# Bunkers in Lika & Gorski Kotar, Croatia

> Bron: https://photographbyjohn.com/guides/bunker-lika-and-gorski-kotar/ — Revealing Life Beyond the Lens (you see)


The Lika & Gorski Kotar landscape still hides the concrete of the 20th century, bunkers, forts and underground complexes left over from war and the Yugoslav years. These 5 sites are raw and imposing, and many sit on restricted or private land, so check before you go.

## The 5 best bunkers in Lika

- **[Bunkeri](/locations/bunkeri/)**. [map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=44.3056353&mlon=15.4725513#map=16/44.3056353/15.4725513)
- **[Potkop Bukašin](/locations/potkop-bukasin/)**. [map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=44.1101202&mlon=14.9393442#map=16/44.1101202/14.9393442)
- **[Potkop Paprenica](/locations/potkop-paprenica/)**. [map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=44.1197253&mlon=14.9284577#map=16/44.1197253/14.9284577)
- **[Potkop Zagračina](/locations/potkop-zagracina/)**. [map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=44.1519598&mlon=14.889772#map=16/44.1519598/14.889772)
- **[Zeljava Airbase](/locations/zeljava-airbase/)**, yugoslavia built objekat 505 in the 1960s as the largest underground airbase in europe, hewn into the base of pljesevica mountain. [map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=44.8617918&mlon=15.7320223#map=16/44.8617918/15.7320223)

## Practical tips

Military sites may sit on restricted or private land. Obey every sign, never force entry, and check local advice before you go. Underground means dark, damp and sometimes unsafe air, so take a strong light and do not venture deep alone.

## When to go

For bunkers 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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