NATIONAL PARKS CROATIA NATIONAL PARK´S NAME: Plitvice Lakes LOCATION: Lika - Senj County, Karlovac County LINK TO THE PARK'S WEB: http://www.np-plitvicka-jezera.hr/ DESCRIPTION : The Plitvice Lakes National Park is Croatia’s most popular tourist attraction. There are 12 Upper Lakes (Gornja jezera) and the four Lower Lakes (Donja jezera) interconnected by a series of waterfalls, and set in deep woodland populated by deer, bears, wolves, boars and rare bird species. In 1979, Plitvice Lakes National Park was added to the UNESCO World Heritage register. NATIONAL PARK'S NAME: Risnjak LOCATION: Primorje - Gorski kotar County LINK TO THE PARK'S WEB: http://np-risnjak.hr/ DESCRIPTION: This mountain massif was named after the lynx, in Croatian ris, its most popular inhabitant. It is located in Gorski kotar, the most mountainous and heavily forested region of the country, about 15 km inland from the Adriatic Sea. In addition to lynx, the symbol of the mountain, there are also brown bears, wolfs, martens and dormice. NATIONAL PARK'S NAME: Brijuni LOCATION: Istria County LINK TO THE PARK'S WEB: http://www.np-brijuni.hr/ DESCRIPTION: The Brijuni is a group of islands comprising of two large and twelve smaller isles. There are almost 700 plant species and about 250 bird species on the islands. The island Veli Brijun hosts one of the oldest olive trees in the Mediterranean, planted in the 4thcentury. NATIONAL PARK'S NAME: Northern Velebit LOCATION: Lika – Senj County LINK TO THE PARK'S WEB: http://www.np-sjeverni-velebit.hr/ DESCRIPTION: It covers the northern section of the Velebit mountain, the largest mountain in Croatia. Northern Velebit was proclaimed a national park for its wealth and diversity of karst forms, flora, fauna and landscapes located within a small area. Large and preserved forests are suitable habitat for large carnivores – bear, wolf and lynx. NATIONAL PARK'S NAME: Paklenica LOCATION: Zadar County LINK TO THE PARK'S WEB: http://www.np-paklenica.hr/ DESCRIPTION: The Paklenica is karst river canyon. It is located in Starigrad, northern Dalmatia, at the southern slopes of Velebit mountain. It has two canyons: Mala (Small) and Velika (Big) Paklenica. Today there is no water flowing throughout Mala Paklenica. It is the most important Croatian hub for climbing, with over 360 equipped and prepared climbing routes, of which the best known route is the cliff Anića kuk (400 m vertical face). NATIONAL PARK'S NAME: Kornati LOCATION: Šibenik – Knin County LINK TO THE PARK'S WEB: http://www.np-kornati.hr/hr/ DESCRIPTION: Kornati islands include 89 uninhabited islands, islets, and reefs. Most of the terrain in the Kornati islands is karst-limestone. Apart from sea-gulls, which are the most numerous animals, there are some lizards and ring-snakes, and 69 varieties of butterfly, some amphibians and rodents. NATIONAL PARK'S NAME: Krka LOCATION: Šibenik – Knin County LINK TO THE PARK'S WEB: http://www.np-krka.hr/ DESCRIPTION: It is named after the river Krka that it encloses. The main attraction of Krka National Park lies in its seven waterfalls. Skradinski buk is one of the most attractive parts of the park. It is a massive, clear, natural pool with high waterfalls at one end and cascades at the other. NATIONAL PARK'S NAME: Mljet LOCATION: Dubrovnik – Neretva County LINK TO THE PARK'S WEB: http://np-mljet.hr/ DESCRIPTION: It is situated on the western part of the same-named island Mljet. Two deep bays filled with seawater, known as Malo Jezero and Veliko Jezero (Small Lake and Great Lake) are the most famous locations of this area and an important geological and oceanographical phenomenon. FRANCE NATIONAL PARK'S NAME: Calanques National Park (520 km² ) LINK TO THE PARK'S WEB: http://www.calanques-parcnational.fr/en DESCRIPTION It located in the South of France, and it is the only national park in Europe to include land, marine and semi-urban areas .It is included three city, which one is Marseille, the second biggest town in France after Paris. NATIONAL PARK'S NAME: Mercantour National Park (685 km² ) LINK TO THE PARK'S WEB: http://www.mercantour.eu/ DESCRIPTION It is located in the South Est part of France, next to Italy. It is a wonderful place to glimpse animals: cha-mois, marmots and even wolf. Wolfs reappeared in 1992 in this park. NATIONAL PARK'S NAME: Port Cros National Park(7km² of land and 12 km² of sea) LINK TO THE PARK'S WEB: http://en.portcros-parcnational.fr/ DESCRIPTION It is the first national marine park created in Europe and is the symbol of the issue of global concern about the conservation of marine biodiversity. It is in the South of France on the mediterranean sea . NATIONAL PARK'S NAME: Pyrenees National park (457km²) LINK TO THE PARK'S WEB: http://www.parc-pyrenees.com/ DESCRIPTION The park is located in the Pyrennes. It is wellknown for its fauna. There are many différents animals and even lynx and brown bears. NATIONAL PARK'S NAME: Cevennes National Park LINK TO THE PARK'S WEB: https://www.cevennes-parcnational.fr/fr DESCRIPTION It is the only park in France where people lives and works. It is located in the South part of France, in the low mountain. NATIONAL PARK'S NAME: Ecrins national Park (918 km² ) LINK TO THE PARK'S WEB: http://www.ecrins-parcnational.fr/ DESCRIPTION It is located in the Alps. There is very high montains and it is very famous for its wonderful lakes. NATIONAL PARK'S NAME: Vanoise National Park (2,000 km² ) LINK TO THE PARK'S WEB: http://english.vanoise-parcnational.fr/fr/vanoise-national-park.html DESCRIPTION It is also located in the Alps. The highest mountain is 3,855 meters. It is a beautiful place to hike . NATIONAL PARK'S NAME: Guadeloupe National Park (380 km²) LINK TO THE PARK'S WEB: http://www.guadeloupe-parcnational.fr/ DESCRIPTION It is located in the island of Guadeloupe, an overseas departemnt (part of the Antilles in the Caribbean). The vegetation is rainforest, and a very beautiful wildlife. NATIONAL PARK'S NAME: Reunion National Park (1054 km²) LINK TO THE PARK'S WEB: http://www.reunion-parcnational.fr/ DESCRIPTION It is on the island of Réunion, an overseas department of France located in the western Indian Ocean re-gion. NATIONAL PARK'S NAME: Guiana National Park (20300 km²) LINK TO THE PARK'S WEB: http://www.parc-amazonien-guyane.fr/ DESCRIPTION The park is located in an overseas department and region of France, located on the north Atlantic coast of South America. It borders Brazil .It is a wonderful Amazonian forest. ITALY NATIONAL PARK´S NAME: Parco Nazionale delle Cinque Terre LOCATION: Liguria LINK TO THE PARK'S WEB: www.parconazionale5terre.it DESCRIPTION: The National Park of the Cinque Terre, in Liguria, offers overhanging shores on the sea with kilometers of dry stone walls to mark the terraces for the cultivation of the vine, villages with narrow streets and houses painted in bright colours, sanctuaries, panoramic trails by the sea. Small harbours with fishing boats and steep hills lie next to one another, dark green rocks lie next to a deep blue sea, all of this to create a fascinating landscape. NATIONAL PARK´S NAME: Parco Nazionale Appennino Tosco-Emiliano LOCATION: The Park is situated in the northern appenines. It spreads in the provinces of Massa Carrara and Lucca in Tuscany and in the provinces of Reggo Emilia and Parma in Emilia. LINK TO THE PARK'S WEB: www.parcoappennino.it DESCRIPTIO N: Among the Cisa' s Pass and the Delle Forbici’s Pass the forests between Tuscany and Emilia become a mountain ambient. Some peaks exceed 2000 meters of rocky mountains with lakes and wide meadows. The Park has a great variety of environments, from pastures to blueberry moorlands, steep slopes, waterfalls and animals like the wolf, the mouflon, roe deer, golden eagles and rare plants. NATIONAL PARK´S NAME: Parco Nazionale Arcipelago Toscano LOCATION: Tuscany LINK TO THE PARK'S WEB: www.islepark.it DESCRIPTION: The Archipelago of Tuscany National Park is the largest marine park in Europe, protecting 56,766 hectares of sea and 17,887 hectares of land. It includes the seven main islands of the Tuscan Archipelago and some small islets and reefs. The scents of the Mediterranean plants blend with the smell of the sea, the flights of the gulls are interwoven with the dancing dolphins. Each island preserves traces of its unique history and with one common element: the beauty of the nature. NATIONAL PARK´S NAME: Parco Nazionale dell'Aspromonte LOCATION: Calabria LINK TO THE PARK'S WEB: www.parcoaspromonte.gov.it PHOT DESCRIPTION: The southern patch of the Apennine mountain range looks like a majestic pyramid, next to the sea and it climbs up to 2000mt with numerous peaks and several highlands. Numerous are the animal species (wolf, peregrine falcon, eagle owl, goshawk) and it is mainly covered by vast forests (beech, fir, pine, oak, chestnut) and the Mediterranean bush. Being in the centre of the Mediterranean, it has significant historical, artistic and archaeological presences, such as the archaic culture, the classical, Hellenistic, medieval and modern. NATIONAL PARK´S NAME: Parco Nazionale delle Foreste Casentinesi, Monte Falterona, Campigna LOCATION: The Park is situated in the northern appenines. It is in the provinces of Firenze and Arezzo in Tuscany and in the provinces of Forlì in Emilia. LINK TO THE PARK'S WEB: www.parcoforestecasentinesi.it DESCRIPTION: The southern patch of the Apennine mountain range looks like a majestic pyramid, next to the sea and it climbs up to 2000mt with numerous peaks and several highlands.