This is “the eye of the Earth”, the spectacular (and deep) spring of turquoise water that hides Croatia

At the foot of an Orthodox church, in a small town located in the Sibenik-Knin County, Croatia, hides what is perhaps one of the most fascinating places around the Adriatic Sea. At least it’s spectacular enough to have earned a nickname of caliber, “Eye of the Earth” and attract a good handful of tourists every year who, regardless of the kilometers of regional roads they have to cross, come to the area to enjoy the scenery and take a good “book” of photos that then share on instagram.

The effort is certainly worth it.

The “eye of the earth” It is an impressive spring that, for its oval shape and even for its color, which moves in a rich shade of blue depending on the clouds and the fretwork, looks like an eye, the eyeball of a real dragon. Of course, with a shine worthy of Paul Newman.

A natural jewel that triumphs on Instagram

Its origin is in Mount Dinara, several kilometers away. Over time, the water has been making its way at their feet, drilling caverns and underground rivers that ended up cropping up in various springs as “the eye of the Earth”, one of the sources of the river Cetina.

To try to know its depth over the years, some divers have come to dive to 115 meters. In an article published last year by the Seti Institute —which on September 10 posted a photo of the spring as “image of the day”— there is even talk of almost 150 meters of draft. Nothing to do with its size on the surface: from end to end it measures just over 33 m.

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Those who are willing to forget about the abyss that opens under their feet and plunge into the spring, however, find a temperature not suitable for all audiences that can be around 8 degrees. The “eye” is also one of the sources of the river Cetina, which starts in Milasevo and flows for 105 kilometers until it empties into the Adriatic, in the old pirate port of Omiš. Before passing through, among other points, part of Sinj Y the artificial lake Peruča. In addition to attracting visitors and providing water, the river is harnessed for hydroelectric power. In a straight line it is approximately fifty kilometers from the Croatian coast.

Although the name that has made a fortune around the world is “the eye of the Earth”, the grotto is also known as Great boil about Glavas. Together with Vukovića vrilo and Batića vrilo it is one of the great sources of the Cetina river. Due to its great natural value they are protected as a hydrological monument since 1972. In total, the springs cover almost 30 hectares.

The “eye of the Earth” is not the only attraction in the area. Just a few meters from the spring rises the Church of the Ascension of the Lord, an Orthodox temple from the last century and not far away you can see the remains of an earlier one, from the XIV. Relatively close are also the cities of Vrlika or, already larger, Sinj, Knin and Drnis, about 35 kilometers away.

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The croatian spring is not the only one though which —with a bit of imagination, yes— seems to emulate an eye. On Mount Hachimantai, in Japan, stands out for example el Kagami Numa, better known as “Lake of the eye of the dragon”. The reason: the stunning appearance it takes each year for a short time, in the spring. When the mountains melt, the snow accumulates in the center of Kagami Numa, surrounded by a ring of crystal clear water, and resembles a giant pupil.

Another fascinating place that some have compared to an eye is Kerid’s lake, in Iceland, 55 meters deep, a deep emerald blue and included in the tourist route “the golden circle. Its appearance is spectacular, which does not mean that years ago circulate a false image, retouched, which accentuated its resemblance to a human eye with a dilated pupil.

Cover Image | Mladen Bozickovic (Wikimedia)



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