Villa "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 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.

Situated vis-a-vis Hotel Imperial, in the vicinity of the Church of St. Jakov.

Work of the sculptor Zvonko Car, placed near the sea in 1956. It is one of the symbols of Opatija.

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)

Built 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.

The original of this gilded replica was originally located where today stands the famous “Girl with the Seagull'', watched over the souls of count Kesselstatt and countess Fries who had drowned in 1891 close to this promontory.

General Manager of the Southern Railways Association, Friedrich Julius Schüller, 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.

This was the first hotel in Opatija, and probably on the eastern coast of the Adriatic.

This 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.

Here, 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.

As 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.

It was built in 1890 as an annex to the six years older hotel Kvarner.

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).

Built in phases, this path stretches from Preluka to Lovran and its total length is approximately 12 kilometers.

Croatian Walk of Fame is located in Opatija's Slatina. Every year has been appointed eight new marble stars, and the first eight are set in the glory and honor of Nikola Tesla...

Astronomical Centre Rijeka comprises 545 m2 of closed space and 325 m2 of open space. It includes a planetarium, an observatory, a conference room, a meeting room, multimedia workshop, ticket office, a café, and a panoramic terrace at the roof of the building. The facilities are entirely adapted to the needs of the users with limited mobility.
Location: Sveti Križ Hill (45° 19’ 29’’ latitude N and 14° 28’ 59’’ longitude E), 3 km from the city centre