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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".
The most picturesque island in the Telašćica is Katina, and the most unusual is certainly Taljurić, with its geological and geomorphological characteristics. Telašćica has been inhabited since ancient times, as can be seen from numerous archeological remains.
The Park offers: wallking in the nature, cruising, water sports, diving, fishing, cycling, photosafari and traditional sea specialities.
You can enter the park through the land entrance Dolac, or by the sea near the lighthouse Vela Sestrica and through the passages Vela and Mala Proversa.
Group visits are organized from the nearby islands and from Zadar and Biograd.
BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE PARK:
INCLUDES: south part of Dugi otok, accompanying small islands and part of the maritime zone of the county Zadarska županija.
SURFACE: total surface of 70,50 km2 = sea surface 44,55 km2 + land surface 25,95 km2
MAXIMUM DEPTH OF THE COVE TELAŠĆICA: 67 m
MAXIMUM HEIGHT “STEN”: Grpašćak 161 m
MAXIMUM SEA DEPTH UNDER “STEN”: 85 m
MAXIMUM HEIGHT: Mrzolovica 198 m
NEAREST SETTLEMENT: Sali
NAME: Telašćica, in Middle Ages Tilagus, was named after its look resembling three connected lakes, which are positioned in a row.
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