Croatia is home to extraordinary rivers. Few in Europe compare in terms of the richness and diversity of nature found here. Maybe no other European country has such diverse, yet so preserved rivers as Croatia. Adriatic coast is world-known, crystal clear sea, rocky coastline with ancient stone towns...The sea is however not the only richness of the Croatia. Its rivers are undoubtedly one of the most important values. From murky and slow lowland rivers that flood huge floodplains; through short and fast mountainous rivers that flush on rapids; then rivers in Karlovac region with travertine waterfalls and slow, almost marshy parts with lush vegetation; quiet rivers in karst polje that are lost in the dark underground only to spring at other place; until big Adriatic rivers in deep barren canyons with waterfalls, that meet the sea in narrow estuaries like Zrmanja or wide delta like Neretva.
The rivers of Croatia are unique in Europe, due to the diverse geology. However, they are never far from people, so these rivers are always fragile.
