The island was the scene of a brutal massacre back in 1944, and ever since then it has been the subject of ghost stories and superstition, fishermen’s tales about angry spirits that roam the island looking for revenge.

As residents of Dubrovnik continue ... Independent State of Croatia, the ghosts of the executed men are said to still haunt the island of Daksa, seeking some sort of revenge for being falsely accused....

April 20, 2023 - As residents of Dubrovnik continue ... Independent State of Croatia, the ghosts of the executed men are said to still haunt the island of Daksa, seeking some sort of revenge for being falsely accused....

July 14, 2018 - Meanwhile, residents of the medieval city of Dubrovnik say ghosts of the executed men still haunt the island of Daksa, seeking some sort of revenge.

October 21, 2013 - Daksa, a 'haunted' island near the popular tourist destination of Dubrovnik, is uninhabited because of a grisly massacre which happened just after WWII.

November 14, 2014 - In 2010 a number of the bodies were given proper burials, yet many in Dubrovnik still claim that the island is haunted by the unstill spirits of the massacre victims. The island is currently up for sale, and for a surprisingly cheap price, but ...

July 12, 2026 - The pretty little island of Daksa is Dubrovnik's island of ghosts, with an atmosphere people still describe as heavy.

March 7, 2022 - However, more victims are suspected to have been killed, the exhumation still isn't finished, so Daksa probably hides more secrets, and this sombre island isn't the only location where the bloody executions occurred in the war. Furthermore, many locals still foster the superstitions about Daksa, and probably it will stay haunted for a very long time by the blood that was absorbed by its soil.

September 3, 2020 - For under two million euros, you could buy Daska Island. For that staggeringly low price, you get a villa, an old monastery, a lighthouse and a couple of crumbling docks on your own private island close to a major tourist destination. Sounds like a great investment, doesn’t it? But wait…the place is haunted...

March 8, 2018 - Daksa island, Croatia; a beautiful paradise, uninhabited except for the ghosts of those assassinated at the end of World War II

September 8, 2020 - In 1944 the island saw much bloodshed ... here, one of those men killed was Mayor of Dubrovnik himself 'Niko Koprivca'. It is believed that the spirits of these dead men now haunt the island and many are too afraid to even set foot here....

November 3, 2017 - Daksa, which lies just in front of the Gruz harbour, is on the market for a reasonable 2 million Euros and still no one wants to buy it after four years on the market. One reason given is the legend that this small island is cursed.

March 25, 2017 - Small, unassuming and entirely unhabited, Daksa is a mere stones throw from the mainland (from Valamar Dubrovnik President, to be more precise) its closest neighbours being the island of Kolocep (Kalamota) and the picturesque, lighthouse adorned Grebeni. As the crow flies, it lies almost directly across from the mouth of Rijeka Dubrovacka and has an area of 0.07km.

March 29, 2016 - The remains finally received a proper burial in 2010, 66 years after they were executed. But there are tales of the ghosts of the victims haunting the island, still crying out for justice.

September 12, 2026 - Sadly, precious wooden doors, windows and parts of the roof have already been whisked away by raiders and the haveli has turned into a haunted house.

October 31, 2013 - Just in time for Halloween, Croatia ... now on sale for $2.76 million to any interest buyer, sits in the Adriatic adjacent to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Dubrovnik....

September 7, 2025 - Other owners have met similarly ... Situated near Dubrovnik, Croatia, Daksa Island’s haunted history dates back to the aftermath of World War II....

August 19, 2021 - Mass graves and skeletal remains were discovered in 2009, and since then, the island has been considered to be among the most haunted places in the world, infested with specters seeking revenge for their deaths in what has been called the Daksa ...

June 21, 2017 - Dubrovnik simply got on with being part of Tito’s Yugoslavia and Daksa was never visited. If it was discussed, the talk turned to ghosts and the bad spirits that haunted the island.

November 2, 2015 - The world is full of allegedly haunted places which are often saturated with high strangeness and dark, morbid history. Yet