Hiker on Maja Jezerce, standing at 2,694 metres (8,839 ft) above the Adriatic, the highest peak in the high Dinaric Alps, Albania, Europe

Mountain landscape in the Dinaric Alps, Albania, Europe

Overview of Vinjerac fishing village and harbour with the karst limestone Velebit mountain range of the Dinaric Alps in the background, Zadar province, Croatia.

European brown bear (Ursus arctos arctos) in forest, in the wild, Notranjska region, Dinaric Alps, Slovenia, Europe

European brown bear (Ursus arctos arctos) in the forest, silhouette against the light, in the wild, Notranjska region, Dinaric Alps, Slovenia, Europe

European brown bear (Ursus arctos arctos) in forest, in the wild, Notranjska region, Dinaric Alps, Slovenia, Europe

The Plitvice Lakes in the National Park Plitvicka Jezera in Croatia. Visitors taking a cruise on lake Kozjak. The Plitvice Lakes are a string of lakes connected by waterfalls. They are in a valley, which becomes a canyon in the lower parts of the National Park. The waterfalls are formed mostly by travertine (tufa) barriers between the lakes. The lakes are listed as UNESCO World heritage and are visited by close to one million tourists per year. Europe, South Eastern Europe, Croatia

Moraca Monastery, Dinaric Alps, Montenegro