Lošinj: From a sailor´s island to a fashionable hotspot for health tourism in Austria-Hungary
Lošinj: From a sailor´s island to a fashionable hotspot for health tourism in Austria-Hungary
Author(s): Victoria WiltosSubject(s): Social development, Health and medicine and law, Sociology of Culture, Economic development, Tourism, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: Lošinj; Lussingrande; Lussino; Lussinpiccolo; Rovenska; Croatia; Medical history; Balneology; Habsburg; Health tourism; Kurort; Spa; Opatjia; Südbahn
Summary/Abstract: This article discusses the historical development of tourism on the Croatian island of Lošinj, which underwent a transformation from a hub for goods to a popular destination for health tourism during the winter. The paper explores the factors that contributed to the development of tourism on Lošinj and places its history in a broader context, shedding light on new medical aspirations, the Austrian authorities’ will to vitalize the Austrian Littoral, and the emergence of a new era of tourism to the sea. With over 8000 visitors arriving at the island in the Kvarner during the peak years of 1912/13, Lošinj was the first island of the Austrian Riviera where tourism had been able to develop.
Journal: Rocznik Przemyski Historia
- Issue Year: 29/2023
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 47 - 68
- Page Count: 22
- Language: English
