Grand Hotel Opatija

... the 32 bus (16 kuna - 2 euros) to Opatija. Its about 20 min ride along the coast.   Arrive at the Grand Hotel Kvarner which apparently hosted great personalities in the past (from Kings to high VIPs). It certainly looks like it, but hasnt ...

... lunch restaurant. Our driver gets huge applause after he negotiates through some very tight places and gets us to our hotel after lunch.   Opatija fronts the Gulf of Kvarner on the Istrian Peninsula, close to Italy. It has the most stunning coastal ...

... bra sammenligningsgrunnlag :) Vi har nå vært her i en uke, og i morgen tar vi turen videre sørover, til øyen Losinj. Dagene i Opatija har vi i grunn kun brukt til å slappe helt av. Alfaen har fått hvile i skyggen hele dagene, og vi har hvilt under ...

... the opulence of the hotel as it must have been in its heyday, it must have been quite an amazing place. Opatija is also dotted with wonderfully grand old buildings as this was the playground of the rich and famous, it must have been fun! That evening we ...

... world go by.  Beer and sandwich certainly were welcome (as well as an excuse to sit) when I got back close to the hotel.               I’ve just spent the past two hours on ...

... (it really wasn't very crowded at all, but we have become used to there being no one else). The Lungo Mare starts in Opatija among the shops and proceeds along the waterfront for a number of kilometres, passing marinas, shops, grand villas and cafes and ...

Woke up with heavy rain and it continued most of the day. No worries, we still walked around in the rain and along the sea walk up to the fishing village 2kms towards Rijeka. Nice little place with about 8 seafood restaurants. We tried "Mili" today ...