Torpedo factory was opened in 1853. Upon the arrival of Robert Whitehead in 1874, the factory was renamed to Silurificio Whitehead, and later Robert Whitehead & Co. It was the first torpedo factory in the world and it modernized the arms industry. There were crafted ship engines and submarines as well. Today warehouses and workshops of the Torpedo factory are conserved and preserved.
Bakar is a town and a port located in the Bay of Bakar and of the oldest inhabited settlements in the region of Kvarner. Bakar...
One of the oldest fortresses in Kvarner, this structure was a Liburnian watchtower during the Roman conquests. Strategically protruding viewpoint from a 138 meters tall...
Školjić was the most attractive recreational area in the town, as well as the Rijeka promenade before its industrialization in the 19th century. There were...
This breakwater was built in 1888 and improved in the course of the 20th century. It opened for the public in 2009 only to become...
Popular gathering place in the very center of Rijeka....
This architectural design at the city centre is a place of interesting contrast between contemporary life and surrounding historic architecture....
