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75 Insider Tips from our local Spotters
Authentic Stories by Real People
Escape the Crowd & Travel Slow 🐌
"Vodovodna Street" in Rijeka is a real open-air gallery - the perfect example of reviving the gray & forgotten buildings with amazing, colorful murals!
"Filodrammatica" is a multi-purpose building in Rijeka from 1890. Through all these years, it has served as a cultural meeting place, also a library & cafe!
"Sablićevo Beach" is one of Croatia's most beautiful beaches, and it's right inside the city of Rijeka! It's a nice getaway year-round. Not to be missed!
Rijeka's "Fish Market" is just one of the most beautiful such markets you'll ever visit - go discover the art project Work Site 5000 while you're at it!
"Jadrolinija Palace" in Rijeka is proof that you should always look around, and especially up, to spot all the best architectural landmarks around...
"Teatro Lounge Bar & Kod Zajca Bar" in Rijeka are both nice places to have a coffee or drink, whether you've just watched a performance or not!
Really close to Hotel Continental in Rijeka, there is a really beautiful passage on Križanićeva street. It is around 100 meters long and believe me, it is 100 meters of 'amazing...'
"Robna Kuća RI" in Rijeka was built in 1974. It's a shopping center that doesn't look like much honestly, but it's a very important part of the city...
Are you a tea maniac? Then "Samovar", a small teahouse slightly hidden in Rijeka’s center, will be your perfect stop to revitalize your senses...
Did you know Rijeka had the first torpedo factory in the world? Its remnants today, the "Torpedo Launch Station", is a (ruined) sight to behold...
"Hartera Former Paper Factory" in Rijeka used to be a succesful business; now its ruins host parties, concerts & events that set the bar in the city...
75 Insider Tips from our local Spotters
Authentic Stories by Real People
Escape the Crowd & Travel Slow 🐌
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