Once a town of fisherman and stonemansons, over the past century. Selce has developed into an attractive tourism destination. Selce is situated on a picturesque coastline, near Crikvenica and only 35 kilometres south of Rijeka one of the most diverse and beautiful parts of the Adriatic coast.

             The mild climate, with over 2500 hours of sunshine per year, an average summer temperature of 25 C and a mean annual temperature of 14 C allows for a pleasant vacation all year round.

                 The clean air and crystal clear sea, with a mean summer water temperature of 23C and a bathing season from May to October, modernly equipped which have been flying the European blue flag for several years, the dive centre with its diving school, and the many possibilities for water sports are sure to make your summer a lot of fun.

                  The waterfront, diverse cultural, entertainment and sports events (folklore, concerts, art exhibitions, show programs, fishermans night, sport fishing and more) will make your stay in Selce unforgettable. Thanks to the climate, Selce is also well known as a rehabilitation centre for treating cardiovascular, rheumatic and respiratory illnesses, and includes a physical therapy and rehabilitation centre (Therme Selce).

             Guest acommodation is available in 5 hotels, 2 autocamps, family bad and breakfasts and large number of rooms and apartments in private homes. Also at the guests disposal are numerous restaurants, taverns, pizzerias, bistros, cafes and ice cream parlours, souvenir shops,  banks, a post office, medical clinic, pharmacy, boat moor, tennis courts, mini golf, bocce ball courts, handball courts and more.

CULTURAL HERITAGE 
 
The Parish Church of St Catherine
               It was built in 1888 in the neo-Gothic style. The main altar for the new church was built of marble by the well-known Rijeka master Pietro Rizzi, while the painter Giovanni Fumi, originating from Venice, painted the image of St Catherine above the tabernacle. The ceiling of the sanctuary was painted in 1910 by Ferdinand Ludwig of Senj. The organ and the Baroque baptismal stone font, now under the choir, were transferred from the old church. A Baroque reliquary with the relics of St Catherine is also kept in the church. The Baroque reliquary with the relics of St.

 Catherine is kept in the parish church

The Chapel of St Catherine
              This little chapel lies buried among the vegetation of a small park. It has 60 cm thick walls, and is supposed to have been built in the pre-Romanesque period. In the 15th century it began to crumble and was repaired in 1498 and re-consecrated by the Modruš bisbop Kristofor. 

The Chapel of St John
               The original sanctuary of the old one-aisled Baroque church of St Catherine has been preserved, and is dedicated to St John.  The church altar, previously the Baroque church's main altar, was built by Jacopo Businello and Antonio Capovilla under the influence of Venetian masters who used to build "golden altars" in the Baroque style in these areas.

The Chapel of Sts Fabian and Sebastian
              It is situated outside the town, not far from the crossroads of the Adriatic Highway and the road for Bribir. It was designed in the neo-Baroque style. The interior of the church is rather modest, and houses various votive gifts. This votive church was dedicated to its saintly protectors against plague and cholera in the middle of the 19lh century.

The Chapel of St George
             It has been supposed that its oldest part was built in the pre-Romanesque period (9th to 10th centuries) on the site of a late Roman "specula", or military guard house. It was devoted to the most popular saint of the Middle Ages, St George, who is often connected with the pre-Christian pagan tradition of "Green George" symbolizing the coming spring.

"Toc" - the Mill for Olives
             The last "toč" in Selce was built out of the stone taken from the near by Roman ruins, most probably in the 18th century. It contains a monolithic stone wheel, a press for crushing, and "kamenice"- stone vessels for keeping the oil, and also various wooden containers. Today, it is an interesting and valuable museum of olive processing in the old days. The building with its completely preserved works and equipment acted as an unique studio. 

The common name for all water springs in Selce is "polača". The last "polača I, at which "perilo" - the area for washing - was organized, is situated near the church of St Catherine and it is an interesting example of community organization.

           On the wall near the source, there is a mosaic, the work of the painter Hajrudin Kujundžić, depicting a girl of Selce in folk costume coming to the water with a "brenta" (a wooden pot).

In order to temper the summer heat, the Hungarian Maritime Governorship had a large water-store built in 1796; and there is a memorial inscription on its outside wall. The water-store is fenced by a high wall, while the statue of St Anthony was set in a small niche at a corner. A similar water-store - "štirna" - was built in the area of Brdo, on the eastern side of the town.