Bale, Croatia

This afternoon we visited Bale, Croatia, which our tour guide described as a sort of ghost town. The town is old, but it was bombed during World War II and was deserted after that. The government gave good deals to people to come and live in Bale and rebuild the city, but many of the buildings are still just shells with only the exterior walls somewhat existing. Currently it is is being rebuilt and renovated, and utility work was everywhere. It was fascinating to me to see the utility work done on the historic buildings and how some of it is hidden once finished.

Mansion near center of town and the arch is the original entrance to the town
Original buildings in Bale
Small church with stone roof
Lots of utility work being done across the town
Artwork painted on old stucco on an exterior wall
Electrical work upgrades in process
One of the bombed buildings that is still a shell
More utility work, the building in the center of the photo is just a shell
Bombed out building