You want to make a walk through European capital of culture 2020, city of Rijeka? It's best to see the city as one of its local citizens!
Feel how the city breathes
You want to make a walk through European capital of culture 2020, city of Rijeka? It's best to see the city as one of its local citizens. Feel how the city breathes, visit local food market and see what is offering. Pass ancient Roman remnants and climb on the medieval fortress with great view over the bay. Make a walk through main city promenade, visit cathedral and several other interesting points in the city. Find out why the canon ball is inside of cathedral wall, why narrowest street is bearing bats name, what is "Dead channel" and what represent red line in the middle of one city square. 
Photo: Rijeka Tourist Board For the best city tours and for daily excursions we recommend you to contact Tailormade Travels. Rijeka is probably the only city in the World that has changed 7 different countries in the last century. Learnabout it`s turbulent past, how the city developed and about it´s specific local mentality. 
Photo: Rijeka Tourist Board
Local habits
You must walk through the city's main promenade "Korzo" and see the famous City tower (with the clock) that is symbol of the the city! There you can have a drink in one of the cafes. This is the right place to see some habits of the locals. 
Photo: Rijeka Tourist Board In city center close to St. Vitus cathedral you can find the best souvenir shop in the city. Croatia in a Box is a selection of the best Croatian products. Inside of very luxurious and sophisticated package which combine Croatian and Mediterranean visual elements. There you will discover the best elements from Croatian cuisine, design and culture. Just few meters away you can find Pastry shop “Slon“ that offers ultimate chocolate experience, based on both tradition and high quality modern production. Desserts are made from 100% natural ingredients, without additives and artificial colors from the finest Belgian chocolate. 
Photo: Rijeka Tourist Board No matter if you are looking for pizza, local, Istrian or Mediterranean food or some modern combinations you should visit Restaurant Boonker. View over the Rijeka harbor might inspire you to take a walk on the sea promenade. From there you can have a great view of the city from the sea side. 
Photo: Rijeka Tourist Board Spend some time on the beach at the district Pećine that is quite close to the city center. We recommend you to enjoy in your drink, listen to a great music and take a break in relaxed atmosphere. All this can be done in Beach bar Pajol. One of the most attractive sights in Rijeka is the Medieval fortress on the hill Trsat. For a real local experience you can take local orange bus to reach the hill of Trsat or climb over more than 500 stairs. Fortress and theVintage bar in it is definitely the place with the best city view. Very close is aTavern Papalina, aperfect place for seafood lovers. 
Photo: Rijeka Tourist Board
