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St John’s Fortress
A hilltop fortress crowning Šibenik with sweeping views over the old town and the bay.
Photo: Carsten Steger / CC BY-SA 4.0
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Barone Fortress
A 17th-century fort with views, wine and augmented reality.
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Photo: Carsten Steger / CC BY-SA 4.0
Why it is worth your time
Thrown up in just two months in 1646 to hold off the Ottomans, this hilltop fort saved the city the very next year. Today you can point a tablet across the ramparts and watch the siege come alive in augmented reality. Then settle on the terrace with a glass of local wine and the whole of Šibenik below you.
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Skradinski Buk
The famous cascading waterfalls of Krka National Park.
Photo: Bengt Oberger / CC BY-SA 4.0
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Roški Slap
A wide, dramatic waterfall further upstream in Krka National Park.
Photo: Maximovich Nikolay / CC BY 3.0
Discover it with CroVenture
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