The seaside resort of Opatija in Croatia

27 September 2015 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

Hotel Kvarner © Gt-man/cc-by-sa-2.0-de

Hotel Kvarner © Gt-man/cc-by-sa-2.0-de

Opatija is a town in western Croatia, just southwest of Rijeka on the Adriatic coast. The town proper has a population of 8,000, with the municipality having a total of 13,000 inhabitants. Opatija is situated in the Gulf of Kvarner in a sheltered position at the foot of Učka mountain, with Vojak peak at 1401 m. Opatija is located 90 km from Trieste by rail and 82 km from Pula by road. The city is geographically on the Istrian peninsula, though it is not in Istria county, but Primorje-Gorski Kotar county.   read more…

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