Snow finally stuck to the streets of central Zagreb for a couple of days this week. Early morning temperatures dropped to the lowest yet of this winter. Despite the chill, clear skies and sunshine days were enough to see the snow soon melt away.
But, far from the city, the snowy riversides and magical mountains of Croatia in January 2022 have kept their white blanket for longer. These all-natural landscapes look epic after the snowfall. For winter walkers and climbers – or even just lovers of photography – these images are way more spectacular than the bright lights and theatre of the Advent season.
Let’s take a closer look at the winter wonderland of snowy riversides and magical mountains of Croatia in January 2022.
Gorski Kotar
Delnice, Lokve, Fužine, Stara Sušica, Ravna Gora
© Turistička zajednica Gorskog kotara
© Turistička zajednica Gorskog kotara
From above, Dvorac Stara Sušica © Vladimir Franolić
© Branko Lautar & Višnja Bolf
Jezero Bajer near Fužine © Marino Kirinčić
© Branko Lautar & Višnja Bolf
© Turistička zajednica Gorskog kotara
Another view of Dvorac Stara Sušica © Branko Lautar & Višnja Bolf
Risnjak National Park and Snježnik Hrvatski
© Risnjak National Park
Snježnik hrvatski © Ivan Ćuća-Žentil
Snježnik hrvatski © Ivan Ćuća-Žentil
Snježnik hrvatski © Ivan Ćuća-Žentil
Snježnik hrvatski © Ivan Ćuća-Žentil
Snježnik hrvatski © Ivan Ćuća-Žentil
Snježnik hrvatski © Ivan Ćuća-Žentil
Snježnik hrvatski © Ivan Ćuća-Žentil
For more about Risnjak National Park, look here
Velebit
Northern Velebit National Park
© Dejan Delač
© Dejan Delač
© Vedran Katalinić
For more about Northern Velebit National Park, look here
Velebit Nature Park
Ljubičko Brdo © Ivan Ćuća-Žentil
Ljubičko Brdo © Ivan Ćuća-Žentil
Ljubičko Brdo © Ivan Ćuća-Žentil
Ljubičko Brdo © Ivan Ćuća-Žentil
Ljubičko Brdo © Ivan Ćuća-Žentil
Paklenica National Park
© Mario Jurina
Bojinac © Ivan Coric Photography
Bojinac © Ivan Coric Photography
For more about Paklenica National Park, look here
Kloštar Podravski, Podravina and Koprivnica-Križevci County
© Ivan Nemet
© Ivan Nemet
© Ivan Nemet
© Ivan Nemet
© Ivan Nemet
© Ivan Nemet
© Ivan Nemet
© Ivan Nemet
© Ivan Nemet
For more about the Drava river in Koprivnica-Križevci County look here. For more about the area of Podravina containing Kloštar Podravski and Đurđevac, look here
Slavonski Brod
© Mirna Šikić
The wetlands and ponds in Oriovac near Slavonski Brod are not only home to fish – over 50 species of birds visit these waters © Antun Lukšić
For more about Slavonski Brod, look here
Žumberak-Samoborsko gorje Nature Park
The high peak of Sveti Gera, on the western edge of Žumberak-Samoborsko gorje Nature Park © Domagoj Novosel
The author would like to thank each of the photographers who kindly loaned their work to him for this article
