Abandoned Places in Lika & Gorski Kotar, Croatia

7 abandoned places in Lika & Gorski Kotar, Croatia, with map links and honest tips. Browse the best abandoned place spots across the region.

Lika & Gorski Kotar has its share of ruins and forgotten buildings, from crumbling manor houses to abandoned factories and disused military sites. These 7 abandoned places draw urban explorers and photographers. They are fragile and sometimes carry difficult history, so go carefully and with respect.

The 7 best abandoned places in Lika

• Markov mlin. map
• Movie Set “As the Sea Rages”. map
• Novi Dol, an abandoned highland settlement on the velebit mountain, left behind as shepherds and woodcutters moved down to the coast and towns. map
• Pudarica. map
• Rodna kuća Luke Modrića. map
• Sadilovac, a kordun village in the lika borderlands, emptied during the 1990s war when most of its serb population fled and could not return. map
• Sveti Ivan. 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 Lika, 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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