The Biograd Riviera is surrounded by national parks, those of Paklenica, Plitvice Lakes, Krka and Kornati, with the Nature Park Telascica hard by. All this speaks volumes for the natural beauty of the area. Among the important historical features of the Riviera, particular mention should be made of the Benedictine Monastery of St Kuzma and St Damjan of 1125 on the ]okovac hill above the town of Tkon on the island of Pasman.