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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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Church and Monastery of St Francis
A church and monastery complex woven into the old town's stone streets.
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Why it is worth your time
This complex joins a place of worship with a monastery, both built from the same pale stone as the rest of old Šibenik. Its quiet cloisters stand in contrast to the busier lanes nearby. It is worth slowing down here if the city's sacred architecture interests 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
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