Where is this sleepy village lost in a sea of clouds?

This sleepy village appears to be lost in a sea of clouds.

Meanwhile treetops and a church bell tower just manage to break through the thick shroud of clouds as the sun comes up.

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Local tourism company owner Rene Pronk took the breathtaking pictures from another hillside above the village of Lovic Prekriski, Croatia, where less than 100 people live.

The 46-year-old, from Gorniki Vivodinski, also in Croatia, said he had been trying for three years to capture the eerie images - but until now the small village had never been covered by the mist.

He said: "I have always loved going up to this mountain top, the views really are stunning.

"I have waited three years though for the view to be this good with the clouds covering the landscape.

"It certainly looks very eerie.

"I was thrilled that the pictures I have had in my mind for years have finally come about on a very cold and misty morning.

"This is a practically unknown part of Croatia as most of the people that come here just visit the beach."