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Opatija

Elegant historic resort

West of Rijeka, Opatija is the place where Croatia’s Adriatic tourism first kicked off, a former fishing village discovered by Viennese hotel developers in the decades before World War I.

A popular place among the Austrian elite from the 1880s onwards (and subsequently a favourite resort for Central Europe’s middle classes throughout the 1920s and 1930s), it is packed with elegant hotels, many of which retain a powerful whiff of belle-epoque atmosphere. The cute fishing harbour at Volosko, at Opatija’s northern end, serves as a reminder of what this part of the coast looked like before the tourist industry arrived.

Croatian Museum of Tourism

Opatija’s history as a seaside retreat dates back to the construction of Villa Angiolina, a luxurious pied-a-terre built by Rijeka businessman Iginio Scarpa in 1844 and surrounded by lush semi-tropical gardens. The villa is now home to the Croatian Museum of Tourism, with changing exhibitions documenting the history of the culture of holidays.

Promenade

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Plavi Podrum, Opatija

Fresh Kvarner scampi (l, d; €€€)

Image by Bernd Thaller