Underground secrets of Paklenica

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THE PROCLAMATION DATE: October 19^th, 1949

THE HIGHEST PEAKS: Vaganski vrh (1757 m a.s.l.) and Sveto brdo (1753 m a.s.l.)

INTERNATIONAL DESIGNATIONS:

- Velebit Mountain Biosphere Reserve (UNESCO MaB), February 10^th, 1978
- Ecological network NATURA 2000 December 1^st, 2014
- UNESCO World Heritage Site, July 7^th, 2017

"Manita peć" Cave

Among 115 speleological objects so far known in the Paklenica National Park, Manita peć is the most famous among the visitors, as it is the only show cave made accessible to the public through guided visits. The cave's broad chambers and the beauty of its speleothems have been enchanting visitors since 1937. It is located at an altitude of 570 m a.s.l, and the walk up from the parking lot at Velika Paklenica takes about 1.30 h.

Hiking trails

Hiking is the only way to truly get to know Paklenica. The Park area contains 150-200 km of trails and paths, from those characterized as tourist trails - leading from Velika Paklenica canyon to Manita peć cave, Lugarnica foresters house and Paklenica Mountain hut, to those characterized as hiking trails - leading to the highest peaks of the Velebit Mountain.

Climbing site

Paklenica National Park is the most visited climbing center in Croatia, also popular outside Croatia. The close proximity of seawater gives this climbing site a special charm, making Paklenica Riviera an ideal place to combine climbing and water sports. Today, there are about 500 well-equipped marked routes of different difficulty and length (from grade 3 to 8b+), set in the carbonate rocks, so each climber can find something to his/her liking.

Underground secrets of Paklenica

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Project title: “Underground secrets of Pakelnica: Development of sustainable, active and safe yearlong tourism in Paklenica National Park and wider surroundings”

Project indeks number: KK.06.1.2.01.0013.

Lead partner organisation: Public Institution Paklenica National Park

Project partners: Croatian Mountain Rescue Service and NGO Cluster za eko-društvene inovacije i razvoj CEDRA Split

Short description of the project: The project aims to improve the protection and valorisation of natural heritage through development special interest tourism actvities applicable for the implementation area. This project will ensure the attractive and safe visitor infrastructure, strengthen management capacities of the lead partner as well as the other wide range of stakeholders in the surroundings (touristic, civil and public sector).

The main project objective and outputs: The main goal is to contribute to sustainable development and promotion of Paklenica National Park and its surroundings with development of atractive visitor infrastructure, capacity-building, visitor management improvement and defining the aspects of special interest tourism.

The main project elements: Visitor infrastructure (development of project documentation, adaptation of Visitor centre and restoration of the access path to the centre); Visitor safety improvement; Capacity building; Promotion and visibility; Project management and administration.

Total project budget (in Croatian Kuna): 22.905.290,67 HRK

EU co-funding: 19.469.487,06 HRK

Project implementation period: 1.1.2014 - 30.9.2019

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The project is co-financed by the European Union from the European Regional Development Fund, Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund (EPEEF) and Government Office for Cooperation with NGOs. The contents of this website are the sole responsibility of the Public Institution Paklenica National Park.