scenic viewpoint
Plitvice Upper Lakes Viewpoint
A boardwalk viewpoint where the upper cascade of sixteen interconnected lakes stretches out in graduated shades of emerald and azure.
21 km · about 25 min drive
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Bihać
Federation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina · Europe
About Bihać
Bihać works well as a base: 20 minutes from Izačić, 29km from Una National Park.
Bihać is in Federation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina, with about 76,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Izačić, about 9 km away.
Bihać (pronounced [bǐxaːtɕ]) is a city and the administrative centre of Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated on the banks of river Una in northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the Bosanska Krajina region close to the border with Croatia. InRead more
2013 its population was 56,261.
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What is there to see near Bihać?
Within an hour or so of Bihać: Plitvice Upper Lakes Viewpoint (21 km), Štrbački Buk (21 km), Plitvice Lakes Viewpoint (Veliki Slap) (23 km), Plitvice Lakes (23 km).
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The nearest famous roads are Adriatic Highway (D8 / Jadranska magistrala).
Where is Bihać?
Bihać is in Federation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina, about 9 km from Izačić.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 75,641
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Region
- Federation of B&H
- Timezone
- Europe/Sarajevo
- Coordinates
- 44.8169, 15.8708
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Worth the detour from Bihać
6 notable places within an hour's drive.
waterfall
Štrbački Buk
A 24-metre travertine waterfall on the Una river at the Croatian border, reached by a rough side road with a viewing platform and car park.
21 km · about 25 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Plitvice Lakes Viewpoint (Veliki Slap)
A viewing platform overlooking Croatia's tallest waterfall and the turquoise travertine pools that make Plitvice a UNESCO treasure.
23 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Plitvice Lakes
Breathtaking series of 16 terraced lakes connected by waterfalls set in a lush forested national park.
23 km · about 25 min drive
national park
Una National Park
Emerald river canyons, cascading waterfalls, and pristine forest along the Una River in Bosnia.
29 km · about 35 min drive
photogenic
Rastoke
A watermill hamlet at Slunj where the Slunjčica river splits into dozens of travertine cascades tumbling between wooden houses: a miniature Plitvice most tourists drive straight past on the way to the lakes.
41 km · about 45 min drive
Driving roads near Bihać
- 21 kmPlitvice Upper Lakes ViewpointA boardwalk viewpoint where the upper cascade of sixteen interconnected lakes stretches out in graduated shades of emerald and azure.
- 23 kmPlitvice Lakes Viewpoint (Veliki Slap)A viewing platform overlooking Croatia's tallest waterfall and the turquoise travertine pools that make Plitvice a UNESCO treasure.
- 71 kmMaslenica BridgeBridges over the narrow Novsko Ždrilo strait on the Adriatic Highway and the A1, infamous for bura gusts so fierce the crossing is regularly closed to high-sided vehicles.
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