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Veliki Slap (Great Waterfall)
Croatia's tallest waterfall, about 78 m, at the canyon's mouth.
Photo: Antonio Pejić / CC BY-SA 4.0
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Smoljanac Village
A small roadside village on the approach to the park.
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Photo: ANDREJ NEUHERZ / CC BY-SA 3.0
Why it is worth your time
Smoljanac is a quiet cluster of houses along the road toward Plitvice, the kind of place travelers pass through without stopping. Meadows and forest edge close around it, giving a first taste of the landscape waiting inside the park. It is easy to miss, and just as easy to enjoy for a few unhurried minutes.
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A small next-step selection from the same city.
Legendary
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Sastavci Waterfalls
A cluster of small falls where the lake chain's waters finally join into one stream.
Photo: Donald Judge from England / CC BY 2.0
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Prošćansko Lake
The highest and largest lake of the upper chain, opening the park's cascade of waters.
Photo: Jason Rogers from Hemel Hempstead, UK / CC BY 2.0
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