Attractions
Attractions
Zadar is both, an atmospheric time machine and an open-air museum. Here on display, you will find some of the most beautiful monuments of architecture and cultural heritage of the eastern Adriatic coast. Its city walls are the ancient guardians of this still vibrant historic museum in the open, end they were rightly added to UNESCO's World Heritage List.
Foša
Foša
Foša is a municipal little harbour in Zadar and one of the symbols of the city. Because of its centuries-old atmosphere and position next to the Renaissance ramparts, it is one of the favourite places to go for a stroll, to take photographs and to enjoy the lavish harbour colouring.
Zadar Puppet Theatre
Zadar Puppet Theatre
The Zadar Puppet Theatre has left a permanent mark on Croatian puppetry, and it is one of the recognizable Zadar cultural products.
Church and Monastery of St Mary
Church and Monastery of St Mary
The Monastery of St Mary in Zadar was founded by the Zadar noblewoman Čika in 1066, by her mother, the sister of the Croatian king Peter Krešimir IV, and the big three-nave Church of St Mary was built in 1091 in the Pre-Romanesque style.
Parks
Parks
The essence of Zadar lies in its ancient stone face, mottled with green abundance and historical parks. The surroundings enrich the city with natural beauties, its history provided it with landmarks, and its parks demonstrate the city’s urbanity and nobility.
Greeting to the Sun
Greeting to the Sun
The new symbol of Zadar is located in the Zadar port on the western point of Zadar Peninsula. The Greeting to the Sun is overlooking the Zadar Channel, the islands and the world-famous sunset. With this installation, Zadar has got a new tourist attraction.
Church of St Elias the Prophet
Church of St Elias the Prophet
The Church of St Elias the Prophet in Zadar is located on the Roman Capitoline. It was constructed in the 16th century on the spot of the Medieval catholic church of the same name. It was adapted in the 18th century in Late-Baroque style, and it preserves a rich collection of icons dating back from the 16th to the 18th century.
People's Square
People's Square
Everything that has ever mattered in Zadar, since the Medieval period, happened or was heard of at the People's Square. It is the centre of urban life, a source that sucks you in with its energy and beauty, and then entrusts the passers-by to some other urban sensations.
Barkajoli, the Rowing Boatmen of Zadar
Barkajoli, the Rowing Boatmen of Zadar
From early morning to late evening, the Barkajoli take passengers and tourists with a little rowing boat across the Zadar peninsula to mainland and back, thus cultivating, according to some daring explorers, a 3,000-year-old tradition.
University of Zadar and the Chapel of St Demetrius
University of Zadar and the Chapel of St Demetrius
The impressive building of the University of Zadar on the seafront was built at the beginning of the 20th century in Neoclassicist style for the needs of the former Lyceum of St Demetrius. The first University in Zadar was founded way back in 1396, and it was re-established in 2002.
Arsenal
Arsenal
The Arsenal of Zadar dates back to the 16th century. This large port warehouse was expanded in 1752 under the rule of providur (overseer) Jeronim Marija Balbi, to which the inscription on the plaque on the front of the building testifies.
Zadar Sphinx
Zadar Sphinx
The stories about the Zadar Sphinx, and the treasure buried under it, were the inspiration for numerous fantasies by generations of Zadar citizens.
Churches
Churches
When the legendary traveller, Jason, founded Zadar with his Argonauts, according to a Zadar poet, it just might be that the original ground stone built in its foundation was a sanctuary. On a small space, during a long period, churches have been built one upon the other older, as evidence of continuity of the spiritual life of its citizens.
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