Happy Hobby Shop ŠTA DA Rijeka
Cool local souvenirs
In the main street of the beautiful old town, you can find interesting Happy Hobby Shop ŠTA DA? with homemade crafts and other cool things connected to the city of Rijeka.
Locals and tourists come here for gifts for various occasions, and for themselves they usually buy t-shirts with the inscription "ŠTA DA?" and car stickers with the inscription "I love the city that flows" (if you already don’t know, Rijeka means ‘river’) that is a sentence how locals express their love for Rijeka. ŠTA DA? is the phrase or a question that in Croatian means something like REALLY?, but that phrase is exceptionally characteristic of the city of Rijeka, and it is often used by locals in conversation. The range of bags, t-shirts, pillows, jewelry with this slogan has grown to a recognizable brand all around the world.
This place is near the city center so it definitely should be on your way while walking through the city.
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