Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Zadar, Croatia

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Number of sights 6 sights
Distance 0.9 km
Ascend 10 m
Descend 6 m

Experience Zadar in Croatia in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in Zadar

Sight 1: Sea organ

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The Sea organ is an architectural sound art object located in Zadar, Croatia and an experimental musical instrument, which plays music by way of sea waves and tubes located underneath a set of large marble steps.

Wikipedia: Sea organ (EN), Website

332 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 2: Samostan sv. Frane

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Samostan sv. Frane The original uploader was Maestralni at Croatian Wikipedia. / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Monastery of St. Francis Assisi in Zadar is a Roman Catholic Franciscan monastery dating back to the 13th century. The monastery is held by the Franciscan Province of Saint Jerome.

Wikipedia: Monastery of St. Francis Assisi (Zadar) (EN), Website

293 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 3: Cathedral of Saint Anastasia

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The Cathedral of St. Anastasia is the Roman Catholic cathedral of Zadar, Croatia, seat of the Archdiocese of Zadar, and the largest church in all of Dalmatia.

Wikipedia: Zadar Cathedral (EN)

118 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: Church of St. Donatus

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Church of St. DonatusPudelek (Marcin Szala) / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Church of St. Donatus is a Catholic church located in Zadar, Croatia. Its name refers to Donatus of Zadar, who began construction on this church in the 9th century and ended it on the northeastern part of the Roman forum.

Wikipedia: Church of St. Donatus (EN), Website

203 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Samostan benediktinski

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Church of St. Mary is a Benedictine monastery located in Zadar, Croatia. It was founded in 1066 on the eastern side of the town's old Roman forum.

Wikipedia: St. Mary's Church, Zadar (EN)

0 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 6: Zlato i srebro Zadra

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In 1972, a representative exhibition was formed in the building of the Church of St. Mary and its monastery, whose buildings were severely damaged during the Second World War, - the Permanent Exhibition of Church Art, and one of the most valuable exhibitions in Croatia, popularly called "Gold and Silver of Zadar". The exhibition was initiated in 1951 by the Croatian writer Miroslav Krleža, who also wrote one of his best essays in which he glorified Zadar's gold. Croatian writer Tomislav Marijan Bilosnić published a book of feuilletons "The Splendor of Zadar Gold" on the 50th anniversary of the SICU.

Wikipedia: Zlato i srebro grada Zadra (HR)

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