Dalmacia Sibenik region

From Zadar region going southwards the well indented archipelago of Northern Dalmatia grows ever more fragmented, and it turns into the spell-binding intricacy of the magnificent Kornati islands of stone and instead of the River Zrmanja it is the River Krka that weaves it’s green magic in the rock-bound bleakness of the Dalmatian hinterland. In other words, in the two national parks, Kornati and Krka, thought by many to be the most precious natural jewels of the whole of Dalmatia, located in the small region of Dalmatia-Šibenik.

Comprising just one county, the County of Šibenik-Knin, it has been named after its two largest towns, one at the source and the other at the confluence of the River Krka.

Welcome to one of the most beautiful nature work pieces in Europe, welcome to Sibenik Dalmacia region. The beneficence of nature in these parts is equally evident in the relatively small but numerous islands of the so richly indented Šibenik archipelago . Apart from the best known of these islands, the Kornati and their sheer cliffs there is Murter, the island of its keepers and famous fishermen, Zlarin and it’s renowned coral hunters; tiny Krapanj, and its equally well known sponge harvesters, and Kaprije, a yachtsman’s Mecca.

Šibenik, the capital of the county, is reached through the labyrinth of the narrow Sveti Ante channel and from there, onwards through the canyon of the River Krka towards its waterfalls . Theeyes of those travelling through the littoral of Dalmatia’s Šibenik region are also drawn to the vineyards of Primošten, which represent a unique example of what diligent humans can wrest from harsh, unyielding stone ,so much so that a photograph of them can be seen hanging in the UNESCO building. And the beauty of the hinterland to this wondrous place is no less alluring, for in addition to the River Krka there are the peaks of the Dinara, the highest Croatian mountain, and numerous ruins in the rocky desolation of the karstic interior.

However, the favourite destination in the Šibenik area for nature lovers is the RIVER KRKA National Park, located next to Plitvice Lakes, the country’s most popular national park. The Krka waterfalls, just like those of the Plitvice Lakes, result from travertine sedimentation.