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Legend of bora

One of the many legends about the bora , written in Zoranic " Mountains", the story of a young and beautiful but arrogant girl of noble birth named Bora...

 
Bora is a young and very beautiful, but also arrogant girl of noble birth . Because of their pride and arrogance , refused to order all the suitors. Its beauty was too much praised and is proud of it , and once said that the more beautiful and of read more...
 

 

The Velebit story about water

Not so long ago, scarcity of water on Velebit Mountain’s maritime slopes was one of the greatest adversities in the hard life of its inhabitants...

 
Since Velebit is built of highly permeable limestone rock, rainwater quickly disappears in underground cavities. Reliable springs are rare and scanty, while permanent watercourses are virtually nonexistent. Hot summers with plenty of sunshine, as read more...
 

 

The legend of king Pasoglav

Many legends have been told about Večka Tower. The best-known among them is the legend of King Pasoglav ("Doghead")...

 
Once upon a time there was a king who had a human body and a dog’s head. Every day a different young man would come to shave him, after which the king would have him killed in order to keep his secret. Hoping to save the life of her only son, a read more...
 

 

Starigrad - the site of the ancient city of Argyruntum

... that present day Starigrad is located at the site of the ancient city of Argyruntum...

 
This is borne witness to by the work of Pliny the Elder, Naturalis historia, in which he includes Argyruntum in a list of ancient settlements at the foot of Velebit. It had oppidan status, meaning that it was a settlement whose inhabitants had gained read more...
 

 

Velebit - a biosphere reserve

Welcome to a World Biosphere Reserve, feel free to take a deep breath!

 
The Paklenica Riviera is part of the Velebit Nature Park, which because of its specific relief, vegetative, and landscape features was placed by UNESCO in the World Network of Biosphere Reserves (the “Man and the Biosphere” Program from 1978). read more...
 

 
 

One of the many legends about the bora , written in Zoranic " Mountains", the story of a young and beautiful but arrogant girl of noble birth named Bora...

 
 
 
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