Things to see and do Rijeka

This market is a real historical monument. People come here to do their shopping and to admire this covered market hall which was built according to the plans of the architect Izidor Vauchnig, from 1880. In the first two pavilions, the latest technical advances of the time were used: steel for the foundations, opening large covered arcades, glass for the light entering through large windows. From 1866, the fish market was installed in a solid building, providing an enclosed space for the vendors, who had previously displayed their goods in the open air. In 1914, Carlo Pergoli designed a building near the pier for the storage of fish and in 1916 the main building crowned the whole. His taste for the Viennese Secession can be seen in the work on the capitals, the four fountains and the ornaments on the façade. The reliefs represent fruits and vegetables, and numerous animals from the sea. The bright and harmonious main building houses the stalls of the butchers, pork butchers and cheese makers. Outside, the market gardeners and small local producers shelter under large parasols.

Since then, business customs have changed, but the building has never failed in its commercial and social function. Today, wine or olive oil traders, beekeepers and honey sellers, woodworkers, florists... also take part in this lively hive of activity. A favorite meeting point of the inhabitants, a place not to be missed in the morning in Rijeka.

A company of road transport (bus trips) and travel agency, Jadrotours organizes all year round circuits from the north to the south of the country, in Europe, along the coast as well. 

An agency that has been working in Croatia since 1923! So let's say professionals in the tourism sector, to help you organize your holidays in the Gulf of Kvaner especially, the Dalmatian coast.

The most famous dike in Rijeka, opened to the public after the rehabilitation of the ferry and catamaran pier a few years ago. A walk of at least 2 km to get to the end. This is the walk along the sea that we like to do at sunset, at nightfall to see the silhouettes of the old riggings and all the lights of the city reflected in a sea of oil. We pass under impressive disused cranes that are illuminated at night and remind us of the industrial memory of the port.