MLJET NATIONAL PARK
Mljet National Park with natural channel around Veliko Jezero and salt lakes. Possibility of swimming, walking and hiking.
One of the park's entrances is at Goveđari, but you can pick up your ticket in a wooden hut in the village of Pristanište, near the Great Salt Lake.
In the southern part, the sea enters the land via a natural channel, a sort of small canyon around Veliko Jezero (Great Lake), which is followed by other, narrower canyons around Mali Jezero (Small Lake). These salt lakes, rich in aquatic fauna (a variety of shellfish) and plankton, are the focus of much scientific research. Striped mongooses(Mungos mungo) have become predators for venomous snakes, which have disappeared, while the Mediterranean monk seal(Monachus albiventer), a protected mammal, still lives in the park, a paradise for birdwatchers too.
The park is also a paradise for birdwatchers, where you can enjoy long hikes, swimming and canoeing. For early risers or those lucky enough not to have a ferry to catch, a swim when the tourists are not yet here or have already left, is an unforgettable pleasure. In the middle of the lake, you feel alone in the world, surrounded by pristine hills, lush vegetation and a few farms in the distance. The well-designed dirt paths (reserved for bikes and pedestrians) invite you to wander for a few hours on this site, which has remained wild.
In the southern part of the Grand Lac, the islet of Sainte-Marie is home to a Benedictine monastery and a 12th-century church, a Mediterranean garden, ruins of ancient buildings at the foot of which you can swim, and a restaurant.
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