Crikvenica
Grad Crikvenica ima dugu povijesnu tradiciju. Još za vrijeme Rimljana Crikvenica se spominje kao naselje ‘Ad Turres’. Godine 1412. ponovo nailazimo na spomen Crikvenice kada hrvatski knez Nikola IV Frankopan daje obnoviti crkvicu ‘Blažene Djevice Marije’, od koje potječe i samo ime grada, a do crkvice daje sagraditi samostan, buduću jezgru Crikvenice.
Godina 1888. smatra se početkom organiziranog turizma u Crikvenici (sagrađeno prvo kupalište).
Izuzetno povoljna klima, prekrasna priroda, čisto more i zrak bili su preduvjet razvoja zdravstvenog turizma.
Za svakog posjetioca posebno zanimljivi su Aquarium te gradski muzej i galerija. Vožnja turističkim vlakićem najbolji je način da se upozna dugački lungomare koji Crikvenicu spaja sa Dramljem i Selcem.
Crikvenica has a long historic tradition. It was mentioned way back in Roman times as settlement Ad Tures. After that we can date the name Crikvenica to 1412 when the Grand Duke Nikola Frankopan had the Assumption of the Virgin Mary church restored, after which Crikvenica was named. A monastery was also built next to the church and the Grand Duke donated it to the monks of the order of St Paul the Hermit. This monastery is the nucleus of the future town Crikvenica . The development of Crikvenica was always tightly connected to this monastery when the old town centre was located on the hill Kotor. Most of the population moved closer to the sea after the great fire in 1776.
The year 1888 is considered to be the start of organised tourism in Crikvenica, as it is the year in which the first sea baths were built.
