Zadar

Zadar is situated in the central part of Croatia’s coastline, an indented coastal belt with about 200 islands and islets forming the Zadar archipelago. The city is surrounded by five national parks and three natural parks, among which the Lakes of Plitvice are on UNESCO’s list of World Natural Inheritance, while the Velebit Mountains have been proclaimed by UNESCO as a World Biosphere Reserve.

Downtown Zadar is located around the Roman Forum, within the old preserved city walls full of Old Croatian sacred monuments. It is a real pleasure to walk in the medieval areas of Varos and Kalelarga, and have coffee in one of Zadar’s numerous coffee shops. For those who are romantic we advise walking down the quay at dusk, which provides the best view of what Alfred Hitchcock referred to as ‘the most beautiful sunset in the world’.

Greeting to the Sun – which symbolises the Sun while the solar panels absorb solar energy in daytime, transforming into unusual light effects during the night, and the first Sea Organ in the world, – simple and elegant white stone steps built on the quayside that house tuned tubes through which the sea’s motion produce sounds and which was declared winner of the IV European Prize for Urban Public Space in 2006.

The City of Zadar has been awarded ‘Best European Destination 2016’ by www.europeanbestdestinations.com and in 2017 Zadar’s city walls were listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.