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City Market

City Market
Together with the nearby National Theatre and its park, the Modello Palace and numerous residential, commercial and industrial buildings, the City Market forms a super urban architectural complex. Read_on (No Comments)

Memorial Bridge to Rijeka’s Soldiers

Memorial Bridge to Rijeka’s Soldiers
A striking modern bridge, erected in 2002 in honour of the soldiers who fought in the recent war. Simple in metal and glass, it Read_on (No Comments)

Port of Rijeka

Port of Rijeka
The Port of Rijeka was founded in 1717 by the Austrian monarch Charles VI. Over the years, railway lines were built connecting the port with the large cities of the Austro-Hungarian empire, and trade boomed. Read_on (No Comments)

Rijeka’s Bridges

Rijeka’s Bridges
“Rijeka” means “river”, and the city didn’t get its name by chance – many waters sourcing in those mountains you see there wind their way through the city, underground and overground. Read_on (No Comments)

Sušak - Pećine

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The neighbourhood of Sušak that lies across the river was once a separate settlement. It got its name from the Croatian verb Read_on (No Comments)

The Milkmaid

The Milkmaid
By the Ritz café in Užarska street, there’s a statue of an elderly lady bent under the weight of the milk churns she’s carrying. Read_on (No Comments)

The Rijeka Astronomical Center

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Star gazers and those passionate about astronomy look no further as you’re about to enter the first astronomy center that was built in Croatia. Read_on (No Comments)

The Roman Gate

The Roman Gate
Just above Trg Ivana Koblera is a massive and plain stone archway, the oldest structure in Rijeka, once the entry into the Roman Praetorium, the military command centre. Read_on (No Comments)

The Statue of Kamov

The Statue of Kamov
On the bridge leading to the Hotel Continental, there’s a statue of a man sitting on the railings – a scarily lifelike pose. Read_on (No Comments)

Hurricane!

Hurricane!
Or, Uragan… is the name of the big old ship that looms in the dock by the Port Authority building (opposite the coach station). Read_on (No Comments)