Lungo Mare

The lungo mare is a boardwalk with an Italian name, used by the rich bourgeois of Rijeka when they came to cool off in Opatija, away from the industrial city during the summer. Today you can still admire the beautiful houses that were built at the beginning of the last century, each trying to prove to its neighbor it was the best, and at the same time have a simple way of life for a weekend on the coast. The houses are functional but refined. The lungo mare is about 6 km long, from the fishing village east of Opatija, to the exit of the city on the other side where the cliffs of Istria Pula start.