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Community Lens for Nov. 2
![Karyn Hudson of Atlanta submitted this photo from a recent trip. “[This] was taken as my friend and I walked along the 7 mile long seawall promenade along the Adriatic Coast in Opatija, Croatia,” she wrote. Opatija is a town in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in western Croatia. The traditional seaside resort on the Kvarner Gulf is known for its Mediterranean climate and its historic buildings reminiscent of the Austrian Riviera.Opatija is located 11 miles southwest of the regional capital Rijeka, about 56 mi from Trieste by rail and 51 miles from Pula by road. The city is geographically on the Istrian peninsula, though not in Istria County.](https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/IMGAYCXTJZKXGMZTNBZKXNU63U.jpg?auth=5d08898c9e3bcebc027f4965b75e49efb3bd7597f99274eb2e59fda5d8f1b72f&width=3840&height=2160&smart=true)
Karyn Hudson of Atlanta submitted this photo from a recent trip. “[This] was taken as my friend and I walked along the 7 mile long seawall promenade along the Adriatic Coast in Opatija, Croatia,” she wrote. Opatija is a town in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in western Croatia. The traditional seaside resort on the Kvarner Gulf is known for its Mediterranean climate and its historic buildings reminiscent of the Austrian Riviera.Opatija is located 11 miles southwest of the regional capital Rijeka, about 56 mi from Trieste by rail and 51 miles from Pula by road. The city is geographically on the Istrian peninsula, though not in Istria County.
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