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Aerial view of the island of Cres with Vransko jezero

Photo: Bernard Dupont · CC BY-SA 2.0

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The island of Cres in the Kvarner Gulf holds one of the Adriatic's surprises: Vransko jezero, a deep freshwater lake in the middle of a limestone island surrounded by the sea.

The lake supplies the islands of Cres and Lošinj with drinking water, so its shores are protected and swimming is not allowed; it is best seen from the viewpoints above it, on the road across the island.

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Croatia · Cres · Kvarner

Vransko jezero (Cres)

Lake Vrana is the great freshwater lake in the middle of the island of Cres, hidden in a basin among the hills, with the tiny village of Vrana above it. It is the island’s treasure: its exceptionally clear water supplies…

5.75 square kilometresarea
13 metreselevation
75 metresmax. depth

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