Crikvenica is the largest settlement on the coast near Vinodol, Croatia, and developed on an area that was in the era Romanian settlement (a military base) called Turres Ad. The city population is 7121 inhabitants (2001 census).
It is situated on the Adriatic coast, near Rijeka, Primorje-Gorski Kotar capital of the province. In the last twenty years due to urban expansion Crikvenica and Selce building near the city, the two have merged into a mini-conglomerate. Towns near Crikvenica are Kraljevica and Novi Vinodolski.
Old Crikvenica is considered to be a village called Kotor, which is located on the hill nearby and share with the village name.
Opatija (old name: St. Jakob, Abbazia) is a popular summer and winter resort, in Croatia, Istria in the north-east, near the port of Rijeka and 84 km south-east of Trieste by train. It is situated in Kvarner Bay (Quarnero or Carnaro) Učka sheltered mountain (Monte Maggiore Vojak reach the top 1401 m) and is surrounded by beautiful woods of laurel.
The third city in size scale Croatia after Zagreb and Split, and the country's first-port of Rijeka. Of the nearly 150,000 inhabitants, over 80% of the Croatian nation, although a good part of the recent history of Italian and Hungarian influences were more significant. The position occupied in the Kvarner Bay, Adriatic Sea, the resort so the success of the present and enjoyed for centuries in the past.
Novi Vinodolski, another destination on the Kvarner tourist that a small settlement at the foot or more specifically Velebitului Velebitului channel. Location is similar surroundings Crikvenica Ispred, Otok, Krk.
Besides tourism, Novi Vinodolski is important because the Code Vinodolski, one of the most important documents of the Middle Ages (year 1288). Novi Vinodolski is trimmed and the center of his old monastery ruins Pavlin, Franciscan castle with four towers, Mažuranić brothers house and more.
Access to Novi Vinodolski is very easy. It is situated at a distance of 30 km from Krk airport and 50 km from the highway Zagreb - Split (dalmatina).
The town of Senj is located at the end of Kvarner bay and extends to the neighboring border areas along the 7.5 km long beach, between sea and mountains Kapela, Velebit.
Kraljevica is a town in the Kvarner region, located between Rijeka and Crikvenica, about 30 km from Opatija and near the bridge from the island of Krk.
It is the oldest shipyard in the Adriatic Sea. Kraljevica is dominated by two medieval castles and a church built by the nobles and Croats Zrinski Frankopan. Since the nineteenth century, Kraljevica became a famous tourist destination with luxury villas and famous beaches.
You can easily reach this location and is recommended for families with children due to the favorable climate with respiratory problems or allergies.
