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| Nature park Telašćica |
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Nature Park Telašćica Nature Park Telašćica on the south-east part of Dugi otok together with 13 surrounding islands and islets, makes a marvelous harmony of the nature on the 70,5 sq.m.
There is a contrast of quiet bays with rough cliffs, the area of the wood complex of the Alpine pine trees and holly oak macchia on side, with bare rocky grounds on the other side, the area of cultivated fields of vineyards and olive-trees, as well as the area of rocky grassland. Mediterranean vegetation with more than 400 species of plants, numerous rare and endemic.
Three basic phenomena distinguish the Nature Park Telašćica:
• Telašćica bay, one of the safest, the most beautiful and largest natural ports in the Adriatic. There are 6 islets and cliffs inside the bay, and 25 small coves on the 69 km coast lenght. It is an attractive anchorage for many boaters.
• The Cliffs of the island Dugi otok or locally called "Stene" rising up to 200 m over the sea, and vertically falling down 90 m into the sea. Great number of bird species nest here, as well as Falco peregrinus and Falco eleonore.
• Salt Lake Mir with fine curative gray silt, is the residence of endemic specie of eel called "Kajman".
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| Cave “Strašna peć” - opening July 1st 2006. |
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It was mentioned for the first time in 1898 in the paper "Il Dalmata"; and in an article by dr. Luka Jelic in "ILLUSTRIERTE ÖSTERREICHISCHE RIVIERA - ZEITUNG" in 1904 it was popularized and tourists started visiting it.
It was visited by the emperor Franjo Josip, who was fascinated by its beauty and adapted the cave, had the iron gate put at the entrance, had made 2 lanterns, and stairway to the sea was also built. Today the cave is neglected and has no approach path. The tourist board and the local board are trying to revaluate this attraction.
Its entrance is on 70m height above sea level and it is formed in well-layered limestones of fossil shells from Cretaceous. After the entrance, which most probably developed when a part of the ceiling caved in, the channel starts descending (in the first part) first mildly and then ever steeper to the bottom filled with imploded blocks.
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