The dynamic history of Rijeka and the Rijeka Ring has been written by numerous historical and cultural monuments that are an integral part of the visit of every visitor to this city and region. Here generations of all ages will be able to find entertainment to their taste, as well as cultural events that are an integral part of Croatian and world cultural heritage.
The city has recently been enriched by a number of new elements of the tourist offer, such as the Pharmacy Museum and everything that makes a unique artistic district popularly called the Art Neighborhood of Bencic, a long-standing legacy of Rijeka as the European capital. Culture.
The art district takes visitors back to childhood through the House of Childhood, talks about the history of Rijeka in the beautifully restored sugar palace, where the Museum of the City of Rijeka has found a new home, but also introduces us to the world of expressions of contemporary art in the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art. The Rijeka Public Library will move to the impressive renovated T building, the site of the former Rikard Bencic factory, while the renovation will be completed by decorating the outdoor square and the space along the stream that will turn into a pleasant place to rest. and meeting while with the addition of catering facilities it will become the new cultural and artistic center of the city.
Rijeka's calendar of events is full all year round, so whenever they start, guests will find a lot of interesting music, theatre and art events, as well as urban clubs for the youngest who provide the entertainment they deserve.
If we had to choose only one in a series of annual events, it would surely be the Rijeka International Carnival, which ranked the Sunday Times among the most attractive events in the world.
Competition of imagination, wit and originality, explosion of colors and shapes in a procession of hundreds of allegorical floats, thousands of masks and an immeasurable number of domestic and foreign spectators.
The carnival parade is the culmination of carnival festivities that will be held this year in an extraordinary summer, on June 18th accompanied by numerous additional programs and entertainment facilities, and among other traditional events that will be held in June this year Rijeka will boast the most spectacular opening of the summer tourist season.
