We
visited Opatija which isn’t many miles from Louvran. It was the original town in the Istrian
Rivera. Our tour guide Avadka told us that
Opatija means abbey though I saw no sign of an abbey though we did visit a
lovely little church where I lit a candle for friends and family.
Until the 1840s Opatija was a tiny fishing
village with 35 houses and a church. The
building of the Villa Angiolina which hosted many European aristocrats (including
the Austrian queen Maria Anna, wife of emperor Ferdinand I). This sealed Opatija’s classy reputation. Today Opatija remains a resort that's very
popular with German and Austrian seniors.
We walked around Opatija when I took the
following photos of the villas and along the seafront.
Our last stop was at a chocolatier where
they gave us some beautiful handmade chocolate of a disc of dark
chocolate. This was topped by a white
chocolate cup containing a champagne truffle and a milk chocolate spoon.
Some extra milk chocolate was also available.
Then a white and milk chocolate fountain was switched on for us. I have added a few more pictures.
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