Mljet is the southernmost and easternmost of the larger Adriatic islands in Croatia. Because of its simmilar name in latin, throughout history, it has very often been mistaken by the island of Malta. Therefore, world-famous legend about the shipwreck of Homer’s Odyssey is disputed weather it happened on Mljet or Malta. Also, many cynologists and veterinary historians believe that the Maltese dog also originates from Mljet.
We stayed in a village of Polače, inside the National Park, which is the oldest marine protected area in the Mediterranean, founded in 1960. Almost 90 % of the total surface of the National Park is covered in forests, which mostly consist of the Aleppo pine and are among the most beautiful and most preserved forests of that type in the Mediterranean. The forests are especially dense in the area near Big and Small lake, and they go all the way down to the sea.
Personally, forests are the highlight of the National Park and the island. Hiking through them is unbelievable experience, with many interesting paths that lead to beautiful beaches and peaks. The island of Mljet has a long and eventful history that goes back to 2000 BC and it has been inhabitated by the Illyrians, Greeks and Romans. Unfortunately only about 1000 people remain on the island today.
I used Fujifilm X-Pro3 with 23mm lens and mostly used in camera edit for the photos, hope you like them.