Nearby Attractions
The Frankopan town – castle is a mediaeval defensive structure, situated on a hill above the sea. It dominates in its surroundings with its dimensions and shape and it represents a unique architectural accent in the environment. Petar Zrinski started the construction works in 1650 in the shape of a rectangular fortified yard with exterior corner towers of a circular shape. The castle was built on the basis of a late-Renaissance fort.
Plitvice Lakes National Park
Is one of the oldest national parks in Southeast Europe and the largest national park in Croatia. Plitvice Lakes National Park was added to the UNESCO World Heritage register.The national park was founded in 1949 and is situated in the mountainous karst area of central Croatia, at the border to Bosnia and Herzegovina. The important north-south road connection, which passes through the national park area, connects the Croatian inland with the Adriatic coastal region.
Airport Rijeka
The location of the Rijeka Airport places it in the heart of Kvarner, but also in the very heart of Eurpoe.
ADVANTAGES OF THE RIJEKA AIRPORT
• Modern 2500 x 45 m asphalt runaway.
• Vicinity of a top tourist destination with over 49 islands, 100 hotels, 14 marinas, more than 600 sq.km of clear sea and over 1000 km of varied island and mainland coastline dotted with beaches, coves and bays, plus a number of small ski resorts located in the Kvarner mountains.
•The airport is operational all the year round with no peak loads or holding circuits.
•Crew training is available as well as sightseeing flights over the adriatic coast and islands.
•Location in a transition zone between the Mediterranean and the moderate continental climate with average annual temperature ranging between 16-28°C in summer, and 3-13°C in winter
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Krk Bridge
Is a 1430 m long reinforced concrete arch bridge connecting the Croatian island of Krk to the mainland and carrying over a million vehicles per year. The longer of the bridge's two arches is the second longest concrete arch in the world and among the longest arches of any construction. The bridge was completed and opened in July 1980 and originally named Titov most ("Tito's bridge") in honor of Yugoslav president Josip Broz Tito, who had died two months earlier.
