From Rovinj to Plitvice Lakes

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With more than a million visitors early, the national park Plitvice lakes, is the most visited tourist attraction in Croatia, if your plan to spend your holidays in Rovinj and which to visit the national park here is how to:

by car: First options is to go by car from Rovinj, the shortest and fastest route goes via, Rijeka, and the highway towards Zagreb till the exit point Plitvice, from where road continues via Ogulin to Plitvice. This route has a total length of 243 km and a travel time of 3 hours and 15 minutes. Alternatively it is possible to go via Rijeka and then down the coast to Senj from where leave the coast and drive land inwards, this route has similar length but less highway and therefore a 20 minutes longer estimated travel time. In both case road toll apply on parts of the route.

If you need to rent a car or a minibus for the trip you can do so in the centre of Rovinj here you find a selection of car rental offers available from Rovinj.

Second options is to book an excursion from Rovinj, if you search the internet, you should be able to find several companies offering excursion, alternative you can visit a local agency once in Rovinj.

by bus, there is no direct public bus connection between Rovinj and Plitvice lakes, if you have to travel by bus best option is most probably to travel via Karlovac, but be aware it is a long trip and not suitable for a day trip.

Visiting Plitvice lakes from Rovinj with overnight stay

If you have no fixed accommodation in Rovinj, I recommend visiting Plitvice with an overnight. I you plan to do so you could basically travel by bus, but with car it is much faster. At Plitvice lakes there are plenty of options to stay overnight close to the park, inside the national park it selves there are several hotels and within a range of 10-15 km, you can find a large number of private accommodation units.

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Please feel free to leave a comment if you have any tips or questions regarding travelling from Rovinj to Plitvice Lakes

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Rovinj Croatia – Holidays in Rovinj

Rovinj is situated in the middle of the west coast of the Istrian Peninsula. The city has for years been among the top holiday destinations in this part of Croatia. The highlight is of course the charming old town peninsula. A walk in thee small alleys among the old houses is a must do and I can recommend also to take a walk on the road which circles the peninsula. All visitors should of course also visit the Cathedral of St Euphemia which can be found on thee peek of the peninsula, those who do not suffer from altitude problems, should for sure visit to tower of the cathedral, from which there is a stunning view over the city.

Restaurants can be found every where in the old town part and along the Riva in Rovinj. From my experience the best restaurants are the ones not situated directly on the main streets.

The accommodation offer in Rovinj is diversified and the offer ranges from Hostels to 4 star luxury hotels. In the old town part mainly private apartments can be found, but also a few of the smaller hotels in Rovinj are situated here. Also in the city parts north and south of the old town plenty of private accommodation can be found, majority of the private apartments in Rovinj are within walking distance from the city centre. For those who like to stay at a campsite this is of course also possible in Rovinj. In a radius of 10 km from Rovinj 6 larger campsites can be found.

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