Biokovo Nature Park

Biokovo Nature Park is the most dominating presence at the southern Dalmatian coast. Proclaimed a nature park in 1981, this mountain rampart towers an brilliant 1500 meters over the Makarska Riviera and offers first-rate perspectives over the ocean and nearby islands. It is taken into consideration certainly one of Croatia's most famous locations for hikers with myriad paths that land up the hills beyond olive groves, vineyards and pine forests.

The Biokovo massif that stretches 36 kilometers along the coast and nine kilometers inland drops down in a series of craggy limestone rocks and sheer cliffs interspersed with caves, pits and sinkholes. The most famous trekking and mountain climbing vacation spot is Vosac which lies handiest 2.5 kilometers from Makarska. The Nature Park covers a place of 16 ,550 hectares and its maximum point is Sveti Jure. Due to its relative isolation the character park hosts many endemic plant species, as an instance Biokovo bellflower. Notable nature landmark Kotisina Botanical Garden is also within the location. Part of the Zabiokovlje is inside the Biokovo Nature Park.