Opatija

Opatija has made a mark on Croatian tourism as early as the year 1884, when the country's first hotel was built here. Visitors still flock to this pioneer of Adriatic holidaymaking, the city whose symbol - the Girl with seagull statue - awaits them on the rocks beside the popular Lungomare walkway.Opatija spices up its recognizable charm of old Austrian architecture with events recalling the imperial court of Vienna, while the salt scents of summer nights by the sea here receive an audible scenery of world-class jazz.