Rijeka Off The Beaten Path

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Go to visit Volosko.
Formerly fishing village with few good restaurants and taverns today becomes gastronomic center of Kvarner region, where you can taste many Istrian and fish specialties. From Volosko begins 12 kilometers long Lungomare walkable all the way to Lovran, passing by well known Opatija, Ika and Ičići.
To visit Volosko coming from Rijeka you can take bus No.32 toward Lovran. It takes approximately 20 minutes from Jelačić square.

Take a trip from Rijeka to Crikvenica through the Vinodolska dolina ( Vine Valley )!
There you can find a nice countryside and a small towns like Drivenik. There is a castle and a beautiful lake for fishing.
Vine Valley is great place for extreme sports - paragliding, mountain biking, free climbing...etc.

For panoramic 360? view click link below

As in many other places a completely new city have been built in the close neighborhood of the old city. New Rijeka has sprouted on the height of Rijeka, close to the old city of Trsat. Next time I visit Rijeka, I will have a closer look.

Well, Ivan being nice as he was took me to a seaside near Rijeka !
Not exactly a seaside for the tourists but more like fun seaside with amazing views !
Snapped this photo & I could see Opatija, in the not too distance land ! Well, about 13 km or so...
The photo was taken nearly sunset which I loved most being there...with Ivan (NO ! we were not in love !).

A small fishing village by the name of Volosko. You must visit this small seaside village by the sea. Walk on the embankment until you reach a town that can be called 'A Playground for The Rich' ...according to me.
In fact, if you have a day from Rijeka, please take a bus & get off in Volosko, then walk about 2 miles to reach Opatija...Buses are very frequent.
Please have a visit to my Volosko Page.

Opatija, that's the name of the town. Everything here is for the rich, well almost. Walked to this town from Volosko, the small fishing village above.
Opatija has many Habsburg-era houses, buildings, expensive hotels, a monument, a church, a beautiful park....& loads of rich people doing their thangs !
Although Opatija is about 13 km south-west of Rijeka, it's almost a must because it's a lively town with some scenic views over the sea !

The construction of the trail permitted researchers and mountain climbers an easier access to the most valuable relief and vegetarian parts of the mountain, classified, in 1978, by the UNESCO Charter as the world's wildlife refuge of the biosphere, proclaimed, in 1981, by the Senate Decree as a Nature Park, and the northern and middle parts of Velebit earmarked and protected in the category of National Park, in 1999.

The opart of the Trail crossing the mid-Velebit passes mostly the zones of coastal slopes, which are not as rich in relief and vegetation sights, however, the greatest part of this journey is enchanced by the unique panorama of the islands Rab, Pag, Cres and Losinj.