Rijeka
Rijeka is
the principal seaport in Croatia. It is the third largest city after Zagreb and
Spli. There are adjacent towns and municipalities of Lovran, Mošćenićka Draga,
Matulji, Kastav, Viškovo, Klana, Kostrena, Čavle, Jelenje, Bakar and
Kraljevica.
This city is
on very good and attractive strategic position and it has excellent deep-water
port. Therefore,the city was a target of constant interests, especially between
Italy, Hungary, and Croatia. Rijeka is an administrative centre of Primorje-Gorski
kotar County in Croatia. The main base of economy is shipbuilding and maritime
transport. There are shipyards „ 3.maj “ and „ Viktor Lenac. Rijeka is very
interesting city regarding connection with the rest of the country and wider.
There is the Port of Rijeka which is the largest port in Croatia.
The first
record of a port in Rijeka date back to 1281. In 1719, the Port of Rijeka was
granted a charter as a free port. There are good ferry connections with the
surrounding islands. But, there is no direct foreign passenger ship
connections. From the other hand, Rijeka has efficient road connections to
other parts of Croatia and neighbouring countries. Regarding the connection by
air; there is Rijeka Airport, and it belongs to Rijeka but, the airport is on
the nearby island of Krk. Train traffic connection is on excellent level and
Rijeka is fully integrated into the Croatian railway network and important
international rail lines.
Main sights:
In spite that Rijeka is not a town completely attached to tourism, there are
still few very interesting spots. One of them is Tvornica "Torpedo"
(the Torpedo factory). There was produced the first European prototypes of a
self-propelled torpedo, created by Giovanni Luppis, a retired naval engineer
from Rijeka. It is still possible to visit and to see the remains of this
factory, including a well-preserved launch ramp used for testing self-propelled
torpedoes. On that launch ramp, in 1866 the first torpedo was tested.
Beside that
one, there is one completely different : it is the sanctuary of Our Lady of
Trsat. It was built at 135 m above the sea level, on the Trsat hill during the
late Middle Ages. This Sanctuary represents the Guardian of Travellers and it
is mostly dedicated to seamen. They bring offerings to this place, so she will
guard and protect them or help them in time of trouble or sickness. It hosts
the Gothic sculpture of the Madonna of Slunj and there you can see art works
made by Baroque painter, C. Tasce. There is an interesting and old cathedral,
it is The St. Vitus Cathedral.It is a Roman Catholic cathedral, dedicated to
the patron saint and protector of Rijeka.
Super-apartments
can offer at the centre of Rijeka appropriate accommodation at affordable
prices, so you can enjoy your holiday in Rijeka in fully. We can offer
apartments, studio-apartments, villas or rooms.
Beaches :
Rijeka is one of the most specific town in the Adriatc coastline, regarding its
beaches. Most of the beaches that are located nearby centre of the town, are
rocky or cove beaches. So, for natural pebble beaches you have to go to Ičići,
Medveja or Mošćenička Draga-the furthest away but the nicest.From the other
hand, the islands have countless beaches for each kind of needs – from perfect
spots for windsurfing on Punat till Rab and its Rajska plaža ( „ Paradise Beach
„ ). So, in case you can hire a boat, that's the best possible way to find best
beaches of all.
Where to eat
in Rijeka? Rijeka is one of the biggest cities of Croatia so there are lots of
possibilities to find a proper restaurant or café bar – according to your
wishes or needs. There are some: Restaurant „ Mali raj“, Restaurant „ Plavi
podrum“, Restaurant „ Le Mandrać “, Tavern „ Nebuloza“, etc.
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