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Introduction

Zadar - Sveti Donat Church

Zadar - Sveti Donat Church

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Zadar is a city along the Adriatic Coastline of northern Dalmatia, a region in Croatia. Almost 100,000 people call Zadar their home and they are proud of their city which might be one of the least known of the Croatian coastline. Still, the old city with its narrow and traffic free streets include a nice collection of medieval buildings and beautiful churches.

For more information, check the Zadar Tourist Board website.

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Neighbourhoods

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Sights and Activities

  • Roman Forum - the largest on the eastern side of the Adriatic
  • Roman aqueduct remains just outside of the ramparts. There used to be more remains, but most of them are used in the fortifications.
  • St Donatus' Church
  • St. Anastasia's Cathedral, the largest cathedral in Dalmatia.
  • Romanesque style churches of St. Chrysogonus and St. Simeon.
  • St. Krševan's Church
  • St. Elijah's Church
  • St. Francis' Church, gothic styled.
  • Five Wells Square
  • St. Mary's Church
  • Land Gate and citadel.
  • Sea organ
  • Great Arsenal

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Events and Festivals

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Weather

Zadar has a pleasant Mediterranean climate. Summers last from June to September when it's mostly between 27 and 33 degrees Celsius during the day and nicely warm nights. Winters are from December to March when temperatures are mostly between 8 and 15 degrees Celsius during the day and nights are still above zero. Frost is possible during some nights though and even snow is not unheard of though rare. Most of the precipitation throughout the year falls from October to April. Summers can have months without a single drop of rain, though sometimes heavy rainshowers occur.

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Getting There

By Plane

Zadar Airport (ZAD) is 14 kilometres from the city. Ryanair flies to/from Dublin, Edinburgh, Frankfurt, London, Pisa, Stockholm and Weeze (near Düsseldorf). A few other airlines serve cities like Pula, Bratislava, Zagreb, Berlin, Cologne and Stuttgart.

By Train

Trains to Zagreb go multiple times daily, with fast (7 hours) and slow (10 hours) services. Buses are much faster though.

By Car

By Bus

Croatia Express has buses to Zagreb (4-5 hours), Trieste, Split (3 hours) and quite a few German cities. There are also buses from the station to Rijeka (5 hours) and Dubrovnik (8 hours).

By Boat

From Ancona, there are crossing to Zadar. Check the Jadrolinija website for details. Hydrofoil Miatrade has ferries between Ancona and Zadar as well.

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Getting Around

By Car

By Public Transport

By Foot

By Bike

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Eat

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Drink

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Sleep

Budget

PropertyAddressTypePopularity
AgavaRtina, Benici 263Apartment57
Apartments and Rooms IdassaBiogradska cesta 35Apartment82
Apartments DenisStarine 11. BibinjeApartment77
Apartments NediljkoPlincev put 6. Bibinje ZadarApartment61
Apartments Solin with Swimming poolSoline b.b. SukosanApartment-
Apartments VesnaXIII Ulica 66, Kukljica Sv. V. Paulskog 8 ZadarApartment-
Falkensteiner Family Hotel DiadoraZrinsko Frankopanska 38Hotel-
Gorgonia apartmentsVerunic - Dugi otokApartment97
Hostel Komin - ZadarBiogradska 117Hostel72
House Near the Sandy BeachPrimorska 6Apartment-
Kolega GuesthouseAlessandra Paravije 3 , ZadarGuesthouse95
Luton Apartmentsx.ulica 69 KozinoApartment85
Neven BasioliKrešimirova obala 116Apartment90
Old Town GuesthouseMihovila Klaica 5Guesthouse85
Pansion MartaTrsina BibinjeGuesthouse77
Pansion VistaKrešimirova obala 98, ZadarHotel54
Rooms in the Center of CityBorelli 6, ZadarGuesthouse87
Urban ApartmentZadarApartment77
Villa TrianaKresimirova obala 41 Zadar 23000Guesthouse82
Villa VilmaUlica XII/6 SukosanGuesthouse59
Youth Hostel ZadarObala kneza Trpimira 76Hostel65

Mid-Range

Upscale

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Work

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Keep Connected

Internet

Phone

See also International Telephone Calls

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