Kvarner Riviera

The Kvarner Riviera is located next to Istria and is centred on the main Croatian port of Rijeka, the busiest port on the Adriatic. The Gulf of Kvarner is a large, deep bay in the northern Adriatic that separates Istria from Dalmatia. It is a place where mountains and sea, cultures and lifestyles collide. The most famous resort in the area is Opatija, with Lovran, Crikvenica, Kraljevica and Novi Vinodolski also popular. Attracted by it's mild climate and lush Mediterranean vegetation, nineteenth-century Vienna developed the area as the capital's winter resort and summer playground. The rich and famous - among them musicians, writers and European aristocrats - came to stroll along the seaside lungomare and dine in the sumptuous salons of its grand hotels and villas.

Opatija - With a population of about 10,000 and lying about 14km west of Rijeka, Opatija is the grand dame of Croatian tourism.
Rijeka - is a transit post and with only one beach, it is not really a place to stay for your holiday.
Crikvenica - Some 32km southeast of Rijeka along the coast, one comes to Crikvenica. Crikvenica rises from where sea air intermingles with that streaming down from the mountains.
Novi Vinodolski - town with a enviable cultural heritage. It was here that the Vinodol Codex, Croatia's oldest legal document was written. But Novi Vinodolski is also a tourist town.


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