Rijeka Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city and settlement in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia
About Rijeka
The city of Rijeka is a unique cosmopolitan city with a turbulent history, most notably during the 20th century. For instance, Rijeka was ruled by eight different countries between 1918 and 1991, so a citizen of Rijeka born in 1917 could have had eight different passports without ever leaving the city limits. Such rapid changes of events led to a strong local identity for the city. Rijeka is a major Croatian port, in the very heart of Kvarner Gulf. Because of its location, Rijeka is a crossroads of land and sea routes, connected with the rest of the world by air, bus, train and ship lines. Despite often being described as a predominantly industrial and port city, Rijeka is an interesting city with beautiful architecture of mostly secession style, a good choice of museums and quality night-
Top Attractions in Rijeka
Explore the best things to see and do in Rijeka:
- ★Astronomical Centre Rijeka
- ★City Tower
- ★Diving around the coast of Rijeka
- ★Kantrida pools
- ★Marina
- ★Maritime and Historical Museum of the Croatian Coast
- ★Memorial Library and the Mažuranić-Brlić-Ružić Collection
- ★Modern and Contemporary Art Museum
Where to Eat in Rijeka
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Buffet Nostalgija
- 🍴GRAD eat,drink&mingle
- 🍴Index
- 🍴King’s Caffe food pub
- 🍴Konoba Fiume
- 🍴Makrovega
Where to Stay in Rijeka
- 🏨Grand Hotel Bonavia
- 🏨Hotel Continental
- 🏨Hotel Jadran
- 🏨Hotel Neboder
- 🏨Ivan Goran Kovačić Student Dormitories
- 🏨Kantrida hostelery
Rijeka Travel Guide Sections
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