DEAR
GUESTS
It is our honour and privilege to welcome you
in Crikvenica, a town which has always belonged to Europe. During many
years of its tourist
history Crikvenica has been and has remained one of the most popular
summer resorts at the Mediterranean. It has been visited by a great number
of world-known personalities as well as by numerous tourists who have
discovered during their visit the reasons and the need to come back again.
That is why we wish you, dear guests, that you enjoy your stay and return
to our Crikvenica again.
THE TOWN OF CRIKVENICA
Crikvenica is situated in the Kvarner bay at the Adriatic sea, at a distance
of 33 km from Rijeka, a big road and railway junction and the centre of
the district of Primorje and Gorski kotar, a part of which is also the
town of Crikvenica. The entire town of Crikvenica is in fact a riviera
with a row of almost connected small tourist resorts: Selce, Crikvenica,
Dramalj and Jadranovo. The town spreads about 28 square kilometers in the
coastal zone, which is about 15 km long and about 2 km wide, and is squeezed
between the sea and the elongated littoral reef of an average height of
about 300 m above sea level. The neighbourhood of the airport on the island
Krk, the passenger and the cargo sea ports in Rijeka, as well as a good
road and railway connection with Middle Europe contributed to an early
development of tourism which has in the region of the present Riviera of
Crikvenica a tradition of more than one hundred years.
HISTORY AND CULTURE
The family of princes of Frankopan ruled in the principality of Vinodol
for nearly 450 years. During the rule the Frankopans controlled not
only the economic but also the cultural development. Thus it was in
1412 that prince Nikola IV had a monastery built for the monks of St.
Pauls the hermit close to the very ancient small church situated near
the place where the river Dubračina empties into the sea, in which
way the future Crikvenica was founded. The monks cherished the national
language and used the Croatian Glagolitic alphabet, they cured the
populace and ran a school which was attended also by Juraj Julije Klović,
later the most famous painter miniaturist in the world.
THE COAST
is full of small coves and beaches covered with white pebbles, some of
them have even sand and are very well supplied with all modern equipment
for beach life.
The high quality cleanliness of the sea has brought Crikvenica a „blue
flag“, that European recognition for seawater cleanliness.
BEING
ON THE SEASIDE
swimming should be the most popular sport in Crikvenica.
And so it is together with surfing and sailing. But there are some who
prefer to touch the ball and for those the choice is large. Outdoor sports
are practiced throughout the year owing to the mild climate.
CLIMATE AND HEALTH TOURISM
Due to the favourable position of Crikvenica and its being sheltered
from strong winds – from the north thanks to the slopes of the mountain
of Kapela and from the south thanks to the island of Krk – its climate
is mild and relaxing. The characteristics of the climate of this region
are dry, fair and pleasanty warm summers and mild winters with a healthy
local system of winds. The amplitude between the average annual temperature
maximum and minimum is small. The centenary average of temperature
is 14.2°C, and the average summer temperature is 23.6°C. Snow, fog
and a temperature below 5°C are very rare. The temperature of the sea
reaches in summer not more than 27°C. The sea air distinguishes itself
by purity and by dispersed desirable oligomineral and there are no
noxious pollen allergens or waste gases. The fact that balneotherapy,
climatotherapy and thalassotherapy are highly valued in the most famous
medical centres of Europe has prompted the construction of medical
centres and establishments in Crikvenica.
