Geography

Some people say that Homer, while describing the enchanted island of Ogigia, Ulyssess and the nymph Calipso, had our island Mljet in mind. Total area : 100 square kilometers Construction of the island: layers of chalk - dolomite and lime-stone Climate: real mediterranean. Summers are hot and dry, winters are mild and humid. Temperatures below zero rarely occur and snow is even more rare. Main inhabitated places are situated in the island's interior.

The sea enters the island through a very narrow strait and first forms the Great Lake (Veliko jezero) and then, through the even narrower strait, it forms the Small Lake (Malo jezero).

Indigenous alepine pine forests (Pinus Halepensis) cover the largest part of the forest areas of the Park. The other forests prevalent in the Park are holm oak forests (Orno-quercetum ilicis).