!!!Opatjia
Opatija (German: Sankt Jakobi; Italian: Abbazia) [{GoogleMap location='Opatjia,Croatia'}] is a town of some 10.000 in western Croatia, just southwest of Rijeka [{GoogleMap location='Rijeka'}]on the Adriatic coast. It is situated in the Gulf of Kvarner in a sheltered position at the foot of a mountain ridge rising to 1400 m. It was and is a popular summer and winter resort, with average temperatures of 10 °C in winter, and 25 °C in summer. Even the Austrian emperor Franz Joseph I used to spend several months here during the winter. Many of the late 19th-century luxury hotels and villas have survived Opatija’ tumultuous history.

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[{Image src='00.jpg' caption='One of the restored old hotels: Miramar Opatija\\ Photo: [Pixabay|https://pixabay.com/de/hotel-kroatien-hotel-miramar-1091857]' alt='Opatija' height='350' class='image_block' width='467'}]
[{Image src='05.jpg' caption='Another traditional hotel: Miljena. The suite on the top has two glass walls, one towards the sea, the other towards the mountain range\\Photo: H.Maurer, February 2013]' alt='Opatija' height='350' class='image_block'}]
[{Image src='10.jpg' caption='View from the room down onto the terrace with decadent cakes and such\\Photo: H.Maurer, February 2013' alt='Opatija' height='350' class='image_block' width='467'}]
[{Image src='15.jpg' caption='The sund has disappeaered\\Photo: H.Maurer, February 2013' alt='Opatija' height='350' class='image_block' width='467'}]
[{Image src='20.jpg' caption='View from the room to the south-west, with the statue "Maiden with the seagull" by Zvonko Car (1956) far in the back. It is positioned on a small rock and has turned into one of symbols of Opatija. \\ Photo: H.Maurer, February 2013' alt='Opatija' height='350' class='image_block' width='263'}]
[{Image src='25.jpg' caption='The statue was demolished by communists after the end of World War II. A gilded variant stands now in front of Saint Jacobs Church.\\Photo: [Pixabay|https://pixabay.com/de/statue-m%C3%A4dchen-m%C3%B6we-wahrzeichen-1489038]' alt='Opatija' height='350' class='image_block' width='263'}]
[{Image src='30.jpg' caption='View to the north, towards one of the first hills of the mountain rnage protecting Opatjia\\Photo: H.Maurer, February 2013' alt='Opatija' height='350' class='image_block' width='526'}]
[{Image src='35.jpg' caption='To the old 14th-century Benedictine abbey, Opatija Sv. Jakova ("Abbey of Saint Jacob"), (opatija means "abbey" in Croatian) Saint Jacobs church was added in 1506. It now houses the oldest church bell of the region that was cast in 1431\\Photo: H.Maurer, February 2013' alt='Opatija' height='350' class='image_block' width='467'}]
[{Image src='40.jpg' caption='Saint Jakobi\\Photo: H.Maurer, February 2013' alt='Opatija' height='350' class='image_block' width='217'}]
[{Image src='45.jpg' caption='The area is known for the early bloom of camelias\\Photo: H.Maurer, February 2013' alt='Opatija' height='350' class='image_block' width='265'}]
[{Image src='50.jpg' caption='The neo-Romanesque Church of the Annunciation with its pronounced green cupola, designed in 1906 by architect Karl Seidl can bee seen in the background.\\Photo: H.Maurer, February 2013' alt='Opatija' height='350' class='image_block' width='467'}]
[{Image src='schul-opatija.jpg' caption='Walk along city wall and sea.\\Photo: [pixabay.com|https://pixabay.com/en/walk-sea-promenade-opatija-croatia-1269625]' alt='Opatija' height='350' class='image_block' width='525'}]
















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