Torpedo factory was opened in 1853. Upon the arrival of Robert Whitehead in 1874, the factory was renamed to Silurificio Whitehead, and later Robert Whitehead & Co. It was the first torpedo factory in the world and it modernized the arms industry. There were crafted ship engines and submarines as well. Today warehouses and workshops of the Torpedo factory are conserved and preserved.
Remnants of the Žakalj Mill built in the mid-19th century are located in the canyon of the Rječina River beneath the place called Orehovica....
Košljun is a small island close to a much bigger island of Krk, known for the Franciscan monastery built in the 15th century....
The warehouse was designed by the Hungarian architect Ferenz Pfaff in the period 1906 - 1909 and has a remarkable Coignet-De Tedesco system. Wagons can...
Školjić was the most attractive recreational area in the town, as well as the Rijeka promenade before its industrialization in the 19th century. There were...
Bakar is a town and a port located in the Bay of Bakar and of the oldest inhabited settlements in the region of Kvarner. Bakar...
The tower of Bribir is a remnant of the medieval fortress nowadays housing an exhibition of medieval cultural and historical heritage. ...
