Following your treatment you will probably want to make the most of your stay. You can take full advantage of your surroundings by exploring and sightseeing, enjoying outdoor sports, and sampling the local cuisine and culture.

The region around Rijeka has a great deal to offer. One of the best exercises for anyone recuperating from medical treatment is walking in the fresh air. Around Rijeka, there are long seaside promendades connecting Opatija with its surrounding resorts, in the Crikvenica and Novi Vinodolski areas, and on the islands (Lošinj in particular has over 130km of signposted footpaths). For those feeling up to something a little more energetic, there are upland hiking and biking trails.

Apart from that, the area has a wealth of attractive diving sites: read more about them in Diving in the Adriatic. There are national parks and nature parks, and many other sites of great natural interest and beauty to explore. Added to that, there’s the healthy, delicious local cuisine and a range of excellent wines to sample. With all this in mind, we’ve selected a number of places which we feel are particularly worth visiting. We hope that this will help you decide how to make the best use of your free time while you are here.