Top Things to See & Do in Rijeka, Croatia!

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Today we are in Rijeka! A beautiful city located in the Northern Adriatic Sea, in the Kvarner Bay. Rijeka is definitely known as a port city, but it's so much more than just that! We were very pleasantly surprised by Rijeka when we went exploring.
The city is rich with history, beauty, nature and even has a stunning castle with the most breathtaking view of the city, the river, the bay, and beyond!
Our first stop was at the famous city market. It was so much bigger than I imagined it would be. It has sections for fresh fish, fruit, vegetables, canned items, dairy items, and even a beautiful flower market!
Next we noticed the National Theatre, which is identical to the one in Zagreb (because it had the same architect). Rijeka's National Theatre is 10 years older than the one in Zagreb, but they're both absolutely beautiful and full of detail.
We then wandered through Korzo, which is the main street in Rijeka. It's where the locals gather, have coffee, people watch, meet with friends, etc. It's kind of like the heart of Rijeka.
Along Korzo, you'll also find the famous clock tower, which has really become a symbol of the city. The clock face and the coat of arms are original from centuries ago.
One surprising thing we stumbled upon was the old Roman settlement of Tarsatica, which dates back to around 5 A.D. It's incredible that they have these ruins right in the center of the city!
We also stopped at Sv. Vitus Cathedral in Rijeka. It's very unique because of it's round floor plan / shape. The cathedral took over 100 years to build, and it's a stunning baroque structure.
Trsat Castle was the next destination in Rijeka that we went to go find. You can drive up to the castle, or you can take the Petar Kruzic Stairway (some refer to it as the stairway to heaven), which has 538 steps to the top. Once you reach the top, you'll be rewarded with the most picturesque views of the city, the river, the bay, the sea, and everything in between! It's truly spectacular.
We stopped for a beer at the castle (there's a cocktail bar at the top), and had the best table in the whole place, with the most scenic view we could have asked for!
Our last stop in Rijeka was the Peek and Poke Museum. This was a very fascinating place, with old computers, gaming consoles, any kind of old piece of "technology" from 1960 onwards. Our guide Josip walked us through the whole museum and did a great job telling the true stories of all of the "old" technology.
We were very pleasantly surprised with Rijeka as a city to explore as a tourist. There was so much more to do than we ever thought, and it's a very beautiful, historical city that should be on everyone's list!

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

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[@Stgt.1893]

Where is in Croatia your Home?

[@bojanbaic6038]

Shoutout to you for pronouncing everything well

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Thanks Bojan! :)

[@curiouskittycat5977]

Burek Kod Brace is a legendary place to get food after a night out. Everyone used to know where the night ends - At The Brothers. :) You did a great job describing Rijeka.

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Hi Duska! Thanks for your comment, I'm so happy we stumbled upon a good, local burek place! Glad to hear it's a well known one :) We enjoyed it!

[@curiouskittycat5977]

@@RoyalCroatianTours It is "THE" burek place. Their shop used to be in a very small street shaped like a hook very narrow and secluded a few mins away from there. The store was more of a burek bakery place - there was no other products. We could see them through the window make the dough and throw it over their heads into these giant circles. There used to be people waiting for burek in front of the store all the time in particular during the night. :) It is the most famous place and the best burek makers !

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

@@curiouskittycat5977 Love it!!! That's awesome. Thanks for sharing!

[@Duli123]

E moja ti, nije to vidjelo bureka!

[@counterguardian6145]

ono kad izades van cugat a zavrsis na 3 bureka kod brace(ili sam to samo ja, uvijek gladan)

[@youtubetriviaespanol]

my wife is from Croatia, i am from Barcelona and living in the uk! we miss so much going to Croatia because of covid, thanks for your videos!!!!

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Hopefully Covid will be a thing of the past soon, and you'll be able to travel again soon!

[@dankobakarcic2866]

Than you for such nice promotion of our city!

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Our pleasure :)

[@patbalen1]

Hi Sarah. So glad you loved Rijeka. It's where I spent 25 years of my life with my Croatian husband and 3 children. I miss Rijeka so much but I am in daily touch with all my friends there. My husband misses trsatske stepenice most of all so I was delighted to see them in your great video. Love your videos. Thankyou so much.

[@janles9005]

You have made some wonderful videos about Croatia! Ivan is a happy man-he has a star that shines-a Canadian girl😊

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Thank you so much for your kind words Jan! 😃

[@janles9005]

@@RoyalCroatianTours just keep shinig :)...I love to watch your videos because I also do like Croatia, traveling on Jadranska magistrala by bicycle every year. Greetings from Slovenija

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

@@janles9005 Super!! Best wishes from Zagreb!

[@janles9005]

@@RoyalCroatianTours 👍👍👍😊🤗🤗🤗

[@Kivas_Fajo]

I very much like it that you pronounce the city correctly.

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Thank you so much! :)

[@Kivas_Fajo]

@@RoyalCroatianTours You're welcome. It's a rare thing to hear English natives pronounce other language's names, places and such in the right way. Highly appreciated.

[@AdamBurianek92]

I just came back from vacation in Rijeka! I love that city, although it could be more accessible for me as a wheelchair user... but I love the atmosphere, the harbour, Korzo, local restaurants and pubs... oh, and coming from the highway from north side offers one of the most beautiful views to the see I've ever seen! I hope I'll come back soon. Greetings from Slovakia/Slovačka :)

[@lilynola6341]

Very interesting and informative! I passed few times through Rijeka but never knew what to see there. Thanks for very useful information. You are very lucky to have Baka and Dida looking after the babies, so you can have a day trip alone from time to time. Fun for all!

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Thanks Lily! And yes, it's really nice to be able to take a day trip here and there when Baka and Dida can watch the babies!

[@paulinemably9572]

When I first moved to Slovakia my friend came to visit from Wales where I am from and we traveled by train to Croatia via Budapest and we each flew home from Rieka and we stayed there for a couple of days and we too were so surprised at how charming it is. Rieka is also river in Slovakia and whenever I hear Rieka I think of our trip. I loved the outdoor pool above the town where you could drink great cheap beers with a view! Also, our National theatre in Bratislava looks so like the one in Rieka! Thanks for another lovely video and bringing back some happy memories - O must return with my little Slovak family in the future.

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

:) Lovely!

[@kirksdva8310]

Rjeka on Croatian is river to .

[@kirksdva8310]

You have so much similarities between Croatian And Slovak lengvich . Slavic

[@keks269]

Pogledao sam nekoliko vaših videa do sad... Super sadržaj i svaka čast na odličnom hrvatskom. Ako budete opet dolazili u Rijeku, odite popit kavu na Sv. Križ, po meni čak i ljepši pogled nego sa Trsata. Hvala i pozdrav iz Rijeke!

[@melb2086]

I am glad you were in my town Rijeka, 🤗💙.

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

We were really impressed with Rijeka!!

[@tamarasmokvina5261]

Next time you're here you should definitely visit the Astronomical Center Rijeka and the new City Museum at the old Sugar Factory. There you'll se a few stories about all "firsts" that happened in Rijeka, like the first torpedo and torpedo factory, the first use of iodine tincture in medicine etc. Also, did you know about the pet cemetery, the third one opened in Europe, just after Paris and London?

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Rijeka has so much to see!! I think we'll need to come back for a week to cover it all :)

[@rgnotdead]

Tamara Smokvina, thank you for the tips, I'm planning a trip to Rijeka in a few months time.

[@Sneakyx]

Good video, you forget to mention the largest event in Rijeka which is "Riječki karneval" (Rijeka Carnival). You need see when Rijeka people go crazy :)

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

That's true!! We plan on doing a part 2 video in Rijeka, so we'll definitely include that detail on the next video :)

[@robertvrban4339]

​@@RoyalCroatianTours moje pisanje na engleskom nije nešto ali razumijet će te me....rekli ste da volite naušnice....simbol grada je naušnica koja se zove Morcic....zanimljiva je povijest kako je stvorena....pa ako opet bude prilike.....lijep video

[@slavplaysgames]

Bok ljudi ! Bas mi je drago da ste posjetili Rijeku i uzivali u nasem malom gradicu :D Thansk for visiting my city :D

[@jeanfis]

It's so interasting to see how Sarah is excited and enthusiastic about everything while her husband is a typical croat, just like ok it's nice but so little emotion involved, taking everything for granted. All of us croats are like that, used to having such a beautiful country, while Sarah sees beauty were 90% of croats wouldn't. It would just be ordinary for them. Just a fun fact.

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

:)

[@AA-mo3es]

In general that' s the Balkan nurture, it's just ok. :-)

[@sssssss5700]

I ♥️ Rijeka

[@anabr8269]

Odličan video, kao Riječanki drago mi je da vam se grad svidio! Preporučam prolazak kroz Tunel ispod samog grada, te šetnju zapadnim dijelom grada, od stadiona Kantrida do kompleksa bazena.

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Super, hvala za prijedlog. Doci cemo opet u proljece, i napraviti cemo jos jedan video.

[@malaplava4865]

Another great video guys. My uncle lives in Rijeka and I would love to visit it someday. Cheers from Florida 💕

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Thanks Natasa :) We love that city!!

[@dv6808]

Kad žena voli svog muškarca...najmanje što može je naučiti njegov materinji jezik. divno

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

[@borishabric1862]

My dearest Rijeka❤️ I miss it so much ❤️

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

It's such a great city!

[@Kokolo-ze2cp]

Predivna naša Hrvatska, uživajte 🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Hvala!!

[@brankamatrakoff7729]

Thank you for showing Rijeka. It's a really nice place to visit.

[@TrsatRijeka]

Thank you for this video of my hometown! Next time you visit be sure to check out molo longo, underground tunels, more than 100 year old stadium Kantrida and small fishermans houses next to it, biggest park "park heroja" on Trsat, Governor's palace, belfry that is "bent" a bit like tower in Pisa in front of oldest church Assunta... 😊

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Great! Thank you so much for the tips for our next visit :) We do plan on going back in the spring!

[@tesuljak1996]

@@RoyalCroatianTours Also, on a day I would recommend taking 1 morning to go to Vojak, the top of mount Ucka(overlooking the bay as well as entire Istria all the way to Italy ) INSANE views :)

[@elke7630]

Such a charming city and tour guides🥰, I wanna go! Thank you!

[@jackk1583]

Awesome vid- commentary is too cool - love the chemistry between you- the view from the top of mount is impressive- The pivo was a nice break. Lol Well done-

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Thank you!!! Yes, the pivo was just what we needed at that point! :)

[@ONESTEPASIATOURS]

Thanks once again for sharing your beautiful video 👍🏻

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Our pleasure! :)

[@SandyHallMusic]

Great video! Thank you for making and posting. Beautiful view. I have passed by Rijeka several times but never stopped there to tour the city. Will do it next time. Thanks! You both are really so pleasant and lovely people.

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Thank you for your sweet comment! I know, we did the same, just pass through, but I'm glad we stopped to explore! Such a wonderful city.

[@HZCAR-trains]

Pregledao sam sve vaše video uratke, stvarno su fenomenalni, imate veliku podršku od mene i jedva čekam slijedeći video! Lijep pozdrav iz Dugog Sela i ugodna večer :-)

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Hvala puno! Mi smo susjedi iz Sesveta :) Lp, Sarah

[@HZCAR-trains]

Hvala vama susjedi i samo naprijed :-) Zlatko

[@PetrFaltus1]

Nice video... I have already been in Rijeka, in Crikvenica, in Selce and on island Cres in Cres... Great places, beautiful destinations... ❤😊

[@zeljkavojinovic7135]

Hvala Vam puno za ovo🥰 Voljela bih ako i kad budete imali priliku da odete u Primosten I Rogoznicu 🥰

[@oliverpozar2057]

Place looks beautiful, and those views! 😊 Will definitely have to visit. Thanks for posting this!

[@azradugumovic9225]

You guys did incredible job with tour 👍👏

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Thanks Azra!

[@MrSilaman]

I have a feeling this channel will blow up eventually, my prediction is next summer. Great editing, cool music, exceptional content and most importantly fun, happy and beautiful family. I suggest you make a 15 - 20 minutes long videos. Who knows, maybe in the future you will own a tour company, this is actually a great foundation for something like that. If you will ever need a tour guide, I dunno... a camera guy or anything in between, consider this my job application. Keep up the good work! Greetings from Zagreb

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Haha, thank you so much for your kind words and sweet comment! And we appreciate your application ;) We'll definitely let you know if we're in need! Veliki pozdrav iz Zagreba :)

[@tikt99]

My beloved home town...welcome 😊

[@anamarijahalaburic2569]

Pozdrav iz Rijeke❤️. Super ste😍

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Hvala Anamarija! Pozdrav iz Zagreba!

[@zvonimirleko2131]

Thank you for amazing journey. Best remarks.

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Thanks Zvonimir! Lp!

[@sarahcosic7334]

Hvala Zvonko, pita Ivan kad ćete na ribice 😊

[@Sage-ck8ws]

I love your video. So sweet with your sweetie. I wish me and my mi amore will be together in Croatia soon🙏 Everything was clear about Croatia. You did it very well❤️

[@ŽeljkoMokos]

Krasan par,zaljubljen!

[@AnteGV1950]

hvala ti šta reklamiraš Rijeku!!!Thank you for advertising Rijeka!!!

[@mojenebo7956]

Rijeka❤🇭🇷

[@azradugumovic9225]

rođena u starom gradu ... u blizini rijecine .... bas sam oduševljena .... moja najdraža Rijeka.... zadnji put bila prije 2018 .... hope going soon 🙏🏻thank yo for amazing video.... pozdrav 🙋🏼‍♀️

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

[@alinaschuldais3983]

Would be great if you make a video about Zadar!! Greetings from Germany

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Coming soon! We're planning to go sometime in the near future!

[@one_drone]

Very informative video, thank you for a nice tour through the city. Looking forward to see more videos of you.

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Thank you!

[@ilinkatesevcic7740]

Ti si zeno AMAZINGGGG❤pozdrav iz Kitchenera

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Awww, hvala puno!! Pozdrav iz Zagreba :)

[@davorstojcic9520]

Dobri ste bravo kao i Rijeka !

[@brankamatrakoff7729]

I also like Rijeka but I haven't been there in many years. My cousin,Kazimir travels there every year.

[@zlatkosalom756]

Have you been to the sea museum? They have preserved one of the original lifejackets from the Titanic! A must see! I used to work in Rijeka for a Year. It's the city with the most various number of national minorities in Croatia. (About 20).

[@rozaidasokolic4635]

Thank you very much for this nice and detailed video. Hope you plan to come back next year, and stay a few days longer! Merry Christmas and A Happy New 2021! ✨🎄✨⛄️✨

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Thank you! We definitely plan on coming back to beautiful Rijeka :)

[@leonardmakvic2160]

I'm living in Rijeka❤️

[@elenanojkovic2554]

The reason those two national theatres look very similar is because they actually have the same architects, Hermann Helmer and Ferninand Fellner. They actually designed buildings all over Euorope and you can definitely see it when you look at the designs.

[@filip6780]

Next time, you should definitely visit Rijeka carnival !🎭🎭

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

We'll have to come back for it!

[@goranduric7214]

Thank you for this video, it's my hometown😊

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

My pleasure 😊 We absolutely loved your hometown!!!

[@petartkalcec9125]

AMAZIINGGGGGGG, KEEP UP

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Thank you so much!!

[@elle1642]

Great video!

[@masteryoda5904]

Čirs tu burek kod Brača. . . :))))

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Bilo je fino :)

[@AndrijaIvancic]

12:42 always good to see t bag :D

[@foxfoster1]

I would love to see Rovinj

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Great! We're planning on going to Istria in early spring, so we'll cover Rovinj and a bunch of others in the region! Stay tuned :)

[@sabinaclaudia6968]

Hi im from Rijeka and it rlly is so pretty❤

[@robertuljancic5775]

Thanks for a great job ..! It remains still to make a second visit in order to include other interesting places in our city ... >Cheers ..!

[@sadianazmi821]

Great !

[@grassabrutta]

So, you should also know that locals will also tell you that this is a city where you are always walking uphill. It's kinda true. Oh, and I live just at the top of those steps on which you are standing at the end of the video. Very nice.

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

You live in a beautiful place!!

[@brankolukic6099]

Beautyful CROATIA 🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷👍🇭🇷👍🇭🇷

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Yes, it is!

[@ivantrgovac1906]

Wow, haha. I go to school in Rijeka and it's wierd, in the positive way, to see it on the video here. :)

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

We love Rijeka!!

[@ivantrgovac1906]

@@RoyalCroatianTours Yeah, I love it too. Do you know how Rijeka looks during massive rains? It looks like a river. Everything's flooding and it litterally flows. It is amazing to watch if you're not stuck on the road in traffic or something. There is a slogan among people that says " Volim grad koji teče".

[@curiouskittycat5977]

One thing I would have mentioned is that Sv Vid is protector of Rijeka. Also there is interesting symbolism with lions books open/closed on Trsat. :) A story for another time. :)

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Interesting about the symbolism!

[@fit_cho6008]

Šteta da niste posjetili: 1. Stadion Kantrida koji je zaslužio 3. mjesto na CNN-ovoj listi najneobičnijih stadiona 2. Torpedo nije spomenut, to je top prica 3. Guverneova palača: u kojoj je smješten pomorski i povijesni muzej 4. Riječki neboder: koji je izgrađen od Al Caponevog novca 5. "Molo longo" tj lukobran ...

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Super, sad imamo plan za iduci put! :)

[@fit_cho6008]

Niti jedan veci grad ne mozes prezentirat u jedan dan. Minimalno 2-3 dana...ovo sve drugo je grebanje po povrsini.Treba slusat malo iskusnije youtubere 😉

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

@@fit_cho6008 haha dobro dobro. Ajde onda ces mi dati neki savjet :)

[@PatrikCROTV]

Jel ono u pomorskom muzeju jedan od tri sačuvana pojasa za spašavanje originali od prvih brodova koji su Ttanicu stigli u pomoć nakon brodoloma, taj jedan od tih spasilačkih brodova je krenuo iz Rijeke sa hrvatskim mornarima. Next time visit maritime museum in Rijeka because there is the original lifebelt that took part in the rescue after the Titanic shipwreck.

[@ivancosic5451]

Fit_cho nije youtuber on je youtuberčina

[@pinobrozic4712]

go to Istria, you have a lot to see there.

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Yes!! We're planning to go in early spring. Definitely lots to see there!

[@grandmastersreaction1267]

Perhaps the most beautiful part of Croatia

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

@@grandmastersreaction1267 It is definitely incredibly beautiful!

[@beatricegunga4473]

I'm live in Rejeka thanks so much

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

You live in a fantastic city!

[@beatricegunga4473]

Yeah thanks my friend

[@habibrahaman1434]

Good information

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Thanks!

[@SEAVet69]

Will be visiting by ship.

[@sameersunar6343]

Super video 👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Thank you 👍

[@josipknezevic1039]

živili :)

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

:) Bok Josip!

[@nimalchaminda1865]

Nice video,I saw 1st time.ok I ll subscribe your channel🙂. I am watching from italy !!!!

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Thank you so much :)

[@twistedone31]

Oh you missed so many, many, maaaany great things in Rijeka and also around of Rijeka. (Kastav, Opatija, etc) Also it depends when you visiting Rijeka. For example Trsatska gradina in xmas times is something different than the rest of the year ;) Anyway nice video and welcome back. Forza Fiume

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Lots of great ideas for our next visit! :)

[@hamburgprishtine]

dankeschön

[@patriciagrigna6247]

Thank you for your video!! I'd like to know if this video is from December... For the weather I asked. I'd like to know that, becuase I'm planning to visit Croatia in November, and I'm not sure how there weather is going to be.

[@eltonsalvador7620]

do you know any secret swimming holes or waterfalls where you can go swimming?

[@じーふー-k6m]

thank you for your reports. very beautiful place💕 Did you visit in Autumn❓

[@dejanbakic2916]

hehehe burek kod braca. mi smo tada sa Grobnika isli u grad samo za taj Burek

[@igorigor2239]

I live in Rjeka

[@blagojelukic]

You were crazy to walk up🤨 great video..music bit too funky for me

[@robertratkovcic1201]

my city

[@kristofthibaud8491]

i exercise my heart with X-large coffee 😚

[@sabinaclaudia6968]

❤

[@arwentalargic2097]

I am from Croatia,and if you don't believe me I while translat this

[@easylife50]

how do you suggest to travel from Pula to Rijeka? Then onto Split.

[@familieschnupp]

Jako lijepi Video😘 bili ste vec u rovinj?

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Bili smo nekoliko puta, ali nismo tamo jos napravili video! Budemo!! :)

[@familieschnupp]

@@RoyalCroatianTours bude super to već snam 😘

[@lexy6325]

My son in law is from Rijeka.

[@edwardmedica8580]

An Indian guy with a white woman celebrating Haloween to finish off the video, OMG that touch is so Canadian.

[@गाउँलेभाई-न5भ]

I'm nepales I'm comming

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

super!

[@AdventureEverywhere]

1st to the 5th century AD isn't over 2K years old, unless you've got a time machine and this video is at least 100-500 years into the future. 😁

[@kristofthibaud8491]

Tech Puts You Alone in a Room with Access to the World. 😗

[@cdgliveofficial8368]

Visiteremo rijeka a luglio, qualcuno sa dirmi se ci sono gli autobus che collegano l'aereoporto al centro città?

[@lexy6325]

My son in law Country Rijeka Croatie.

[@josip0395]

Go to kastav😉

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Hvala za preporuku!

[@josip0395]

@@RoyalCroatianTours 👌

[@rufinosumampung913]

Hi Ma'am? I'm rufino from Philippine I'm here in saudi Arabia.. Ma'am may ask a question.. Ma'am you have familiar with Humble hunter agency ibase in Zagreb because I'm applying of that agency as A truck trailer driver in Croatia.. Thanks maam

[@dudo_the_dude9948]

Actually, burek is not "Croatian traditionally", but it is widely accepted and popular here. It originates from Turkish/Bosnian cousine.

[@pestazanmomo75]

This is my city and my hometown, and it is to me the most beautiful city in the world❤😍💞💋😘💘🤗💝💕👍🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷 Dies ist meine Stadt und meine Heimatstadt und für mich die schönste Stadt der Welt❤💞😍💘💋😘💝🤗💕👍🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷 Ovo je moj grad i moj rodni grad, i to je za mene najljepši grad na svijetu ❤😍💞💋💝😘💕🤗💞👍🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷

[@adieditz33]

I was born there