{"id":7639,"date":"2018-05-03T09:00:45","date_gmt":"2018-05-03T08:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getbybus.com\/en\/blog\/?p=7639"},"modified":"2025-03-24T12:14:44","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T11:14:44","slug":"rijeka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveling.com\/en\/blog\/rijeka\/","title":{"rendered":"Rijeka City Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Rijeka is the third largest city in Croatia<\/strong> after Zagreb and  Split in terms of number of population. Rijeka is also the most important Croatian seaport<\/strong> due to its strategic geographical position. Interestingly, Rijeka was selected as European Capital of Culture for 2020 along with Galway in Ireland. Not many people know the fact that Rijeka every year hosts one of the biggest Carnival Festivals<\/strong>, almost as popular as the one in Venice. The first festival was held in 1982 and more and more people attend it each year. Rijeka may not be as famous as Zagreb or Split but it has an interesting historical background and lots of other activities which will definitely amaze you. So, without further ado, let\u2019s see what Rijeka has to offer!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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