CROATIA - THE KVARNER BAY REGION   Welcome to Croatia and the Kvarner bay region   City of RIJEKA - Brief introduction to our town   Rijeka's Magistrala - Sightseeing route through town along historically significant structures   Gorski Kotar - The "Green Heart of Croatia", mere 15 minutes from Rijeka   Q & A - some interesting history & geography related questions about this area from visitors to our site, and answers Where is the tiny island of Olib? Giovanni Ciotta, Mayor of Rijeka in the late 19th century Some facts about Gorski kotar around the time of Petar Zrinski Cunski, a small village on the island of Losinj Pecine, a sea front suburb in Rijeka Tarsatica and the ancient Fortress of Trsat, or Gradina Who was Karolina Rijecka? One of Rijeka's historic handicaps   Islands:- CresLosinjRabPag   Island of Krk Malinska Town Krk Punat BaskaVrbnik The magic isle of Kosljun Bascanska Ploca and it's importance in croatian history   Camping - listing of all campsites in the Kvarner bay   Restaurants - a selection of choice restaurants   Yellow Pages   Entire text throughout our site has been researched and compiled by Appleby© VIRTUAL WALKS Splash of Real Life - Shockwave required - Please download & install first - it is easy, quick and free!   Hot-off-the-camera: Carnival in Rijeka, Sunday 14th February 1999 - posted on Sunday 14th February 1999 °°° Featured under "News & Events" on the entrance page of www.hr main site °°° °°° Featured as "Noteworthy" on the entrance page of Gates96 world-wide site °°°   Live camera in Rijeka, Wednesday 3rd February 1999   Live camera on Platak, Sunday 24th January 1999   All photographs throughout our site were taken by Laurie Hensman, and are the exclusive property of Appleby© MAPS Location (visual, 20K) Map of Gorski kotar (visual, 90K) Map of Kvarner (visual, 70K) Cityplan of Rijeka - Truly interactive cityplan with street index and marked locations for advertisers All maps on this site were drawn in our studio, and are the exclusive property of Appleby© For more information and sites in and about Croatia, check our Hot Links

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