Plitvice Times Magazine

History of the Plitvice Lakes tourism through old postcards Until the second half of the 19th century, Plitvice Lakes was not a well-known destination. It was visited only by few curious explorers and adventurers. Because of the dense vegetation and risky location due to the Ottoman Empire, in the...

Founding Prilika Group is a result of the successful growth of communication agency Prilika, which, from its foundation in 2015 operates as the one and only communication company in Croatia that is coming from territory of Lika. The name of the agency is effectively thought out to draw connection...

In the night of 14th to 15th of March 1912 occurred one of the biggest nautical catastrophes in the history of the world. On its first journey from Southampton to New York City, after striking an ice berg, sank the famous British passenger liner, Titanic. Out of 2.223 passengers...

There is an interesting story behind the name of Otočac, city in Lika located in the valley of river Gacka. Name of the city preserved the memory of one island, thanks to which Otočac survived to this day. The word Otočac in Croatian language literally means “small island”. One...

Digital travel leader Booking.com has combined research from more than 20,000 travelers across 28 countries and territories* with insights from proprietary search and endorsement data as well as over 20 years’ of travel expertise to reveal nine predictions for the future of travel – in the coming year and...

Even tho we are in the situation which requires me to start this article with the Corona virus pandemic, this is a story about how a group of us, inspired by the virus, had a great vacation. The pandemic we are going through made us question our lifestyle, habits,...

In the old times when there was no television or internet, long winter nights people in Lika spent telling stories, singing songs and thinking about riddles. All kinds of riddles and puzzles were equally loved by kids and adults, they are characterized with beauty of expression and content variety....

5th international conference about women in entrepreneurship “Žene i točka“ was successfully organized in Otočac. Successful business women from Croatia and abroad were guests of the 5th in a row International conference about women in entrepreneurship called “Žene i točka” which is now traditionally organised during December in Otočac....

Masnica is the oldest and most famous cake originating from Lika. This pie is consisted of flour, water, salt and pork lard. This traditional meal was usually prepared in the period between the Epiphany and Lent, (from there we got the saying “One of Three Holy Kings, time of...