Gorski kotar

Crni Lug

A village 726 metres above sea level and the main gateway to Risnjak National Park.
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A village surrounded by forest

Crni Lug is the central village of this part of Gorski kotar and the main gateway to Risnjak National Park. Winters here are long and snowy and summers are cool, so the village is popular with skiers and with anyone escaping the heat of the coast.

Crni Lug danas iz zraka

Woodcraft and bell-ringers

Life in Crni Lug has always been tied to the forest. Old crafts such as woodcarving and splitting shingles, the wooden tiles used for roofing, are still kept alive.

At carnival time the zvončari, masked bell-ringers, walk through the village, chasing winter away with their noise and announcing spring.

Zvončari u Crnom Lugu

Crni Lug then and now

Crni Lug nekad
Crni Lug in the past
Crni Lug danas iz zraka
Crni Lug today, aerial view

Get to know Crni Lug first-hand

An apartment for 6 and a room for 4, 100 metres from the entrance to Risnjak National Park.