Mrkopalj is one of the oldest Goran settlements whose long and stormy history records years of development and crises, successes and failures. Winter tourism has been developed in this Goran area, which is not surprising considering that Mrkopalj is the cradle of Croatian skiing, where the first organized ski competition was held as far back as 1913, and shortly after that in 1934 the first ski jump was built where an international competition was held. jumps.

The great wealth of the Municipality of Mrkopalj is certainly the people who have been used to difficult living conditions here for centuries. They have developed a rarely seen hospitality and cordiality which, from the desire to help the intending traveler, has turned into a special tourist asset which is first of all revealed in the spontaneity with which the citizens of Mrkopalj Municipality welcome their guests.