12/05/2023
📍 Have you heard about "Croatian Alcatraz" - Goli otok?
The Croatian name of the island means literally “naked island” and is a reference to the fact that it is so barren. One of the most notorious communist prisons in Europe, opened right after the WW2 and closed in 1988. Prior to the arrival of the first prisoners (09/07/1949), the island was completely bare, where the prisoners themselves forested and built the island. Strong winds in the winter months, and intolerable heat during the summer months, only added to their already difficult destiny. No one ever escaped.
There are several boats which take visitors on whole-day trips to Goli otok, as well as to the other near-by islands such as Sveti Grgur,the town of Baška on the island of Krk, the islet of Košljun, the Zavratnica cove.
Without any doubt, the most attractive excursion is the one to Goli otok. Numerous buildings, prison cells and workshops have witnessed cruel destiny of convicts on island’s stone surface. Tourist facilities on the island: a small catering service for refreshment after the tour, small train for easier passing of island’s paths, and a souvenir shop.
📸 by Dania Photography