5th Itinerary: Logbook secrets and a chapel of votive gifts

Naziv

Lokacija

Rijeka • Piran

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This excursion is intended for all the lovers of maritime heritage and tradition related to navigation and the sea. Did you know that ship-owners from Rijeka maintained a regular shipping lane towards North and South America up to the beginning of World War 1? Hear out the stories on Kvarner’s maritime heritage. Find out the details from a logbook which is being kept in Maritime and History Museum of the Croatian Littoral that tells the stories of sailors from the seas worldwide. In the same time, check out the scale model of Splendido brig, Rijeka’s first sailboat which circumnavigated the world from 1852 to 1859 and a life jacket which belonged to Titanic, the only of its kind in Europe! Try to survive the shipwreck yourselves by getting along in an unfamiliar mainland making rafts and finding a shelter out of available resources. During the excursion we will visit the most important maritime attractions such as the port, shipyard, Mlaka lighthouse, the Dead Channel. In Piran, enjoy the story on maritime heritage and salt which defines this romantic town in Slovenian littoral.

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Itinerar