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Governor’s Palace built in 1896. VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
The history of navigation is told
through the collections of Practical Information
model ships, weapons and Map B2. * 130,000.
seafaring equipment from the n Korzo 14, (051) 335 882.
17th and 18th centuries. There _ Rijeka’s Summer Nights (Jun–
are also rich archaeological Jul), Rijeka Carnival (Feb–Mar).
collections from prehistory to ∑ visitRijeka.hr
the Middle Ages, displays of Transport
prints, furniture, paintings and k Krk, (051) 842 132.
an ethnographic collection. £ Krešimirova ulica, (060) 333
444. @ Trg Žabica 1, (060) 302
P Shrine of our Lady of Trsat Altar of Our Lady of Trsat, with a copy of 010. 4 Senjsko pristanište 3, (051)
Svetište Majke Božje Trsatske the painting of the Virgin 212 696; Adriatica d.o.o.: Verdijeva
Frankopanski trg. Tel (051) 452 900. 6, (051) 214 511; Jadrolinija, Riječki
Open daily. To compensate the local people lukobran bb, (051) 211 444.
On the opposite bank of the for this loss, in 1367 Pope
Rječina river, above the centre Urban V donated to them a
of Rijeka, is Trsat. At the top of Virgin with Child, painted by P Trsat Castle
the 561 steps from Tito Square St Luke, a copy of which now Trsatski kaštel
(Titov trg) is the Shrine of stands on the main altar. Partizanski put 9a. Tel (051) 217 714.
Our Lady of Trsat. The church The sanctuary was visited Open summer: 8am–8pm; winter:
and Franciscan monastery by soldiers and sailors who 9am–5pm. 8 -
were built in 1453 by Martin left votive gifts, now kept in The Sanctuary of Our Lady leads
Frankopan on the site of a a chapel next to the cloisters. to a castle built by the Romans
12th-century church. It was The church was remodelled in to defend Tarsatica, parts of
in this church, from 1291 to 1864 but retained the trium phal which still survive. In the 13th
1294, that parts of the Holy arch, the marble altar which century, Trsat was owned by the
House of Mary of Nazareth sits underneath the painting Frankopans, who built another
were preserved before being of the Virgin, and tombs of the castle on the same site. It offers
transferred to Loreto in Italy. Frankopan family. fine views over the Kvarner gulf.

Rijeka Town Centre
1 Capuchin Church of 7 St Vitus Cathedral
Our Lady of Lourdes 8 Maritime and History
2 Church of St Nicholas Museum of the
3 City Tower Croatian Littoral Park V
4 Town Hall Natural Nazora
History
Maritime and
5 Roman Arch History Museum of Museum
6 Church of the Assumption the Croatian Littoral ŠETALIŠTE VLADIMIRA NAZORA
Train Station DEŽMANA
300 m (330 yards) F. KURELCA KALVARIJA
Capuchin Church TRSAT
of Our DOLAC Roman ŽRTAVA FAŠIZMA
TRG Lady of Lourdes Arch
TRPIMIROVA
ŽABICA FRANA SUPILA
JADRANSKI Town
Bus STROSS-
Station TRG Hall St Vitus TITOV MAYEROVA
TRG
OLD TOWN Cathedral
TRG
REPUBLIKE KOVAČKA
HRVATSKE
City
Tower Church of
Ferry R I V A A D A M I Č E V A the Assumption
KORZO
Dock
Church of JELAČIČEV
St Nicholas TRG F I U M A R A
R I V A B O D U L I Market U S K O Č K A R I V A
I VA NA Z AJ CA
Croatian
National
Theatre
DEMETROVA
0 metres 200
0 yards 200
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