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.
The port of Brajdica with a modern container terminal named Jadranska vrata (the Adriatic Gates) is located east from the Rječina estuary. A complex of...
A beautiful view of the whole city of Rijeka and the sea from the bird’s-eye view....
Košljun is a small island close to a much bigger island of Krk, known for the Franciscan monastery built in the 15th century....
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....
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...
The Grobnik Castle is located on the hill overlooking the spacious Grobničko polje. It was built in the period between early Middle Ages until the...
