Rijeka is transport and port center situated in the northern Adriatic. Rijeka is located on the Kvarner Bay and traffic goes thru Rijeka to connect Gorski Kotar with Istria and northern Adriatic islands of Krk, Cres, Losinj, Rab, Pag. Rijeka is a city with a long maritime history, a city with many attractions such as the cathedrals, the castles, the old town with many characteristics preserved from the Roman Empire. Rijeka is a city with rich architectural history. Rijeka is the third largest city in Croatia, known as an industrial city, the largest port in Croatia, with traffic center with five directions, main roads to Zagreb, Ljubljana, Trieste, Pula and Zadar. Today, Rijeka is a modern tourist city and with surrounding cities Kastav, Viškovo, Grobnik, Bakar, Kraljevica, Klana counts approximately 200,000 residents. Rijeka is located in the west Croatian, distanced from the Croatian capital, Zagreb 131 km. Rijeka has a moderately warm climate, average winter temperature is 5.6 C, while the average summer temperature is 23.3 C. In winter rarely snows, but is known for its cool northeast wind which is called Bura. Rijeka Airport is distanced from city center 30 km and it is located on Island Krk near town Omišalj.