Opatija Hostels - Hostel List for Opatija, Croatia

Opatija is one of the main resorts on what is called the Opatija Riviera a 25 km long coastal strip along the eastern coast of Istria, at the foot of Ucka (1396 m). Tourism here started in 1844 when Hignio Scarpa, a patrician from Rijeka built a big villa amidst the bay tree and oak tree vegetation. Soon the royal families and men of distinction of 19 th Century Europe followed suit: Wilhelm II, Franz Joseph I, Gustav Mahler, Isadora Duncan, A.P.Chekhov among others came over to spend the winter here. By the end of the 19th century, Opatija was the winter and the health resort of the worldly Central Europe.

The main toruist attractions in the area are picturesque Volosko with its excellent restaurants, the old fishing villages Icici and Ika, Lovran with its old center and modern hotels, Meveja and Moscenicka Draga with large sandy beaches, Kraj and Brsec high above the sea, and last but not least the medieval towns on the nearby hills Kastav, Veprinac and Moscenice.

Opatija and its Riviera has many good restaurants as well as some of the best nighlife in Croatia. Here you find many discos, clubs, nightclubs and you can even try your chance in the Casino.

This is the complete list of Opatija hostels and other types of cheap accommodation such as cheap hotels, B&B s and guest houses in Opatija, Croatia which you can book online free now with Hostel Bookers.

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