Metelkova City Autonomous Cultural Centre is also known as Metelkova Art Center or AKC. Wikipedia describes this as “a self-managed and well-organized community. There is no legal status for the site, and the type of urbanism we can find is …
Our preferred method of travel is by train, but despite traveling for the last 4 months we’ve only been able to get two trains. One from Zagreb to Split and the one from Mostar to Sarajevo. This part of …
While I was in Rijeka, I took a walk along the Molo Longo. As you’re walking towards Molo Longo, you’ll see what appear to be some abandoned warehouses on your left. If you walk down that street you’ll …
Korzo is the main pedestrianized street that runs through the city center in Rijeka. It’s filled with amazing buildings and is a great place to stay when visiting Rijeka.
When we first arrived in Rijeka, we spent the first 4 …
Molo Longo is the name given to the 1,740-meter breakwater, pier and promenade in Rijeka. It’s a very popular place for walkers to visit on summer weekends.
You’ll get great views of the city from Molo Longo. It’s amazing seeing …
There wasn’t a great choice of Airbnb apartments near the center of Rijeka but we managed to find one near Palach Club. The club is a café by day and club by night. It’s know for it’s alternative culture and …
Walking the Petar Kružić stairway to Trsat Castle is one of the top things to do in Rijeka. Not only do you get to walk up 561 steps but you also get to see the magnificent views of Rijeka from …
Rijeka Tunnel (also known as TunnelRi) runs between St. Vitus Cathedral and Dolac Primary School in Rijeka city center.
The tunnel was built by the Italian Military between 1939 and 1942. It’s 350 meters long. If it’s a hot day, …
Palach Club was founded in 1968 by the Rijeka Student Organization. It was named after Jan Palach, a student at Charles University in Prague.
In protest at the ending of the Prague Spring uprising, he committed suicide by self-immolation. His …