{"id":50115,"date":"2016-06-27T17:03:43","date_gmt":"2016-06-27T15:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/?p=50115"},"modified":"2016-06-27T17:06:49","modified_gmt":"2016-06-27T15:06:49","slug":"sail-the-national-parks-of-croatia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/27\/sail-the-national-parks-of-croatia\/","title":{"rendered":"Which Croatian National Park is for You?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Croatian Adriatic has\u00a0over 2,000 km of coastline and over 1,000 islands which lie close to the mainland making a perfect destination for a\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/yachting_content\/croatia_yacht_charter.php?bbr=bblog\">yacht charter in Croatia<\/a><\/strong> with easy island hopping in protected waters.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_50117\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50117\" style=\"width: 716px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/2016\/02\/29\/10-beautiful-croatian-islands-youll-want-to-visit\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-50117\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/croatia.jpg\" alt=\"croatia\" width=\"716\" height=\"481\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-50117\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image from HandLuggageOnly<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>With three diverse national parks along this beautiful coast, there is a lot to explore from the comfort of your charter yacht. Don&#8217;t forget, the ever-popular Game of Thrones was filmed in Croatia, so look out for the real-life King&#8217;s Landing or even find yourself in the city of Qarth&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brijuni National Park<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Brijuni National Park is in the northern part of the Adriatic Sea just off Istria and is made up by 14 small, lush islands. These islands are known for their scenic beauty but there is a lot more to this archipelago than meets the eye. Here you can visit a hill fort from the Bronze Age dating to the 14th Century BC, remains of Roman Villas from \u00a0the 2nd century BC and the ruins of a Byzantine Palace. The Brijuni islands belonged to Venice from the Middle Ages and stone from the islands quarries were used to build the city&#8217;s bridges and palaces.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_50123\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50123\" style=\"width: 707px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hellotravel.com\/stories\/trailing-beaten-path-meandering-unknown-island-destinations\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-50123\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/brijuni.jpg\" alt=\"brijuni\" width=\"707\" height=\"451\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-50123\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image from HelloTravel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Kornati National Park<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Kornati Archipelago is located in the northern part of Dalmatia off the mainland from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/yacht_charter\/sibenik_charter.php?bbr=bblog\"><strong>Sibenik<\/strong><\/a>, a perfect base to charter your yacht and explore this densest archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea. The Kornati National Park is made up of 89 of the southern-most islands, islets and reefs of this group of 140 islands often referred to as a nautical paradise. These islands are more rocky and arid than many of the other island groups on the Dalmatian coast but this provides a stunning contrast to the crystal clear waters of this marine sanctuary.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_50127\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50127\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.croparadise.com\/kornati-national-park-excursion.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-50127 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/kornati-e1466939099841.jpg\" alt=\"kornati\" width=\"700\" height=\"612\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-50127\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image from Croparadise<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Mljet National Park<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/yacht_charter\/charter_mljet_croatia.php?bbr=bblog\"><strong>Mljet Island<\/strong><\/a> is the most southerly and easterly of the larger Dalmatian islands. Pick up your yacht in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/yacht_charter\/dubrovnik_charter.php?bbr=bblog\"><strong>Dubrovnik<\/strong><\/a> and come and explore this extraordinary island rich in history and\u00a0beautiful scenery. Half of the island is national park and covered by forest\u00a0and you&#8217;ll also find two\u00a0salt water lakes, joined to the sea by a narrow channel dug by the Benedictine monks. The monks inhabited the island for several centuries and left a monastery on a tiny islet on the lake of Veliko Jeziro, which now houses a restaurant!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_50131\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50131\" style=\"width: 703px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fodors.com\/world\/europe\/croatia\/southern-dalmatia\/places\/mljet\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-50131\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/lakes.jpg\" alt=\"lakes\" width=\"703\" height=\"385\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-50131\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image from Fodors.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kayak the shorelines or explore\u00a0the many paths by foot or bicycle or simply enjoy the sights and pristine water from the privacy of your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/yacht_charter\/croatia_charter.php?bbr=bblog\"><strong>Croatia charter yacht<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/monastery-e1466941401977.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-50135\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/monastery-e1466941401977.jpg\" alt=\"monastery\" width=\"700\" height=\"463\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/yachting_content\/contact_us.php?bbr=bblog\">Contact us<\/a><\/strong> to see some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/yachting_content\/dubrovnik_split_sailing_itinerary.phpbbr=bblog\"><strong>itineraries<\/strong><\/a> for chartering in Croatia and find out about\u00a0our latest deals. Follow us on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/boatbookingsyachtcharter\/\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a><\/strong> to keep up with our destinations of the moment and special offers!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Croatian Adriatic has\u00a0over 2,000 km of coastline and over 1,000 islands which lie close to the mainland making a perfect destination for a\u00a0yacht charter in Croatia with easy island hopping in protected waters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":93,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3767,27,29,14,252,28,3542,3544,7],"tags":[4761,356,5685,5693,709,5691,4777,5689,5695,5687],"class_list":["post-50115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adriatic-sea-news","category-bareboatcharter","category-catamarancharter","category-croatia","category-luxury-yacht-charter","category-sailboats","category-scuba-diving-activities","category-snorkeling-activities","category-yachting-news","tag-bareboatcharter","tag-bareboat-charter","tag-bareboat-charter-croatia","tag-brijuni-national-park","tag-croatia-2","tag-kornati-national-park","tag-lagoon","tag-mljet-national-park","tag-sail-croatia","tag-yacht-charter-croatia"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.5.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Which Croatian National Park is for You? 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