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  The Angiolina park - Villa Angiolina
The Angiolina park - Villa AngiolinaVilla "Angiolina" is the building that certainly marked the beginning of the tourist epoch in the history of Opatija. Saint Jacob’s Church Pending its building in 1844. (actually a reconstruction of an older building owned by baron Haller von Hallerstein), Opatija was a relatively large settlement with about 120 houses, clustered mainly around plots further away from the sea coast and chiefly oriented towards fishing and seafaring.
 
  The Park of Sv. Jakov
The Park of Sv. JakovThe central Opatija park is a horticultural monument covering an area of 3.64 hectares. It is divided into 60 fields and about 159 plant species grow here. A great number of them originates from distant parts of the world and is not typical of this region.
 
  The Fountain - Helios and Selena - work of the sculptor Hans Rathautsky from 1889
The Fountain - Helios and Selena - work of the sculptor Hans Rathautsky from 1889Situated vis-a-vis Hotel Imperial, in the vicinity of the Church of St. Jakov.
 
  Maiden with the Seagull
Maiden with the SeagullWork of the sculptor Zvonko Car, placed near the sea in 1956. It is one of the symbols of Opatija.
 
  Art pavilion "Juraj Matija Sporer"
Art pavilion An exhibition space named after the physician dr. Juraj Matija Sporer (in 1859 he suggested the establishment of a society for the constuction of Opatija as a sea resort and a natural health centre)
 
  St. Jakov's Church
St. Jakov's ChurchBuilt on the foundations of the past Benedictine monastery, it is mentioned for the first time in 1439. To the left, near the church, the monastery and the cloister are located , with a well in the middle. Between the church and the monastery stands the stone bell-tower.
 
  Madonna
MadonnaA copy of the monument which the Kesselstatt family had erected in memory of their son who died tragically in 1891.
 
  Monument to Friedrich Julius Schuller
Monument to Friedrich Julius SchullerGeneral Manager of the Southern Railways Association, with the capital of which he bought "Villa Angiolina", built "Hotel Kvarner", its annexes, other hotels and rest centres. He is considered to be the predecessor of the development of Opatija as a modern tourist resort.
 
  Hotel Kvarner
Hotel KvarnerThis was the first hotel in Opatija, and probably on the eastern coast of the Adriatic.
 
  Hotel Imperial
Hotel ImperialThis was the second hotel to be built in Opatija. As soon as it became evident that the Kvarner would not be able to accommodate the steadily increasing number of guests, the Southern Railways began building a new hotel.
 
  The Open Air Summer Theater
The Open Air Summer TheaterHere, where motion pictures are shown today was, according to the plans of the Austrians, supposed to have been a huge “health resort palace” (Kurpalast) with dance and concert halls, a pool with simulated waves, shops and cafés.
 
  Church of the Annunciation
Church of the AnnunciationAs early as 1906 the bishop of Trieste, Franjo Nagl, laid the foundationstone for the neo-Romanesque edifice with its pronounced green cupola that can be seen from afar.
 
  Villa Amalia
Villa AmaliaIt was built in 1890 as an annex to the six years older hotel Kvarner.
 
  The Port
From the pier, which has for the townspeople of Opatija on several occasions in history been the scene of important events (the dismay caused by the arrival of the Italian navy in December of 1918, the celebration of the capitulation of Italy in September 1943), one has the best view of the entire “North Strand” (Nordstrand).
 
  Lungomare (The Seaside Promenade)
Lungomare (The Seaside Promenade)Built in phases, this path stretches from Preluka to Lovran and its total length is approximately 12 kilometers.

 

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