Opatija with neighbourhood

Opatija is the largest town on the eastern coast of Istria. It is the most famous and elegant tourist destination on the Croatian Adriatic coast. As an ideal tourist place for all seasons, Opatija is also the center of congress tourism. The past of Opatija is not long, despite the fact that its name is mentioned in 1453 as a Benedictine abbey on the remains of Roman buildings. The current settlem

Saint James's Church is situated on the area of the Benedictine Abbey which gave its name to Opatija. Most probably built in 1420, as a colony of Benedictine refugees from the Friulian monastery of Saint Peter in Rozac, the whole settlement will late be named after this abbey. Today very little has been preserved of its original appearance: in 1506 abbot Simun reconstructed or built the church, a

Lovran is a small town situated on the eastern rough slopes of the Ucka mountain. This is a place with a rich past and with a long tourism tradition. The Lovran was named after the laurel tree that grows in the town and its surroundings. Lovran has preserved its beautiful historic core, built according the medievan urban conception. The tourism developed on the verge of the 20th century because