Petar Kružić staircase

Petar Kružić stairway, or Petar Kružić staircase, or Trsat stairway (Croatian: Stube Petra Kružića) is the stone stairway in Rijeka, Croatia, that leads from Rijeka to Trsat.

The stairway starts from the archway at the Eastern Bank of Rječina river in Rijeka, and leads up to Trsat settlement, which placed on a plateau with altitude of 138 meters from sea level. The stairway consists of 561 stone steps and was built for the pilgrims as the road to the Church of Our Lady of Trsat.

The construction of the votive stairway was begun in 1531 with the Croatian warlord captain Petar Kružić, who excelled in the battles with the Turks. He built the lower part of the staircase way leading to the Basilica of Notre-Dame of Trsat, which today is the Church of Our Lady of Trsat.

One of the votive chapels along this stairway was built in the 15th century and another one in the 18th century.