The ideal place to train athletes
Many of the Croatian athletes who have earned top medals at global sports events are intensively training in Delnice in Gorski kotar. Throughout the year the wooded slopes of Gorski kotar are the scene of the intensive training of numerous Croatian representations in various athletic disciplines – from handball, volleyball, football (soccer) to cycling and the tae kwon do representation – with accommodation in excellent tourist facilities.
Delnice are situated at about 750 metres above sea level, and together with Crni Lug and Brod na Kupi are the hub of the settlement of this part of Gorski kotar. Because of its natural beauty, crystal clear streams, caves, fissures and sinkholes, various fruits, an abundance of mushrooms and medicinal herbs, and the proximity of Risnjak National Park, it is a favourite among alpinists and hikers, speleologists, skiers, cyclists, kayaking and rafting enthusiasts and many others. Risnjak was proclaimed a National Park in 1953, putting the entire area under protection. The borders of the park were later expanded, which even more increased its attractiveness and enriched the tourist content of the park, from the viewpoints of which an unforgettable view shoots out over the shores of the Adriatic and of the Alps in Slovenia.
Source: ?Croatia Tourist Board?
