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Dinaric Alps
Named after Dinara mountain in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, Dinaric Alps is a mountain chain that runs in many separate mountain ranges, from southern edges of the Eastern Alps, in Slovenia and Italy where the Julian Alps end, stretching further across the western side of the Balkan peninsula, NE of the Adriatic Sea and south of Sava river basin in Hungarian (Pannonian) plain, until it touches the westernmost parts of the old Rhodope mountains in central and southern Serbia, and reaches Pindus mountain chain in northern Albania and Šara mountain system near Kosovo field, on its SE end.
Activities in the Dinaric Alps
Attractions in the Dinaric Alps
Highlights
This relatively short but extremely rewarding circular route offers not only fantastic views of the Valbona Valley but also a particularly rich ...
This technically fairly simple summit ascent offers a comprehensive view of the Valbona Valley and the surrounding mountains as well as the Vusanje ...
A route offering many views and perspectives of the island of Hvar.
A route away from any tourist hustle and bustle. Secluded bays combined with a boat ride.
This route is probably counted among the most scenic bike routes on Hvar.
This beautiful valley hike leads through a charming river landscape to two waterfalls with quite different characters, both of which are very ...
Scenic summit hike to the highest elevation of Hvar
Probably the most beautiful circular route in the south of Istria, which will leave every visitor with breathtaking experiences and impressions.
Circular route through the forested Dragonja Valley, passing a restored mill and the highest waterfall in the Slovenian part of Istria, with an ...
Short and instructive route near Jelsa.
Discover the region
Almost all the islands in the eastern Adriatic (as well as all the mountains rising behind well-indented coasts of Croatia and Montenegro) belong to this mountain system because the western parts of the chain were partially submerged by the seawater in earlier geological history.
The Dinaric Alps are around 650-700 km (ca 450 mi) long and between 50-200 km wide. The mountain system has a triangular (or kind of elongated trapezoid) shape because it widens as it stretches in the SE direction. The chain consists of more than 200 mountains, shared among seven states: Slovenia, Italy (although no single mountain exists, marginal edges of the system), Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia and Albania.
The predominant northwest-southeast direction (so-called Dinaric direction) of mountains and mountain ranges in the Dinaric Alps is one of its main characteristics. Most of them are separated by karstic valleys, fields or river flows which most of the time follow the same direction. Dinaric Alps are very diverse and abound in a variety of relief formations thanks to strong tectonic dynamism and erosive-denudation processes (destructive work of water, wind, ice), especially to the limestone.
Although they share many similar geological and other natural or social features, the mountains of the Dinaric Alps are very diverse in appearance, geomorphology, climate, natural, cultural and sociological background. This diversity and ruggedness make them very attractive and visiting them could be a unique experience. Some parts of the chain are for sure some of the most rugged, remote and pristine areas in Europe, while the other parts are well connected by multi-lane highways.
