Maps Events Restaurants Cafés Nightlife Sightseeing Shopping Hotels Rijeka Summer 2016 Islands aplenty See our secret getaways Bekim Sejranović The journey of a people’s writer N°16 - complimentary copy Home of rijeka.inyourpocket.com Apoxyomenos Where the Greek became Croat Contents ESSENTIAL CIT Y GUIDES Foreword 6 Coffee, Cakes & Nightlife 33 A warm welcome from our editor in chief What better way to relax Arrival & Getting Around 7 Sightseeing 37 Lost? Help is at hand City landmarks and monuments Rijeka Basics 10 Rijeka Surroundings 47 Making your stay stress free Museums, beaches and islands Croatia’s Secret Islands 11 Health Tourism 52 Enjoy tranquility Recreation all-round Culture & Events 14 Shopping 59 All you need is your pencil and diary Why not pamper yourself Restaurants 22 Hotels 61 Crème de le crème of where to eat Places to stay for every pocket Local Flavour 29 Maps Flavoursome dishes and feverish food Street index / City centre map 62 markets with best of the foodies City map 64 Apoxyomenos Archives, Photo by Maja Bosnić & Ivan Dorotić “Kaleidoscope Room”, the lookout at the top of the museum, a room where the ceiling mirror reflects the different sequences of Lošinj’s port facebook.com/RijekaInYourPocket Summer 2016 7 Foreword Arrival & Getting Around Coming to Rijeka, you would pronounce that as ree-ye- ka, then you’ve arrived to one of Croatia’s largest cities, BY PLANE the third largest in-fact @InYourPocketand it is very much a port city. At Stay up-to-date Rijeka airport (zračna luka Rijeka) near Omišalj on Krk is- this time of year, Rijeka is a definite transit city with visi- land serves Rijeka and the Kvarner coast. It’s a tiny airport, facebook.com/??City??InYourPocket tors stopping by from north to south, or vice-versa. City Publisher but has a bar with sandwiches, a tourist information point, folk live and love their seaside; it is their breath of life and a Plava Ponistra d.o.o., Zagreb an ATM, a small duty free shop (open prior to flights), toi- way of life. For the complete riječko iskustvo (Rijeka experi- ISSN 1845-5514 lets, payphones, a post box, and parking. Getting to town: ence), we’ve packed invine.co/inyourpocket as much info as possible to make Autotrans buses take you to Rijeka’s city bus station on Trg the most of your stay. Do visit our feature on Croatia’s Secret Company OfficeWhat’s & Accounts going on? bana Jelačića for 50kn one way. Check with your airline for Višnja Arambašić Islands, superb getaways for shorter or longer periods of the timetable. Taxis await your hailing outside the airport. Rijeka facebook.com/??City??InYourPocketIn Your Pocket, Draškovićeva 66, Zagreb, Croatia stay which include places of seclusion, or places for a social Tel. (+385-1) 481 30 27, 481 10 70, fax (+385-1) 492 39 24 shindig. Another feature is our ’10 gifts for hungry loved [email protected], www.inyourpocket.com RIJEKA AirPOrt ones’ which are so tempting that we cannot guarantee Accounting Management Mi-ni d.o.o. QHamec 1, Omišalj, Island Krk, tel. (+385-51) 84 20 they’ll even reach your loved ones, and ‘Deck your home Printed by Radin Print, Sveta Nedelja 40/(+385-51) 84 12 22, [email protected], with Croatian goods’, both of which offer plenty of souvenir Editorial Where’s the party? www.rijeka-airport.hr. Open 07:00 - 19:00, October - ideas for long lasting memories or gifts. Also and FYI, the Editor facebook.com/??City??InYourPocketVišnja Arambašić March Open Mon - Fri 07:00 - 13:00. youtube.com/inyourpocket Contributors Nataly Anderson-Marinović, Frank Jelinčić, Jona- city of Rijeka was recently announced as the European City than Bousfield, Lee Murphy, Jelena Pocedić, Nikola Badovinac, of Culture 2020, a great feat and prestigious achievement Roman Šimić Bodrožić EUROPean COastal Airlines in which the city is working towards. Back on track, we also Senior Assistant Editor Kristina Štimac Now it’s easier than ever to get from the mainland to the have a feature interview with Bekim Sejranović, a Croatian Assistant Editor AllBlanka the Valić latest news islands in Croatia. The European Coastal Airlines offer daily writer who livespinterest.com/inyourpocket between Rijeka and Oslo which we hope Community Manager Eli Gajinov hydroplane transfers. With these multiple flight connec- Designfacebook.com/??City??InYourPocket Bojan - Haron Markičević you’ll enjoy reading. Our feature on local specialties and Photography Rijeka In Your Pocket team unless otherwise stated tions throughout the Adriatic, you can even discover some dishes should also contribute to your pleasant stay as the Cover Kantrida Swimming Pools - Rijeka Sport Archives of the most secluded islands along the coastline. food here is something you’ll miss once you’ve gone home. Sales & Circulation Manager Kristijan Vukičević At this time, the ECA has the following Seaside Airports up Maps Events Restaurants Cafés Nightlife As we bid you Fulla farewell, contents may your online: Sightseeing Shopping Hotels Support Sales Kristina Štimac, Blanka Valić, Eli Gajinov and running in Kvarner: stay in our city be a memorable one. Rijeka Read more reviews online: Happy summer??city??.inyourpocket.com holidays! Summer 2016 Copyright notice Seaside Airport Rab Text, maps??city??.inyourpocket.com and photos copyright Plava ponistra d.o.o. Maps cop- Šetalište kapetana Ivana Dominisa 4, Rab, tel. (+385- yright cartographer. All rights reserved. No part of this publica- Rijeka Tourist Board Archives tion may be reproduced in any form, except brief extracts for the 51) 21 41 87, [email protected], www.ec-air.eu COVERMore ??chapter?? STORY reviews online: purpose of review, without written permission from the publish- ??city??.inyourpocket.com er and copyright owner.Not The listed brand here?name In Your Pocket is used Seaside Airport Pula office: Open 05:30 - 22:30; June 20 - September 10 Open Islands aplenty See our secret under license from UAB In Your Pocket (Bernardinu 9-4, Vilnius, Bird’s-eye view of the Olympic getaways Over 250 ??chapter?? reviews online: Riva 1/A, Pula, tel. (+385-52) 64 74 16, [email protected], 24/7, tel. 060 30 20 10 (automated service, press 2 to Bekim Sejranović Lithuania tel. (+370-5) 212 29 76). Rijeka (Croatia) In Your Pocket The journey of a swimming pool at Rijeka’s famous people’s writer www.ec-air.eu contact the operator) for reservations and info. Outside N°16 - complimentary copy is not responsible for any information which might change after rijeka.inyourpocket.com Home of ??city??.inyourpocket.com Apoxyomenos opening times, you can buy tickets on board, but during Kantrida Swimming Pools. Where the Greek publication. Please check with the event organisers if in doubt. became Croat FlyIn Caffe Bar is located at the airports in Resnik, Rab, summer it’s best to reserve in advance. Changing money: Jelsa and Split where they will have a dock. The Outdoor there are exchange bureaux on Platform 1 and ATMs by Sundeck & Lounge Bar is located at the airports in Resnik, the big church you see there. Left luggage (garderoba): ABOUT IYP Rab, Split and Jelsa for now, and will soon be opening at tel. (+385-51) 33 63 47 the garderoba is inside the station the other locations. Souvenir shops are located at all of the building and is open 06:00 - 22:00. Toilets: inside the sta- In Your Pocket, the world‘s leading pub- airports. At the souvenir shops you can buy interesting tion. Getting to town: See the waterfront? Hang a left. The lisher of locally-produced city guides sin- souvenirs featuring hydroplane designs and useful beach main street Korzo is just behind the waterfront buildings. ESTONIA ce 1992, recently launched a brand new products. Passengers can purchase tickets at any dock at Taxis: There’s a taxi rank at the station, or call (051-if you are LATVIA RUSSIA smartphone app: In Your Pocket City the addresses mentioned above, where they will also have calling from mobile) 970 (check Getting around for other NORTHERN LITHUANIA IRELAND Essentials. Featuring only hand-picked a ticket office. And, of course, online at www.ec-air.eu. taxi companies). IRELAND BELARUS During the summer months the Ticket Offices will be open NETHERLANDS venues and sights alongside essential POLAND even longer. The flight schedules can be viewed online Central COach StatiON GERMANY UKRAINE travel information, these city guides BELGIUM CZECH at www.ec-air.eu or printed copies are available at the (AUTOBUsni KOLODVOR RIJEKA) REPUBLIC have been carefully crafted by our lo- docks.QŠetalište kapetana Ivana Dominisa 4, Rab, tel. QC-2, Trg Žabica 1, tel. (+385-) 060 30 20 10/(+385-51) AUSTRIA HUNGARY cal editors and include only the places SWITZERLAND ROMANIA GEORGIA (+385-51) 21 41 87, [email protected], www.ec-air.eu. 66 06 60, [email protected], www.autotrans.hr. SLOVENIACROATIA ITALY they are happy to recommend. The BOSNIA SERBIA BULGARIA MONTENEGRO app - available on both iOS and Android FYR MACEDONIA BY BUS BY TRAIN ALBANIA - is free, and works offline. Go to iyp.me/ GREECE app on your smartphone to download it. Though small, the long-distance bus station (autobusni Rijeka’s train station has all the basic services you need. kolodvor), right in the city centre, is a real hub and has Train services are rather slow, but it’s a relaxing and inex- DUTCH To keep up with all that’s new at In Your everything you need. Bus travel is the preferred method pensive way to travel. The HŽ (Croatian Railways) website CARIBBEAN SOUTH of long distance public transportation: it’s cheap, relatively has good English and German pages featuring ticket prices AFRICA Pocket, follow us on Facebook (facebook.