends to a length of about 550 km along the Serbian border with Bulgaria and further, through Bulgaria, almost to the Black Sea and divides...