Playful Bakar
Want to get to know Bakar and have a good time while doing it? Stop by the tourist office, pick up your “Playful Bakar” brochure and start exploring. There are three thematic walking tours to choose from. All tours are guided by characters from Bakar’s past. For example, join Ana Katarina Zrinska, née Frankopan, on a pleasant walk to Bakar Castle called “With Katarina to the Top.” If you are interested in the era of development of new ideas and science, join the famous Andrija Mohorovičić on a tour called “By the Sea with Andro.” Finally, one of the first Bakar tourist guides, the blind water carrier Ivan Čop, will reveal the connection between nature and the town in his “Invisible Bakar of Blind Ivo” tour.
Each guide has prepared puzzles and brain teasers that turn a tour of Bakar into a game and a challenge for both young and old. The puzzles are not easy and will intrigue you regardless of age. In fact, it is desirable for younger players to have the help of older ones. In other words, fun for the whole family is guaranteed.
The solutions themselves are also quite puzzling. You won’t know exactly what they mean until you earn rewards. If you successfully solve all the puzzles in all tours and decipher the secret code, you will come to the final solution. It will take you to the deepest Bakar past, older than all our guides. It is not an easy feat, so we have prepared some bonus challenges. Collect photos that show you’ve completed at least three bonus challenges, and we’ll be happy to help you find the final solution.
For any help, contact us at the tourist office or at info@tz-bakar.hr. Don’t forget to post photos of the walks on social media, tagging the Tourist Board of the Town of Bakar with the hashtags #zaigranibakar, #discoverbakar, and #visitbakar.
The Frankopan Adventure
As you travel through Kvarner and Gorski Kotar, you may have noticed that many locations are marked with distinctive red signs. All such sites are part of a large thematic tour called “Routes of the Frankopans.” It includes places throughout the Primorje-Gorski kotar County significant for the history of the Frankopan family, originating from this region. The Routes of the Frankopans will take you to the Bakar region as well.
For example, the already mentioned promenade from Hreljin to Hreljinska Gradina has an additional attraction – the possibility of a gamified tour called the “Frankopan Adventure.” As you walk along the Alley of the Greats, pay attention to the puzzles on the interpretive panels along the promenade. Each panel contains a puzzle, while at the end of the path there is an interesting final solution. Discover it the first chance you get!
Of course, the Frankopan heritage in Bakar is also preserved by the old Bakar Castle. A small, but very interesting interpretation center awaits you there. Since its opening hours vary throughout the year, it is best to contact the tourist office or send an e-mail to info@tz-bakar.hr.
