# Things to see in Rijeka (Croatia): 63 places and when to go

> Rijeka is a city in Croatia with around 171,000 inhabitants, and this site lists 63 places in and around it, mainly Nature (26), Mountains (21), Hiking (14). The best known are Risnjak National Park, Krk Bridge and Risnjak. The best time to come is May to October; also possible: March to April and November. In June there are 15 h 27 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 33. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/rijeka/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Croatia · 45.33, 14.45
- **Population:** About 171,000
- **Places:** 63 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/naturaleza/) (26) · [Mountains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/montana/) (21) · [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/senderismo/) (14) · [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/historia/) (10) · [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/espiritual/) (5) · [Wildlife](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/fauna/) (3)
- **Best time:** May to October.
- **Also possible:** March to April and November.
- **Nearest airport:** PUY Pula, 64 km as the crow flies
- **Highest point:** Risnjak, at 1,528 m.

## What to see in Rijeka

The places in and around Rijeka, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Risnjak National Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/risnjak-national-park/): National park in Croatia · 21 km
- [Krk Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/krk-bridge/): Deck arch bridge · 13 km
- [Risnjak](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/veliki-risnjak/): Mountain in Croatia · 18 km
- [Rijeka Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/rijeka-cathedral/): Roman Catholic cathedral in Rijeka, Croatia · 499 m
- [Church of St. Nicholas, Rijeka](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/crkva-svetog-nikole/): Orthodox church in Rijeka, Croatia · 727 m
- [Bay of Bakar](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/bay-of-bakar/): Nature · 9.4 km
- [Palace Modello](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/palaca-modello/): Manor house · 708 m
- [Port of Rijeka](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/port-of-rijeka/): Nature · 1.7 km
- [Biserujka](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/biserujka-cave/): Karst cave on island Krk in Croatia · 20 km
- [Church of Our Lady of Trsat](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/sanctuary-of-the-mother-of-god-trsat/): Roman Catholic church in Rijeka, Croatia · 575 m
- [Rijeka Bay](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/rijeka-gulf/): Bay in Croatia · 12 km
- [Tuhobić](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/tuhobic/): Mountain in Gorski Kotar, Croatia · 15 km
- [Nature park Učka](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/park-prirode-ucka/): Park in Croatia · 21 km
- [Bitoraj](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/veliki-bitoraj/): Mountain in Gorski Kotar, Croatia · 27 km
- [Viševica](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/visevica/): Mountain in Croatia · 29 km
- [Vojak](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/vojak/): Highest summit of Učka massif in Istria, Croatia · 20 km
- [Rijeka Mosque](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/islamic-centre/): Mosque in Croatia · 4.5 km
- [Snježnik](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/snjeznik/): Mountain in Gorski Kotar, Croatia · 16 km
- [Vrtare Male](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/vrtare-male/): Cave in Croatia with remnants of prehistoric animals · 22 km
- [Rijeka City Tower](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/city-tower/): Clock tower in Rijeka, Croatia · 665 m
- [Grižane Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/grizane-castle-frankopan/): Castle · 25 km
- [Astronomical Center Rijeka](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/astronomski-centar-rijeka/): Observatory in Rijeka, Croatia · 2.6 km
- [Hreljin Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/kastel-hreljin/): Fortress near Hreljin, Croatia · 13 km
- [Lipa Remembers Memorial Centre](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/memorijalni-centar-lipa-pamti/): Museums and art · 19 km

And the other 39, by what you come to do:

- **Nature**: [Mrtvi kanal](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/mrtvi-kanal/), [Veliki Planik](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/veliki-planik/), [Soline Bay](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/zaljev-soline/), [American gardens, Opatija](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/american-gardens/), [Brgud](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/brgud/), [Jelenc](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/jelenc/), [Obruč](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/obruc/), [Omišalj gulf](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/omisalj-gulf/), [Radeševo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/radesevo/), [Šija](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/sija/), [Trstenik](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/trstenik-2/), [Veli vrh](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/veli-vrh/), [Zagradski vrh](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/zagradski-vrh/)
- **Food and drink**: [Great Market Hall in Rijeka](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/trznica-1/)
- **History**: [Drivenik Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/drivenik/), [Christ Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/kristova-crkva/), [Posert Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/sveti-martin/), [Villa Münz](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/vila-munz/), [Botel Marina](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/botel-marina/)
- **Architecture**: [Bajer Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/bajer/)
- **Beaches**: [Slatina Beach](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/kupaliste-slatina/)
- **Diving**: [DC MIHURIC](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/dc-mihuric/), [Grotta](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/grotta/), [Kap Jablanac](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/kap-jablanac/)
- **Hiking**: [Fužine - Mrkopalj](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/fuzine-mrkopalj/), [Goranski planinarski put](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/goranski-planinarski-put/), [Gornje Jelenje - Fužine](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/gornje-jelenje-fuzine/), [Opatijska Planinarska Obilaznica](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/opatijska-planinarska-obilaznica/), [Riječka planinarska obilaznica (RPO)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/rijecka-planinarska-obilaznica-rpo/), [Tršće - Sveta gora - Source of Kupa - Crni Lug](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/trsce-sveta-gora-source-of-kupa-crni-lug/), [Via Adriatica #2: Poklon => Plase](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/via-adriatica-2-poklon-plase/)
- **With kids**: [Izletište "Šumska bajka"](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/izletiste-sumska-bajka/)
- **Mountains**: [Mountain hut Frbežari](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/mountain-hut-frbezari/), [Planinarski dom Hahlić](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/planinarski-dom-hahlic/), [Planinarski dom "Sušak"](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/planinarski-dom-susak/), [Planinski dom Lisina](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/planinski-dom-lisina/), [Schlosserov dom](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/schlosserov-dom/), [Veliki dom "Platak"](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/veliki-dom-platak/)
- **Stargazing**: [Rijeka/Omisalj](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/rijeka-omisalj/)

## When to go to Rijeka

The best time to visit Rijeka is **May to October**; also possible: March to April and November. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Better not | 8 h 55 |
| February | Better not | 10 h 09 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 37 |
| April | Possible | 13 h 17 |
| May | Best time | 14 h 41 |
| June | Best time | 15 h 27 |
| July | Best time | 15 h 08 |
| August | Best time | 13 h 55 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 18 |
| October | Best time | 10 h 41 |
| November | Possible | 9 h 16 |
| December | Better not | 8 h 33 |

In June there are 15 h 27 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 33. In June, 61 of the 63 places are at their best.

When to go to Croatia in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Rijeka

The nearest main airport is Pula Airport (PUY, Pula), 64 km as the crow flies. How to get around Croatia (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=45.33%2C14.45)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.33%2C14.45)

## Other towns nearby

- [Krk](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/krk/): 22 places · 35 km
- [Rabac](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/rabac/): 18 places · 36 km
- [Školska ulica bb](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/skolska-ulica-bb/): 14 places · 36 km
- [Bale](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/bale/): 23 places · 60 km
- [Vinica](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/vinica/): 7 places · 65 km
- [Brtonigla](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/brtonigla/): 30 places · 65 km

And all of Croatia, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Rijeka?

The best known: [Risnjak National Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/risnjak-national-park/), [Krk Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/krk-bridge/), [Risnjak](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/veliki-risnjak/), [Rijeka Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/rijeka-cathedral/), [Church of St. Nicholas, Rijeka](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/crkva-svetog-nikole/). In all, 63 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Rijeka?

May to October; also possible: March to April and November. In June there are 15 h 27 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 33.

### How do you get to Rijeka?

The nearest main airport is Pula Airport (PUY), 64 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.33%2C14.45) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Rijeka as the destination and these 63 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).