6 Places To Visit in Rijeka, Croatia
There’s more to see in Rijeka than first meets the eye. A major harbour and transport hub, home of Croatia’s liveliest carnival, Rijeka contains attractions from a top-notch contemporary art museum to a stately palace from the Habsburg days. Governor’s Palace With views over the Adriatic from its high vantage point, the Governor’s Palace was built by Hungarian architect Alajos Hauszmann, responsible for similar grandiose works around Budapest in the 1800s. In the aftermath of World War I, revolutionary Italian warrior poet Gabriele d’Annunzio seized the occasion to invade Rijeka and position himself as governor of his own private fiefdom, based here. Mussolini soon chased him out. There’s more to the place today than just bizarre European history — the Governor’s Palace houses the Rijeka City Museum and the Maritime & History Museum of the Croatian Coast. Trsat Castle To reach Trsat Castle, you need to climb the grandiose staircase that runs from Titov trg n...