In October 2019, The New York Times brought its famous travel series 36 Hours to Rijeka. Travel writer Alex Crevar spent a weekend exploring the port city he called "grossly underestimated" – walking its streets, eating in its konobas, and meeting the people who make it what it is.
And somewhere between the city market and a plate of brodet, he stopped at Croatia in a Box.
Rijeka, through a visitor's eyes
The article paints Rijeka as a city that doesn't perform for tourists – it simply lives. A few of the moments that stood out:
- Trsat Castle – a climb up the Petar Kružić stairs to a 13th-century fortress with wide views over the Kvarner Bay.
- The Korzo and the city market – Rijeka's main pedestrian street, and the market halls with their 19th-century iron pavilions full of cheese, bread, fish and fresh produce.
- Local konobas – seafood, slow-cooked dishes, Žlahtina from the island of Krk and Teran from Istria.
- Museums with character – from the Governor's Palace to the PEEK&POKE computer museum and the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in a former sugar factory.
- A Sunday escape – a short bus ride to the seafront promenade of Opatija and the fishing village of Volosko.
Where we come in
Among the city's local design shops and galleries, the article featured Croatia in a Box – our selection of handmade wooden crafts and Croatian gourmet products like olive oil, wine, truffles and chocolate.
For us, it was proof of something we have always believed: the best way to remember a place is to taste it, touch it and share it. That is what we do every day – fit that feeling into a box.
Bring Croatia home
You don't need 36 hours in Rijeka to get a taste of Croatia. Our gift boxes and products bring together flavours and crafts from Croatian makers – for yourself, or for someone who has never been here (yet).
👉 Read the full article in The New York Times
So delicious. So Croatian.