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.
Located beneath Učka Mountain, Opatija is a true jewel of the Bay of Kvarner. The so-called “Old Lady” accommodates many elite hotels, promenades and luxurious...
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...
Rijeka Airport is open for traffic since 1970. It is registered for the reception, shipping, passengers traveling, as well as flight crew training. The airport...
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...
The best-known edifice of the coastal town of Bakar got its present form during the 18th century, although there are documents stating that a medieval...
Kozala is one of the oldest cemeteries in Croatia with a very specific architecture dating back to the late 19th and early 20th century. ...
