The Free State of Fiume. lTime Out looks at how Italian poet Gabriele D’Annunzio turned Rijeka into his own political stage.

After stumbling off the train at Rijeka station and getting our bearings, we left the building, ploughing straight into a storm. From the warmth of the train, the weather had looked grey and ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

A cultural awakening is set to overcome decades of political and historical struggle as Rijeka in Croatia and Galway in Ireland take up the crown of European Capitals of Culture. Opening celebrations ...

Planning your 2026 travel itinerary? Skyscanner has thrust a lesser-known Croatian city into the spotlight. Rijeka, a port city in Kvarner Bay, is known as a gateway to Croatia’s idyllic islands. With ...

Croatia’s third-largest city with a population of 150,000, Rijeka has a busy port that handles ten million tonnes of cargo and a quarter of a million passengers, many heading to nearby resorts. It’s a ...

Rijeka, Croatia’s third-largest city, will be European Capital of Culture in 2020. But don’t wait, this left-leaning, punk-loving city is ready to rock now – as its locals reveal … Brits flocking to ...

The city that’s joint European Capital of Culture for 2020 is a joyous mix of influences with a riviera ripe for exploring, too Clanking cowbells filled the air as about two dozen zvončari paraded ...

The cheers had barely died down after Rijeka's spectacular opening ceremony as European Capital of Culture in February, when coronavirus scuppered years of preparation in the Croatian port city.