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Sušak, Rijeka — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Sušak is the eastern part of Rijeka in Croatia, set across the Rječina, a river that in former times carried an international border.
About Sušak
Where to stay in Sušak
Where you base yourself shapes the visit — here's the character of each area.
Beds here sit apart from the Rijeka crowds. The blocks near Pećine put the public beach within reach of a morning swim, while rooms nearer the Rječina leave the walk across into the Rijeka centre a matter of minutes. Trsat Castle marks the district.
Families often choose the streets near Glavanovo, and the Tower Center covers everyday shopping.
About Sušak
What are the main landmarks in Sušak?
Trsat Castle carries the district. Beyond it the list stays short and unpretentious: the public beaches at Pećine and Glavanovo draw swimmers through the warm months, and the Tower Center shopping mall pulls in shoppers from across Rijeka. The Rječina separates the two halves.
Anything on the western bank belongs to the older core of the city.
What is the history of Sušak?
The river was once a frontier. In former times the Rječina carried an international border, so Sušak and the Rijeka centre grew up under separate administrations, each with its own institutions on its own bank. That division left its mark.
Streets, schools, and habits on the eastern bank still read as a town that once answered to another authority, and the beaches at Pećine and Glavanovo served that separate public.
Where is Sušak?
The Rječina draws the line. Sušak spreads east of it, the Rijeka side that holds Trsat Castle and the beaches at Pećine and Glavanovo.
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Updated September 2026