Opatija on photographic glass

Collection title

Cultural Heritage

ID

HRT00060

Source

HRT (HR)

First broadcast date

01/30/2008

Production year

2007

Abstract

The town's modern history begins in 1844, when Iginio Scarpa, a rich merchant from Rijeka, founded Villa Angiolina. It became a fashionable destination for the Austrian imperial family and Austrian nobility and soon more luxury hotels and villas were built, such as the Hotel Kvarner (1884), the Restaurant Kamelija and the Police station by the Keglević family. A new railway line, managed by the Austrian Southern Railway, was extended to Rijeka, from where it was possible to go by tram to Opatija. The Austrian emperor Franz Joseph I used to spend several months here during the winter. Many of these late 19th-century luxury hotels and villas have survived to present times and all the history of tourisme in Opatija is well preserved on photographs.

Type

video

Production companies

• HRT - Own production

Broadcaster

HTV

Audiovisual form

Educational programme

Primary theme

Photography

Secondary themes

• Tourism and cultural sites / Tourist sites

Credits / Cast

• Marotti Luka - Director
• Dubravec Edda - Journalist
• Marić Davor - Photographer

Period of events

• From 1900 to 1925

Map locations

• Croatia - Istria - Opatija

Original language

croatian

Media running time

15m6