Outside Rijeka

Croatia 1

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September 21st 2008
Travelled from Ljubljana to Rijeka. Rijeka is a very old port town close to the border with Slovenia. Experienced a market and saw a few older buildings. Scenery became very interesting after Rijeka. Villages on the sea and the hillsides. Our destination is Punat today which is partway down the coast of Croatia on KrK island. The hotel dates back to the 1850's and was once a Bishop's residence and ... read more

Europe » Croatia

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The lands that today comprise Croatia were part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the close of World War I. In 1918, the Croats, Serbs, and Slovenes formed a kingdom known after 1929 as Yugoslavia. Following World War II, Yugoslavia became a feder... ... read more