Zavratnica

Jablanac, Velebit · 🇭🇷 Croatia

A fjord-like inlet knifing 800 metres into the Velebit massif, its vivid water reached only on foot or by boat.

Sea temperature

~22°C in the warm season

Water

Deep, vivid green-blue

Sand

Pebbles at the head of a fjord-like inlet

Swimming

Deep, clear and sheltered in the narrow inlet

Best time to visit

Jun-Sep

Setting

A slender 800-metre inlet beneath the Velebit mountains, reached on foot

Beach type

Wild & scenic

Region

Europe

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Photo: Ivana Hrestak (CC BY-SA 4.0) · source