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Rijeka

This Romanesque cathedral is unusual in this part of the world because of its rotund and the semicircular apse behind the altar. Fine Baroque statues are sheltered by Baroque and Gothic construction. Founded by the Jesuits in 1638, the cathedral was named for Rijeka's patron saint. An 18th-century gallery was reportedly built to protect young novice monks from the tempting sights presented when the local lovelies attended services. At the main entrance you can find a cannonball in the wall, apparently sent from a British ship during the Napoleonic wars.

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Grivića 11
Rijeka, Primorsko-Goranska  51000, Croatia

051-330–879

www.tz-rijeka.hr

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Rate Includes: Mon.–Sat. 6–7; Sun. 9-6

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