The Kvarner Gulf is the area in Northern part of Croatian Adriatic, bordered by Croatian mainland and Istrian Peninsula. Kvarner is one of the closest points of Adriatic Sea to Central and Western Europe, therefore, because of it's vicinity and mild climate, Kvarner was very popular tourist destination for Western Europeans since the times of the Austro-Hungarian empire in 19th century. Kvarner Gulf includes some of Croatian islands as well as coastline cities and towns.

Situated below the mountain and Nature Park Ucka, Opatija (old name: Abbazia) is a great choice for a vacation in summer and winter season. Beautiful nature, parks, old Austrian villas, seaside promenade and beaches attract tourists from Europe and all over the world for more then 160 years. Opatija is the leading tourist destination in the Republic of Croatia for the organization of conventions. Along with festivals, concerts, exhibits and other cultural and sport events Opatija offers attractions worth visiting during the whole year!

Long tradition of carnival on beautiful Opatijska Rivijera goes from long 1511.year when the part of it, were so called ”zvoncari“ ,(one of the specificity of this carnival),dressed with sheep leather and the bell over their waists. With their ringing they were treadle all the bad things from the last year and invoke for a spring. From year to a year Opatija is in this period colourful and dancing stage, on which everybody is invited who is ready for a moment be someone else. more

The oldest traces of man´s presence in the Rijeka region of today date back to the Palaeolithic and Neolithic ages, while the ruins of the prehistoric hill-forts (Solin overlooking Martinscica, the Trsat Hill and Veli Vrh - Gradisce overlooking the Rjecina River) date back to the bronze and iron ages. Such a settlement dominated the Rijeka Bay and secured the port in the time of the Illyrian tribes (Liburnia) as well.

Rijeka is the seat of the Primorsko-goranska County, a region which consists of an unusual link between the sea and mountains ex­tending to the Mount Uèka across to the Goran mountains as far as the Velebit. To the west of Rijeka, lies the Opatija Riviera, the oldest and most popular Croatian tourist re­gion. To the east is the Crikvenica-Vinodol Riviera. Rijeka can thank Gorski kotar - the most preserved part of the region - for its high quality drinking water and its clear air. more

Crikvenica is situated in the Kvarner bay of the Adriatic Sea, at a distance of 33 km from Rijeka, a major road and railway junction at the centre of the district of Primorje and Gorski kotar, also home to Crikvenica. The entire town of Crikvenica is in fact a Riviera with a row of almost connected small tourist resorts: Selce, Crikvenica, Dramalj and Jadranovo. The town spreads about 28 square kilometres in the coastal zone, which is about 15 km long and about 2 km wide, and is situated between the sea and the elongated littoral reef at an average height of about 300 m above sea level. The nearby airport on the island Krk, the passenger and the cargo sea ports in Rijeka, as well as a good road and railway connection with Central Europe have contributed to the early development of tourism which has in the region of the present Riviera of Crikvenica a tradition of more than one hundred years. more

Lopar is situated on the island of rab, which is a part of kvarner archipelago. It is 110 kilometers far from administrative centre rijeka, 190kilometers from zagreb and close to large european cities such as ljubljana ( 230kilometers ), vienna (550kilometers ), munich (630kilometers ) and milan (580 kilometers ).

It takes ten minutes to get to lopar by ferry-line jablanac - mišnjak. You can also use ferry line baska ( on the island of krk ) -lopar, which has recently become more interesting to many guests because of nearness to rijeka and its airport. This especially attractive drive lasts approximately 50 minutes. more

Krk is the main settlement of the island of Krk. It located on the west coast of the island and is seat of the Catholic Diocese of Krk

Mali Lošinj is part of the Cres-Lošinj archipelago. The Cres-Lošinj archipelago includes Cres and Lošinj, and the smaller islands of Unije, Ilovik, Susak, Vele Srakane, Male Srakane and a number of uninhabited small islands. Cres is the biggest by area, Lošinj is second. Cres and Lošinj are connected by a small bridge in the town of Osor (Italian Ossero), on the island of Cres (Italian Cherso).

Lošinj is the 11th largest Adriatic island by area, 33 km long, with the width varying from 4.75 km in the north and middle of the island, to 0.25 km near the town of Mali Lošinj. The total coastline of the island is 112.7 km. With over 2600 hours of sunshine a year, the island has become a popular destination for German and Italian tourists in the summer months. Average air humidity is 70%, and the average summer temperature is 24 °C (75 °F) and 7 °C (45 °F) during the winter.

The first evidence of settlers from the mainland was in 1280. Pursuant to a contract with Osor, their settlements gained self-governance in 1389. The name Lošinj was first mentioned in 1384. Parallel with the gradual decline of Osor from the 15th century onwards, the settlements Veli Lošinj and Mali Lošinj played an increasingly important role.

Rab is the main settlement on the island of Rab. It has 554 residents (2001) and is located on a small peninsula on the southwestern side of the island. The town Rab has a long history that dates back to 360 BC when it was under the Illyrians. The island was the frontier between the provinces Liburnia and Dalmatia. From the third century BC to the sixth century AD Rab was part of the Roman Empire. The Roman Emperor Augustus proclaimed it a Municipium in 10 BC. It was the first town of Roman Dalmatia to be given honorary title felix. Marinus, the Christian founder of San Marino, was a native of Rab who was said to have fled the island under Diocletian's persecution in AD 301.The four church belltowers became the symbol of the town and island. The oldest dates back to the eleventh century. There are many churches in the town, St. Mary the Blessed being the largest of them, dated to the 13th century. St. Justine church is now a museum of sacred arts, while St. Christopher (the patron saint's chappel) is nowadays called Lapidarium. The worst disaster in town history was an outbreak of the plague in 1456 that decimated the city's population.