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Plaza Icici

Plaza Icici, Beach located in Primorsko-goranska county

has handicap facilities


The Icici beach is an urban beach located in the
center of Icici, which is one of three parts of the
Town of Opatija, a major tourism destination on the
Croatian coast.
The beach is situated between the little old port
and the ACI marina and it is 441 m long on the land
side. It consists of a fence along the pavement on
the street and a wall and a protective net along the
streets that lead to the marina and the old harbour.
The land part of the beach consists of concrete
areas for sun bathing at the southern and central
parts of the beach, a small part with sand, a small
green oasis in the central part and a pebble beach
at the eastern end. The whole lenght of the beach
opens towards the Kvarner bay, facing the islands
of Krk and Cres and is exposed to various winds.
Visitors can access the beach through 5
entrances. All access points are paved with
asphalt or concrete. There is an enternace with a
ramp for the disabled. Life-guards are present on
the beach from 10 to 18 every day. First aid and
life-saving equipment are also available.
Catering facilities, sanitary facilities, playgrounds
and sport facilities are also located on the beach.
The beach participates in local and regional actions
on environmental education in cooperation with
Eco-schools and tourism board, such as cleaning
actions and information about protected species.
The beach will display environmental information
on several boards, including the one in the camp
and on the beach itself.
www.opatija.hr
Date of flag hoisting: June 5 (unless a criterion has
not been met)