Kravica (waterfall) explained
Kravica Waterfall (or / or) is a large tufa cascade on the Trebižat River, in the karstic heartland of Herzegovina in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is 10km (10miles) south of Ljubuški and south of Mostar.[1] Its height is about 25m (82feet) and the radius of the lake in the base of the waterfall is .[2] Kravica is a popular swimming and picnic area and, during the summer, it is frequently visited by tourists.
The Kravica Falls area also has a little cafe, a rope swing, a picnic area, and a place to camp.[3] The best time of year for visiting is during the springtime when the fall is at its fullest and the arid landscape turns a bright green.[4] During the high season, various restaurants in the vicinity of the waterfalls mostly offer grilled dishes and fish specialties.[5] Near the Kravica Falls is also a small grotto with stalactites made of calcium carbonate, an old mill and a sailing ship.[6] The owner of the waterfall was a famous municipal councilor, landowner, benefactor and philanthropist from Ljubuški, Zaim-beg Selimić.[7]
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- http://www.turizam.mostar.ba/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=122:vodopad-kravice-i-rijeka-trebiat&catid=42:priroda-i-avantura&Itemid=422&lang=en/ City of Mostar: The Waterfalls of Kravice [cited December 22, 2011]
- Web site: Visit Mostar: Kravice [cited December 22, 2011] . December 22, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120117235105/http://www.visitmostar.net/Kravice.htm . January 17, 2012 . dead .
- Web site: The Cheap Route: Visit Kravice Waterfalls in Bosnia [cited December 22, 2011] . December 22, 2011 . August 21, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170821025310/http://blog.thecheaproute.com/visit-kravice-waterfalls-in-bosnia/ . dead .
- Web site: WHL Travel: VKravice Waterfalls Half Day Tour [cited December 22, 2011] . December 22, 2011 . February 6, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180206235824/http://www.travel-medjugorje.com/Kravice_Waterfalls_half_day_tour . dead .
- Web site: MC Card d.o.o. : Kravice waterfallsr [cited December 22, 2011] . February 19, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120426065635/http://www.medjugorjecard.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=54&Itemid=13&lang=en%2F . April 26, 2012 . dead .
- http://www.turizam.mostar.ba/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=122:vodopad-kravice-i-rijeka-trebiat&catid=42:priroda-i-avantura&Itemid=422&lang=en/ City of Mostar: The Waterfalls of Kravice [cited December 22, 2011]
- Web site: ZAIM BEG SELIMIC. ljubusaci.com. 28 January 2009. 20 September 2017.
