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| Narrow roads and symbolic barriers |
[PL] Polska wersja tutaj / Polish version here.
Sveti Jure, road to Sveti Jure peak.
In Biokovo Mountains (line of Dinaric Alps) in Croatia, you can find really nice road. I found this road in "The best motorcycle routes" rank. Few months later I went there to check it.
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| First time in Biokovo, 2014 |
Every travel starts from the map, so: Sveti Jure - Biokovo - route starts from Makarska, because it's the biggest city there. Mountains are a national park, so we need pay 50 kuna for person (May, 2018). Park staff told me that in the park are venomous snakes, so be careful.
This is asphalt road, good enough for every car, but narrow. You need know mountain driving rules. This is winding road, so speed is really slow, you will be use only 2 first gears.
Also motorbike and bike are popular, so choice your favourite transport.
Road starts form sea level, and ends at 1762m above sea.
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| We starts form sea level |
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| Our road is behind this mountain |
Road is narrow, and every few hundred meters it's wider place for pass another car. There are really a lot of serpentine there.
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| One of several dozen serpentine |
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| Road is narrow... |
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| ... and sometimes is "heavy traffic" there ;) |
You can meet a lot lot of cows, and semi-wild herd of horses, so watch out for cow's droppings.
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| We can meet also cyclist |
Halfway through the route, views are become more spectacular, and we see Makarska Riviera from the top.
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| Is nice view, and this it's only half of the way |
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| Islands in background |
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| It's time to some break, and enjoy the views |
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| 20 min from this point is point view to Makarska City |
Landscape becomes more "lunar", especially in the summer when everything dried up.
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| The car seems small |
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| A lot of stones... |
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| ... but, there are also shepherds houses, |
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| ... cattle, |
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| ... and fields |
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| We are almost on the top, yet only over a dozen serpentine |
Car parking is on the top, and we starts to enjoy the views.
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| Our goal |
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| West side of Biokovo |
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| East side of Biokovo |
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| From the top, road is more spectacular |
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| "the last straight" |
On the top is TV mast, and behind we can find st. George Chapel.
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| Path to the chapel |
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| Safety line |
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| st. George Chapel |
We back the same road, but landscape are still beautiful.
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| Serpentine, again... |
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| Barriers... |
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| ... and rust ;) |
Summary, the road is worth seeing, and there are no tourist crowds, like another place in Croatia. It's nice experience to drive at mountain peak.
You need 4 hours for this drive (2h up, 2h down), and another 2h for enjoy the views.
On the top is much colder, but sun burns harder, so take enough water.
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| Take enough water |
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