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Cultural tourism National park Paklenica

Cultural tourism is defined as travel persons outside the residence with a view to the search for new experiences and experiences that meet their cultural needs. Cultural tourism also includes visits to cultural and historical sites in the distant and recent history of the tourist destinations, museums and galleries, churches, musical and theatrical events and performances, music and, more recently and visits to concerts of pop culture. That is considered to be cultural tourism motivated learning about cultural heritage, art and culture of life and work in the nation visited tourist area. Characteristics of demand for this type of culture is characterized by the fact that it is a broad spectrum of tourists covering different age groups and education, but with an indication that interest in culture increases with age. Cultural tourism is a younger branch of tourism that emerges from the needs of all educated tourists and their needs work on myself, learning and entertainment needs through introducing the history and tradition, and is motivated by the creative cultural activities related to the activities that have been preserved from the past such as learning traditional skills through cultural tourism product with religion, gastronomy and tourism literature or contemporary art production.

The National Park Paklenica is located in the backdrop of Starigrad and has two canyons: Velika and Mala Paklenica. The National Park Paklenica covers a surface of 3617 hectares and is a magnificent rocky phenomenon. Paklenica is just one small part of Croatia's most fascinating mountain, Velebit, yet it is one of the most important and the richest in natural characteristics.
A 500m high and 7km long plateau separates Velika Paklenica from Mala Paklenica. Throughout Velika Paklenica flows a 10km long stream and the steep sides of the canyons are as high as 400m. In the narrow pass of Velika Paklenica, the highest cliff is Anica-kuk (400m) which is a well-known rock-climbing spot in Croatia. There are many caves; the better known is the Manita Cave which is 175m long. The Manita Cave, which was adapted for visitors, is rich with stalactites and a large underground area (65m long, 40m wide and 32m high). Alongside the stream, in Velika Paklenica, there is a trail which leads to the town of Parici, over the Velebit mountain-range Buljma and onto Medak...

 

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