Summer in Rijeka
As the warm sunny days start rolling in and we enter the summer months, our mind just starts wandering to the beach.
And Rijeka is teeming with them. Due to the mild climate, the bathing season lasts from spring to late autumn. Where to go? Anywhere from west to east and vice versa, because in Rijeka, everyone can find their place in the sun. First, we should mention the Ploče and Kostanj beaches, which have been awarded the Blue Flag, a symbol of development and clean sea. Ploče beach is the most recent and developed beach in Rijeka. It was formed beneath the Kantrida swimming pool complex and was a welcome addition to the city as a top-tier summer gathering place, which is open day and night and offers a variety of amenities to visitors, along with tidiness and safety.
Kostanj beach is the first beach in Croatia that is fully accessible for disabled people. It is equipped with a lift that leads into the sea and is located in western Rijeka, halfway between Bivio and Preluk cove.
This and other beaches in Rijeka can be reached by city buses, while visitors arriving by car will have a private parking space at their disposal. Pets are allowed at the dog-friendly Kantrida and Brajdica beaches, where you can frolic in the water with your scruffy companions without interruption. All that’s left for us to do is invite you to see everything for yourselves. While staying in Rijeka, you can visit a different beach and experience something new every day.
The summer months are also packed with events, as the squares, streets and terraces in Rijeka transform into stages for a wide range of events. Popular locations in the city, as well as places that even the locals would be hard-pressed to imagine as stages, open up for the public during the summer.
Autumn in Rijeka
After a long, warm and rich summer and the warm months we enjoyed, Rijeka offers many opportunities to make the most of autumn.
The scenery of Rijeka and its surroundings is awash with the colours of autumn, which make gorgeous motifs for observing and taking pictures. Make use of the numerous outdoor possibilities and enjoy cycling, walking, diving, sailing and other dynamic outdoor activities before the winter kicks in. Spending time outdoors is definitely one of the most popular autumn activities before the winter and one of the greatest comparative advantages of Rijeka and its entire ring.
Spruced up walkways allow you to take in the atmosphere of this region. Rijeka’s network of walkways is carefully planned to encompass all the city’s most notable sights, thus enabling you to bring together your love of activity with your love of sightseeing. Add to this the love of hiking, since the walkways in Rijeka segue into well-known hiking trails. Rijeka also boasts developed cycling trails.
We recommend that you take the cycling transversal, which is macademised in certain areas and asphalted in others, and connects all the Rijeka Ring destinations, but is it up to you to decide on the level of difficulty. From the sea to the elevated old towns, along the coast and through the woods – this is a point of convergence of many an amenity: recreation, stunning nature, cultural landmarks and embarking on a journey into tradition and a plethora of culinary temptations.
Much like Rijeka and its surroundings, the culinary offering also awakens in the spring with a range of local and original destinations, whose diversity, tradition and fruits of nature provide a plethora of enjoyable opportunities.
Autumn in Kvarner doesn’t just offer a multitude of colours to be enjoyed outdoors, but also myriad indigenous foods that are used in the local cuisine. The culinary offering during the autumn months will be further enhanced with a superb wine selection, because after all, Rijeka does provide outstanding wine and food all year round and especially in the autumn, when it beckons aficionados to savour the delicacies.
Rijeka offers plenty of interesting opportunities in autumn. Enjoy!
Winter in Rijeka
Rijeka, a unique city in many ways, will also see the year out in its own distinct fashion.
No two months in Rijeka are alike, and winter, well, is a fairy tale jointly told in Rijeka’s streets, squares and at and by the sea by the people and the city they inhabit. That moment when Rijeka “dons” December and Rijeka Advent commences, the city dazzles in all its holiday glory and everything in it becomes enchanting. This is a tradition that starts a day before the Feast of St. Nicholas, when thousands of Christmas lights chase away the darkness, which is a moment no one should miss. In the month that follows, fancy comes alive under these lights, dressed up in a plethora of events that are suited to all age.
It is a time when Rijeka sings and dances to the music, laughs and rejoices. A time when Rijeka gives and helps. A time when it displays its diversity.
Rijeka Advent is a must-visit event in Rijeka because nothing quite compares to the experience of Rijeka’s December fairy tale. It becomes more playful and eventful with each year. And immediately after Advent, Rijeka enters the latter half of winter and its “fifth season” – the Rijeka Carnival.
The Rijeka Carnival begins on 17 January on the Feast Day of St. Anthony, or on “Antonje”, as it is known among the locals. It begins with the raising of the Carnival flag, which is always done in a different part of the city. And from the moment the flag starts fluttering, costumed vehicles run according to their own schedule, moving around as they please, all the while following a well-trodden track and a meticulously planned itinerary. What sets the Rijeka Carnival apart from all the others is the fact that behind its perceived nonchalance, every single feature and carnival event is planned right down to the last detail. Hour upon hour of deliberation, arrangements and action. Plenty of hard work and sleepless nights.
Rijeka Carnival’s D-Day or the day of the International Carnival Parade, epitomises everything leading up to the fifth season. It is a parade of Rijeka’s costumed uniqueness, which is based on tradition that is alive and well today, while cleverly devising its tomorrow. Rijeka’s costumed uniqueness, which is what it is, something cherished and beautiful to us and quite fascinating to the rest of the world, lives on in every seam of the gorgeous costumes, because the Rijeka Carnival is nothing if not stunning and lavish – in every float screw and in every carnival group from the city and its surroundings.
Spring in Rijeka
Following a brief but intense winter, Rijeka provides an array of options to make the most out of spring.
Rijeka and its surroundings awaken during the spring and offer lovely colourful motifs, which can be observed and photographed, as well as cycling, walking, diving, sailing and other options that lure you out into the sun during this time of the year. Spending time outdoors is definitely one of the most popular spring activities and one of the biggest comparative advantages of Rijeka and its entire ring.
Spruced up walkways allow you to take in the atmosphere of this region. Rijeka’s network of walkways is carefully planned to encompass all the city’s most notable sights, thus enabling you to bring together your love of activity with your love of sightseeing.
Add to this the love of hiking, since the walkways in Rijeka segue into well-known hiking trails. Rijeka also boasts developed cycling trails.
We recommend that you take the cycling transversal, which is macademised in certain areas and asphalted in others, and connects all the Rijeka Ring destinations, but is it up to you to decide on the level of difficulty. From the sea to the elevated old towns, along the coast and through the woods – this is a point of convergence of many an amenity: recreation, stunning nature, cultural landmarks and embarking on a journey into tradition and a plethora of culinary temptations.
Much like Rijeka and its surroundings, the culinary offering also awakens in the spring with a range of local and original destinations, whose diversity, tradition and fruits of nature provide a plethora of enjoyable opportunities.
You can experience plenty of regional peculiarities firsthand at the local farmers’ markets or fairs during the springtime. All or most of it will be showcased at the farmers’ market in Rijeka, the popular Placa, which is a first-rate tourist attraction, in addition to being the belly of the city. You will learn the most about the lives, habits and even the health of the people right here.
Rijeka offers plenty of interesting opportunities in the spring. Enjoy!
