Blidinje Nature Park

The area of Blidinje was declared Nature Park in 1995. This area contains many springs of clear, drinking water, archaeological finds endemic species of flora and fauna, it has good geomorphologic features and also beautiful landscape and that is why Blidinje got status of Nature Park.

Blidinje Nature Park is unfertile valley which originated from glaciers melting from the mountain Čvrsnica back in the ice-age. This huge valley is situated between two mountains-Čvrsnica and Vran, which are placed in the south-east and north of the valley. The valley of the Blidinje Nature Park belongs to the three municipalities - Posušje, Tomislavgrad and Jablanica and together with massif of Vran and Čvrsnica and Blidinje lake makes untouched green oasis of peace.

Pločno is situated at 2.228 metres height above sea-level in the mountain Čvrsnica and it is the highest peak in Herzegovina but because of the military object hiking is forbidden in that part of the mountain.

The park was named after Lake Blidinje which is placed at the back of the Dugo polje, at the   1.184 metres height above sea level and has surface about 6 square kilometres. The lake is supplied with water from the nearby mountains – Vran and Čvrsnica. Most of the water vanishes in the swallow-hols during summer and water level declines. In 1991 the actions were started to prevent gradually disappearing of the lake but because of the war it stopped and was not continued.

Dugo polje spreads out beside the lake and it is mostly used for pasture and smaller part is cultivated, even in the past it was mostly used for cultivating.

Special forest reservation Masna luka draws attention of many visitors. That is a place with a few springs of clear water, various floras which you can see only in mountains (fir tree, pine tree, abies, edelweiss, Sibirae Croatica, Pinus Leucodemis…). Jasle spring is very interesting, water rises from the spring which is in the foothill of a little cave, and it runs and goes into fields. In the stream you can see a few endemic species, mostly amphibians. The road leads from Masna luka, through forest to fields and meadows which are in the centre of thick forest. The view from this area to the nearby cliffs takes breath away. 

         Beside Masna luka geomorphologic reservation Diva Grabovica is very interesting, it includes canyon of the river Grabovica. The reservation was named after a girl Diva, whose father was Luka from Rama. In her honour many people pilgrim to her grave in July. 

          Blidinje Nature Park lies at the 1.150 metres and 1.300 metres height above sea level and there are a lot of medieval standing thumb-stones. There are many traces of graves and ruins of the Roman roads, which prove that Blidinje was inhabited even before 2500 years.

The Park provides many possibilities for relaxing, winter sports, hiking, trips in nature and similar. Because of these facts place for skiing was opened in Čvrsnica (Risovac) and it is one of the five places in the world which is only 50 kilometres air distance from the sea, and in which you can ski until May. This area is in the outback of the Adriatic Sea and it has typical mountain area around Lake Blidinje with possibility for hunting.

Blidinje Nature Park provides enjoyment for those who want to rest and relax completely; it has interesting history, forest fragrance and vividness which leave no one in apathy.