Salt Lakes & Swimming
Great & Small Lakes
Mljet · Southern Dalmatia
QUICK INFORMATION
- CATEGORY
- Salt Lakes & Swimming
- COUNTRY
- Croatia
- REGION
- Mljet · Southern Dalmatia
- DURATION
- 2 days
ABOUT THIS ATTRACTION
Veliko Jezero (the Great Lake) and Malo Jezero (the Small Lake) are the defining feature of Mljet: two deep basins of seawater enclosed by forest and connected to the Adriatic only by the narrow Soline channel, which runs fast at tide changes — once strong enough to power mills. Because the lakes hold the day’s heat long after the sea cools, they are the island’s favourite swimming water, and their shoreline — path, bike lane, swimming platforms and one small village jetty — is the spine of a park visit.
HISTORY & BACKGROUND
The story behind it
WHAT TO SEE
What to see here
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Before you go
THROUGH THE LENS
From the road
MAP & LOCATION
Great & Small Lakes
Great & Small Lakes, Mljet, Southern Dalmatia, Croatia
42.7711, 17.5411
MORE ATTRACTIONS
More to see in Mljet
FOOD & DRINK
Where to eat nearby
Konoba Ana, Pomena — lakeside fish and island lamb
Hotel Odisej restaurant, Pomena — park-side terrace dining
Maestral, Pomena — grilled catch on the bay
Konoba Žurej, Babino Polje — village kitchen, peka by order
Konoba Ferijalac, Babino Polje — island classics off the tourist path
HOTELS & STAYS
Where to stay nearby
Hotel Odisej — the park’s only hotel, on the bay at Pomena
Rooms and apartments in Pomena, steps from the lake
Stone-house stays in Goveđari above the lakes
Village apartments in Babino Polje for the southern loop
Guesthouses above Saplunara for the beach end of the island
ITINERARIES
Day-by-day routes
NEARBY DESTINATIONS
Continue the journey
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