Biokovo Nature Park

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Biokovo Nature Park is located on the southern Dalmatian coast. Proclaimed a nature park in 1981, this mountain rampart towers about 1500 meters over the Makarska Riviera and offers views over the sea and nearby islands. It is one of Croatia's most popular destinations for hikers with myriad paths that wind up the hills past olive groves, vineyards and pine forests.^{[citation needed]} The Biokovo massif, which stretches 36 kilometers along the coast and nine kilometers inland, drops down in a series of limestone rocks and cliffs interspersed with caves, pits and sinkholes. The most popular hiking and mountaineering destination is Vosac (1421 meters) which lies only 2.5 kilometers from Makarska.^[1]

The Nature Park covers an area of 19,550 hectares and its highest point is Sveti Jure (1762 meters).^[2]

Due to its relative isolation, the nature park hosts endemic plant species such as the Biokovo bellflower. The Kotisina Botanical Garden is also in the region (located 3 kilometers from Makarska).

Part of the Zabiokovlje is in the Biokovo Nature Park.