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is connected by a local road (the lowest quality and safety level of road). The
entrance to the park is the village Čigoč, which has relatively weak public
transport connectivity. The transport accessibility score is improved by the
vicinity of an urban centre (Sisak), which is less than 30 minutes away from
Čigoč by car, while the leading tourist centre (Zagreb) is slightly less than
90 minutes away by car.
Just as in the case of Medvednica, the summit of the mountain is the
entrance to Učka Nature Park. The county road leading to Učka is narrow
and winding, so the summit is not connected by public transport. Opatija,
which is both the largest urban and leading tourist centre of the immediate
area, is located at a less than 45 minutes from the summit of Učka by car.
Papuk Nature Park has an identical transport accessibility score to
Učka Nature Park. The entrance to Papuk Nature Park (Jankovac moun-
tain hut, as the most visited site in the park) is not connected by public
transport, and personal vehicles access it via county road Ž4253. Moreover,
Papuk Nature Park is far from the nearest urban centre (Slatina), as well
as from the area’s leading tourist centre (Osijek). Jankovac mountain hut
is slightly less than 45 minutes from Slatina and 95 minutes from Osijek by
car.
Biokovo Nature Park had the lowest score of transport accessibility.
The summit Sveti Jure (the highest summit of the mountain and one of the
most attractive and most visited park localities for tourists) was selected as
the entrance to the park, and it can be reached by a narrow and winding
local road. Makarska is the closest urban and tourist centre and is roughly
65 minutes away by car. There are no public transport options available for
travelling to Biokovo.
The connection between transport accessibility and tourist
flow in protected areas
Although the amount of visitors to Croatian national parks and nature
parks is increasing every year, there is an evident and pronounced differ-
ence in visits to national parks compared to nature parks. Furthermore,
great differences in the number of visitors can be observed if protected ar-
eas are compared individually (Tab. 3, Tab. 4)4.
4 The tables show the official data from the Ministry of Environment and Energy of
the Republic of Croatia related to the estimated number of visitors—not of the total
number of entrance tickets sold.
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is connected by a local road (the lowest quality and safety level of road). The
entrance to the park is the village Čigoč, which has relatively weak public
transport connectivity. The transport accessibility score is improved by the
vicinity of an urban centre (Sisak), which is less than 30 minutes away from
Čigoč by car, while the leading tourist centre (Zagreb) is slightly less than
90 minutes away by car.
Just as in the case of Medvednica, the summit of the mountain is the
entrance to Učka Nature Park. The county road leading to Učka is narrow
and winding, so the summit is not connected by public transport. Opatija,
which is both the largest urban and leading tourist centre of the immediate
area, is located at a less than 45 minutes from the summit of Učka by car.
Papuk Nature Park has an identical transport accessibility score to
Učka Nature Park. The entrance to Papuk Nature Park (Jankovac moun-
tain hut, as the most visited site in the park) is not connected by public
transport, and personal vehicles access it via county road Ž4253. Moreover,
Papuk Nature Park is far from the nearest urban centre (Slatina), as well
as from the area’s leading tourist centre (Osijek). Jankovac mountain hut
is slightly less than 45 minutes from Slatina and 95 minutes from Osijek by
car.
Biokovo Nature Park had the lowest score of transport accessibility.
The summit Sveti Jure (the highest summit of the mountain and one of the
most attractive and most visited park localities for tourists) was selected as
the entrance to the park, and it can be reached by a narrow and winding
local road. Makarska is the closest urban and tourist centre and is roughly
65 minutes away by car. There are no public transport options available for
travelling to Biokovo.
The connection between transport accessibility and tourist
flow in protected areas
Although the amount of visitors to Croatian national parks and nature
parks is increasing every year, there is an evident and pronounced differ-
ence in visits to national parks compared to nature parks. Furthermore,
great differences in the number of visitors can be observed if protected ar-
eas are compared individually (Tab. 3, Tab. 4)4.
4 The tables show the official data from the Ministry of Environment and Energy of
the Republic of Croatia related to the estimated number of visitors—not of the total
number of entrance tickets sold.
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