Plitvice, maybe heaven does exist . . .

If the creators of Avatar wanted to re-film the movie using a real-life setting, they would undoubtedly choose Croatia's natural gem, Plitvice Lakes National Park, as their location. Plitvice (pronounced Plit-vit-sa) is made up of sixteen azure pools that vary in size and depth, wedged like a necklace of bright blue jewels into steep limestone crags.