Abandoned Places in Kvarner, Croatia
33 abandoned places in Kvarner, Croatia, with map links and honest tips. Browse the best abandoned place spots across the region.
Kvarner has its share of ruins and forgotten buildings, from crumbling manor houses to abandoned factories and disused military sites. These 33 abandoned places draw urban explorers and photographers. They are fragile and sometimes carry difficult history, so go carefully and with respect.
The 33 best abandoned places in Kvarner
- Byzantine Fort. map
- Camp self administration centre. map
- Centre hall. map
- Cestarska kuća. map
- Convict’s halls. map
- Crkva Sv Nikola. map
- Crkvica Sv. Šimuna. map
- Dragodid, an abandoned dry-stone village on the island of cres, a centre for preserving the traditional suhozid building technique. map
- Goli Otok, a barren island in the kvarner gulf turned into a political prison in 1949 for tito’s opponents, especially those who backed stalin after the soviet-yugoslav split. map
- Gradina Ledenice. map
- Gradiška. map
- Great Wire. map
- Grill Bar. map
- Haludovo Palace Hotel Krk, a 1971 resort near malinska on krk, part-funded by bob guccione of penthouse magazine as a luxury playground for the yugoslav and international jet set. map
- Kapela sv. Kristofora. map
- Kastel Baska. map
- Lokvišće. map
- Ostaci crkve sv. Petar. map
- Pizin. map
- Reporting Quarters. map
- Rimska utvrda Lopar. map
- Rock Factory. map
- Roman bridge. map
- Stari grad Stelnik. map
- Sv. Nikola. map
- Sveti Kristofor. map
- Sveti Marak. map
- Torpedo Launch Station Rijeka, rijeka was the birthplace of the torpedo: giovanni luppis and robert whitehead developed and manufactured the first self-propelled torpedoes here from the 1860s. map
- Tunera. map
- Tvornica Žakalj. map
- Vlastelinska kuća. map
- Women’s camp administration building. map
- Wood Factory. map
Practical tips
Ruins are unstable. Do not climb on structures, watch for loose masonry and never go in alone. Sturdy boots, a torch and a charged phone are the minimum, and treat these places as memorials, not playgrounds. Take nothing.
When to go
For abandoned places in Kvarner, aim for May to October, with June and September the quietest warm months. Bring water and shade, facilities are thin at the more remote spots.
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