Krka — Attraction in Općina Ervenik

Guide to Krka national park.

What I wish to have known before coming here, and what the visitor information center should know too.

Krka national park is rather extensive, and although it cannot be compared for beauty to Plitvice lakes, it sure has some stunning views.

Many of you will be disappointed that swimming is currently prohibited during Covid, and a quick freshen up can only be done below Roški waterfalls. To others, that means enjoying the waterfalls unspoiled, in their true and full beauty.

That also means that there is much less flow of tourists during the high season, and tickets can easily be bought directly at the visitor center.

My personal recommendation is to arrive to Krka in the morning and park your car around the city, prices vary from 35 to 50 kuna a day.

Take the boat ride to the park entrance, and have a leisurely 4 km stroll along the boardwalks, finishing up around lunchtime at the food stalls where you started. Food is decent, but what I enjoyed most was the ice cold lemon beer, and the shadowed tables in the grass.

Leave Skradinski heading to Roški slap, parking there is free. Take the trail up the canyon and climb the SECOND set of stairs on your right, there, you will make some postcard pictures exactly like in the depliant. You can avoid the climb in summer, and continue along the canyon loop, as the waters are not as full for the shot.

Finishing the loop head to the parking and downwards, to wash off the midday heat in the cool waters at the end of the falls.

Feeling fresh and reinvigorated, take your car and drive some 15 km bordering the park to Krka monastery. A hidden gem, this Serbian-Orthdox monastery is vaulted with such vivid frescoes, that it felt like they were made yesterday.

Which they were to some extent, after the walls were delapidated of the gold leafs used to paint the worship icons, a restauration effort was made in 2010, completely repainting the monastery with the same iconography and style, even though not following the old blueprint.

Check out the hidden passage behind the tower after the main entrance, follow up after the original roman cloister and descend a set of stone stairs, turn the light on and marvel at this exquisite little catacomb.

The day could not be over without a romantic sunset on the lake, and for that, I bring you, the reader, to the Visovac monastery. The sacred grounds lie within the lake itself over a small islet, and although the monastery itself is nothing worth to spend time on, it makes for an idyllic background to see the sunset.

The spot lies on the opposite side of the lake and it is reacheable through the town of "Brištane", or search on maps "Spomenik hrvatskom kralju Petru Snačiću" and it will bring you there spot on.

Thats all folks!

Ps: The owners definitely like hairy partners, much of the viewpoints in Skradinski had bushes covering the view!

I dont pay for plants, but to see...

First, the good: this place has some great views on the waterfalls. But there's a lot of bad: the place is crowded. It's COVID-19 time and tourists don't wear masks. On the boats many of them just put the mask on only while embarking. Staff also mostly wears their masks half-way and don't enforce it from visitors. in July there's much less water in the rivers (Chickola is completely dry). So the waterfalls are weaker. Plants are also burnt by the sun. my top complaint: to see the park on foot you need a car. There are no buses between exits (like in Plitvice Lakes, for example). And (WARNING) there are no hiking trails from the main entrances Skradin and Lozovac! Only a small tour around. If you want hiking, there's a route 10 Stinice-Roshki Slap(beware, it has a lot of elevation). But you need to go there on a car or a taxi (they want 300kn from Skradin to Stinice). Are you wondering, why hiking trails are not drawn on a map? Because the image would disappoint you. They are not connected, mostly short, you need different exits and there's no connection between those exits. everything is overpriced. 200kn ticket just for admission. You pay extra for boats, food is 2x price, paid WC. And then you find out that you also need a taxi to get on a...

Lovely place to visit, but very crowded and very hot in July. Especially when the clock approaches midday, there are huge crowds and you will need to negotiate the path with the crowd...Nothing much in the way of food if you need a snack so it is best to bring your own. The trip might be a bit challenging for those who are disabled. Yet the young kids and young families were enjoying it. Bring your own water bottles as they charge distortionate prices. Go early if you want to avoid crowds. The wooden path to the falls and across the bridge were accessible and there are toilets at the restaurant. Flora and fauna...