About Lovran
Lovran is a town with a long and diverse past, with a hundred-year-long tradition of tourism. It took its name from laurel, laurus nobilis, which grows abundantly in the evergreen groves in the town and environs. Of all the places that have developed on the steep eastern slopes of Učka, Lovran is the oldest, coming into being directly on the coast of Liburnia. Lovran has preserved its historical core and medieval city plan. The old city was girt with defensive walls and bastions, on the foundations and walls of which, during time, houses have been built.The courtyards of the Old Town are a particular charm of Mediterranean cityscapes.
A good climate, luxuriant Mediterranean vegetation and a favorable geographic location contributed to the rapid development of tourism during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Since that time, Lovran, together with Opatija, has been the most important locality on the famed Riviera. Several villas designed by the celebrated Viennese architect Carl Seidel dating from that period are part of the world architectural heritage.
At the beginning of the 21st century, Lovran can draw on a rich historical heritage, a hundred-year-old tradition of tourism, a well-preserved nature, a developed infrastructure and everything else that permits a new take-off in the tourist industry combined with sustainable development and respect for all ecological standards.
Lungomare
A twelve kilometer footpath along the coastline connects the following localities in the Opatija Riviera: Lovran, Ika, Ičići, Opatija and Volosko. Undisturbed by traffic, a walk along the coastal footpath provides the opportunity to relax and savor the typical Mediterranean landscape. The building of the footpath began in 1885 and it was completed in 1889, when Opatija was declared a climatic spa.
Učka Nature Park
The Mt. Učka Nature Park stretches inland from Lovran. The Nature Park has an area of 146 km2, and the tallest peak is Vojak (1,396 m). It is very rich in flora and fauna, and is particularly distinguished by a century-old forest of cultivated chestnuts, various species of medicinal plants and several endemic species of flowers. In the area of Učka Nature Park there are about 50 hiking trails and 8 mountain-biking trails marked, with more than 200km in length.
Excursion
One advantage of Lovran is to be found in its position, which enables you take take day-trips to some of our very beautiful national parks (Plitvice, Brijuni or Risnjak), the Istrian coast and its charming little towns, the islands of Krk, Cres and Rab, Postojna Cave in Slovenia, Venice, and many other places...
Sport
Lovran and its surroundings offer various possibilities for involvement in sports: Tennis
Mountaineering and mountain biking- With its very individual parts and its numerous features of natural interest, Učka offers a unique atmosphere for climbers. A map of the mountain region of the Lovran District contains 25 mountaineering trails and 8 mountain- biking trails.
Diving
Fishing