Travel to Croatia

Have you ever wondered what was it like to be a king over a hundred years ago? Sure you have! Maybe you wouldn’t trade your life for it, but it would be interesting to get an idea. That is why you should visit “Kaisernacht”, a cultural manifestation in Opatija, which takes place on Monday, May 18th 2009.
This program was conceived to simulate what life in Opatija was over a hundred years ago, back in the 19th century when the town was a central tourist resort not only for the Hapsburg monarchy, but also for the nobility of Europe and the United Kingdom. This event will combine singing, acting and dancing to give an accurate description of life in the Victorian age.
Amir Muzur, mayor of Opatija, hopes that this event will become a recognizable part of the town’s tourist offer, a manifestation which could become an integral part of Opatija’s already rich culture.

Opatija, one of Croatia’s best known tourist brands, celebrated 120 years of health tourism.
It all begun in 1889 when Emperor Francis Joseph, the last ruler of the Hapsburg dynasty which ruled over Croatia at the time, proclaimed Opatija as the health resort of his Empire, a place where European royalty nobility could come and enjoy in many beautiful villas. Further development started and soon there were numerous sanatoriums in the town. It was the mild climate that is unique for this region of the Mediterranean which led to Opatija being regarded as one of the best places in Europe for relaxation and recovery. It also makes the town a popular destination throughout the year, not only in Summer months like other parts of the Croatian coast.
We hope that this is a good reason for you to visit Opatija too. If it was good enough for European emperors, kings, queens, artists and other respected individuals 120 years ago, than there is no good reason for you to not visit this “pearl of the Adriatic”, as some have named it.
We hope you will enjoy!

On Thursday, April 30th, main road in Opatija will be closed to allow all guests interested in flowers to enjoy many flower decorations that will be on display throughout the town.
This marks the beginning of the “Flower festival” which will start of with a parade of musicians, chariots, oldtimers, cheerleaders… It is all part of this unique manifestation!
Thursday only marks the start of this year’s festival, as the flower exhibition will be opened to all visitors from April 30th to May 3rd at the Opatija summer stage.
We hope you will visit us in large numbers and enjoy colorful flower decorations in Opatija.