Why visit
Why visit Opatija & the Lungomare
Opatija was invented as a resort in the 1840s and became Vienna's winter beach — palm-lined promenades, pastel villas, the Grand Hotel Kvarner (1884) where Chekhov and Isadora Duncan stayed, and the 12-kilometre Lungomare seaside path that hugs the coast from Volosko to Lovran. Stop for a slice of Sissi cake — a tribute to Empress Elisabeth, who wintered here — and take the picture of the Maiden with the Seagull, Opatija's bronze icon..
At a glance
Estimated visit
Half a day
Best season
Spring or autumn — beautifully mild
Where
Opatija, Croatia
Category
City
History
Opatija was invented as a resort in the 1840s and became Vienna's winter beach — palm-lined promenades, pastel villas, the Grand Hotel Kvarner (1884) where Chekhov and Isadora Duncan stayed, and the 12-kilometre Lungomare seaside path that hugs the coast from Volosko to Lovran. Stop for a slice of Sissi cake — a tribute to Empress Elisabeth, who wintered here — and take the picture of the Maiden with the Seagull, Opatija's bronze icon.
“Opatija's Lungomare was the first purpose-built seaside promenade on the Adriatic and started a Habsburg fashion for coastal walks that spread to the whole Mediterranean.”
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