Waterfall Wednesday is back today and today’s waterfall feature is located at Krka National Park in Croatia. Yes, my Mr. Diamond found me a waterfall on our trip to Croatia and what a waterfall it is. My pictures can not do it justice.
I took a lot of pictures from a lot of different locations so bear with me.
You can read all about Krka National Park by clicking here and I kindly selected the English version of the website for you to check out instead of the Croatian. I figure most of my readers would understand that version better.
There was swimming allowed in the water below the falls and since it was a hot day there were a lot of people taking advantage of that.
I had a little trouble figuring out this sign. It looked like a lot of “don’ts” to me.
A few facts are included about the National Park that I gleaned from the brochure we received upon entry.
In 1985 an area of 109 kilometers of the Krka River and basin was proclaimed The Krka National Park.
Kirk National Park lies within Sibenik-Krin county and includes the Krka River.
Travertine, a limestone that has settled out of the water, is a common appearance all over the park.
The Skradinske buk is the longest and most commonly visited waterfall on the Krka River. The waterfalls were created by travertine barriers, islands and lakes.
The remnants of the Krka Hydropower Plant are also located at the Skradinski bur. It became operations in 1895 just days after Tesla’s hydroelectric plant at Niagara Falls.
We hiked down to the falls and opted for the return bus ride back to the top. I think we were pretty smart to do it that way.
Waterfalls are pretty amazing and I have to admit that this one is probably the most impressive one I have ever visited. The beauty of the park and hike sealed the day for us and even though we kept saying what we would remember was how hot we were those memories have faded a bit and the beauty of Skradinske buk is what we remember.
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Leave a commentWe are going on a cruise of the Greek Islands with a stop in Croatia. I hope I get to this park. Those falls are magnificent. Who is Mr. Diamond?
Oh I hope you get here as well! It is amazing. Croatia is such a beautiful place. I want to hear all about tit when you get back, okay? Mr. Diamond is my pet name for my husband, Chris, who has diamond status just about everywhere because he travels so often. My pet name has stuck. 🙂
That’s so pretty. I love that you can swim beneath the fall.
It was certainly something that would have been refreshing on a hot day like the day we were there, that is for sure. It was so beautiful.
there is something so majestic about waterfalls
Don’t you just love them? This one was magnificent.
It really is.
Those are very impressive falls. A sight you will never forget.Your pictures are fabulous.
Thanks, Darlene. They were beyond words. Simply stunning.
Oh, wow, wow, wow. No wonder you went crazy taking photos. I would, too. This waterfall is beyond beautiful.
The pictures just don’t do it justice. I really love how they look on Chris’s big iPad —they really pop and the colors and detail are so much better. But you get the idea. 🙂
Wow! That is stunning and so different from anything we have around here!
It was so breathtakingly beautiful. Hard to capture it in a picture.
I just met a lady who escaped Croatia with her family during WWII. These photos are beautiful, they must have been even more breath taking in person. Thank you for sharing.
Wow. It was hard to see the buildings that were still in disrepair from their most recent war so I can only imagine what this woman lived through. Thanks for taking the time to stop by and leave a comment.
Gorgeous! How neat that you found a waterfall on your trip there. One to remember, that’s for certain.
We actually tried to go to another one but it was so crazy busy we could not even get a place to park. This one was amazing.
Amazing! So cool you found a waterfall on your trip to Croatia and a beauty too. We are agreed that is a lot of do not do’s. Again thanks for taking us with!
Thanks for coming along on the trip with me. I have so many pictures to share and not enough time to write posts!