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CROATIA​ - MLJET island -

NATIONAL PARK

ParkMljet is the southernmost and easternmost of the larger Adriatic islands of the Dalmatia region of Croatia, known also as Croatia's "greenest island". In the west of the island is the Mljet National Park. The island is accessible with 1 hour ferry.  In the 16th century, the monastery was the center of the Mljet Congregation , gathering all the monasteries of Benedictine monks in the area of the Republic of Ragusa. As time went by, the Benedictine monastery on Mljet lost its importance, while the seat of the Mljet Congregation moved to Sveti Jakov near Ragusa.