Tourism is an extremely important economic system composed of several economic branches, and every year it becomes an increasingly important aspect of the overall global economy. There are a number of important economic and non-economic functions that tourism brings with it, but nevertheless, there are also negative effects. Among other things, it is a phenomenon of mass tourism, under the influence of which Croatia is also. Given that Croatia offers much more than sun and sea, it is necessary to continuously develop specific forms of tourism and thus encourage year-round and sustainable tourism. One of the ways is to include the continental part of Croatia in tourist flows. The aim of this paper is to present the resource base of the city of Osijek and its surroundings, the current tourist traffic and the possibilities of developing specific forms of tourism. Based on the conducted interviews, it can be concluded that tourism in the city of Osijek is only in the initial stage of development and that its position and quality resources form the basis on which the future of continental tourism can be developed, but greater engagement and cooperation the tourist board and the local population itself.