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Kraljevica - Kvarner - Croatia

general information for your Holiday in Kraljevica

Kraljevica has a long tradition in tourism. On the peninsula Ostro, the centre of tourism in Kraljevica, the first public beach was built back in 1896. Hotels, villas, bungalows, camping sites, clear sea and maintained beaches, natural beauty of the surroundings, rich cu-l-tural heritage (chur-ches, two castles), cultural, sports and entertainment opportunities and guarantee a pleasant stay. Hotel Uvala Scott, situated in the romantic cove Dubno, Hotel Almis, a sanatorium for treatment of allergic diseases, and the tourist resort Ostro are particularly attractive. Regattas and diving courses represent another attraction. Of cultural events, one should point out the Summer in Frankopan, in the Nova Kraljevica Castle, the folklore groups, and the famous Shrovetide season, cherishing the tradition of masked balls (January/February).
KRALJEVICA, a town and a port in the Vinodol Channel, at the entrance in to the Gulf of Bakar. Situated in the centre of a cove which spreads from Cape Ostro and Fortica to the south-east in a total length of 600 m; the town has developed at the sea coast and on the slope below the main road. The climate is favourable (a sanatorium), the mean temperature in January attains 6 ?C and in July 22 ?C. Kraljevica is a more recent town in the region of Primorje; founded probably in the 15th century. From the end of the 18th century, when a connection to King Charles Road (Karlovac - Bakar - Rijeka) was laid up to the second half of the 19th century it was an important port and marine centre; already towards the end of the 17th century it had a shipyard, and in the second half of the 19th century it became the cradle of shipbuilding industry on the Adriatic. Parallelly it developed into a seaside resort, with villas and hotels. It is located on the main road (M2, E65) Rijeka - Zadar.