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Croatia best destination
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Rijeka |
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RIJEKA, a city and port in the Rijeka Bay, on the northern coast of the
Kvarner Gulf, cutting deep into the mainland. .). Rijeka is a lively
cultural and artistic centre, with a number of cultural and educational
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In Rijeka proper as well as in its surroundings, manufacturing industries,
traffic and various services are concentrated, while tourism, farming,
forestry and fishing represent chief occupations in its wider area.
The main crossroads of the Adriatic tourist traffic, which flows from
central Europe to the central and southern Adriatic. |
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is also an important road traffic intersection, with roads connecting the
city with the hinterland through Gorski Kotar, where the Dinaric barrier is
only between 40 and 50 km wide. From Rijeka, roads lead to the north, the
border with the Republic of Slovenia, towards Istria, and to the south. |
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Apart from quality accommodation facilities, shops, theatres and other
entertainment, visitors can attend important cultural events: the Biennial
of Young Artists - international exhibition of young artists - painters,
sculptors, alternative artists (1st of July - 30th of September), the Rijeka
Summer, concerts and theatrical performances in the Old Town, on Trsat, in
the cathedral of St. Vitus (in June and July), the Melodies of Istria and
Kvarner (end of June), the Assumption - Trsat (15thof August), the Days of
Zajc (in November), the Day of St. Vitus, the patron saint of Rijeka (15thof
June), the Rijeka Carnival, the biggest carnival event in Croatia (in
February), etc. |
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