2. MEDVEJA
 Medveja is an old fishermen’s village
 It is believed that it was named after Medea,a mighty
sorceress from the greek mythology
 The sand beach in Medveja is one of the most
beautiful ones in the northern part of the Adriatic
coast

3.  The valley of Medveja is one of the greatest ravine
deeply carved into the eastern slope of mountain of
Učka

4. LOVRANSKA
DRAGA-finish
MEDVEJA-start

5. HIDROLOGY
 There are many underground and ground waters that
flow down from the mountain into the sea
 “Potok”(that litteraly means “The Stream” in Croatian)
is the longest stream that goes through the entire route
from Lovranska Draga (it starts with a magnificent
waterfall) and occasionally crosses the route,untill it
finally flows into the sea in Medveja

6. THE ROUTE
 The route is situated on the right side of the valley and
it starts immediately after passing the camping area of
Medveja

7. THE BEGINNING
THE BEGINNING

8. DRYWALLS
 The most of the route is accompanied by
drywalls,which are very interesting and special
because they are completely men-made and and they
are not connected with concrete or something similar
 Their role was either to fence the property or to build a
passage

9. DRYWALLS-along
the walking path

10. FLORA AND FAUNA
 The greatest wealth of this route’s picturesque
landscape is its flora and fauna

11. FORESTS
 The forests become thicker and thicker as the sea level
increases; they mostly consist of oak trees (especially
old downy oaks),there are plenty of evergreen
forests,chestnut trees,laurel groves and srub

13. MUSHROOMS AND FLOWERS
 There are also some special kinds of mushrooms and
flowers(cyclamen)

15. Myoxus glis
ANIMAL
WORLD
Bufo buho
Anguis fragilis

16. OPOROVINA
 “Oporovina” is the central cave of this region and the
oldest one
 It contains the remains of Roman citizents, that used
to hide in it during the wars,it probably dates from
400-600 AD

17. THE VIEW
THE VIEW
 The view from the
lookout is apsolutely
amazing, it is
probably the most
magnificent view on
the sea from the
route

18. LOVRANSKA DRAGA
 Lovranska Draga is an old, small village situated on the
eastern slope of Učka
 it is actually a part of the “Učka” nature park(certain
level of protection that covers the most of the Učka
mountain)

19. AGRICULTURE
 There are some vineyards and agricultural areas owned
by the locals,the typical local products are cherries and
brown chestnuts,localy known as marrons

20. CHERRIES
MARRONS

21. CULTURAL HERITAGE
 The village has its local baroque church dedicated to
St.Michael

22. “SLAP”WATERFALL
 The final destination of the route is the greatest
waterfall in the whole “Učka” nature park called
“Slap”,that litterally means “The Waterfall” in Croatian

23. “SLAP”