普利特维采湖群国家公园中的高架步道，克罗地亚 Elevated path in Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia (© Alessandro Laporta/Offset by Shutterstock)

普利特维采湖群国家公园中的高架步道，克罗地亚 Elevated path in Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia (© Alessandro Laporta/Offset by Shutterstock)

A hidden jewel in Croatia

Today we're walking out into the winter wonderland of Plitvice Lakes National Park, the oldest and largest national park in Croatia. More than a million tourists per year flock to this central mountainous region, renowned for its cascading waterfalls and 16 turquoise-colored lakes. These wooden pathways meander for miles around and above the lakes, beside waterfalls and over streams and rivers, which disappear into the moss-covered earth only to burst through again somewhere downstream. In fact, the lakes are all interconnected by underground flows and are separated from each other by natural dams of travertine.

The park is open year-round, and winter is its slowest season. If you're brave enough to venture down the park's slippery pathways in December or January, you may be rewarded with views straight out of a fairy tale.

克罗地亚的一颗隐藏的宝石

今天，我们要走进十六湖国家公园（Plitvice Lakes National Park）的冬季仙境，该公园是克罗地亚最古老，最大的国家公园。 每年有超过一百万的游客涌向这个中央山区，该山区以级联的瀑布和16个蓝绿色的湖泊而闻名。 这些木制小径在湖泊周围和上方蜿蜒数英里，在瀑布旁边，在溪流和河流上消失，消失在苔藓覆盖的泥土中，仅在下游某处再次突然出现。 实际上，所有湖泊都通过地下水流相互连接，并通过天然的堤坝隔开。

公园全年开放，冬季是最慢长的季节。 如果您有足够的勇气在12月或1月冒险走下公园的湿滑小径，您可能欣赏到的是童话故事般的风景。