Zadar

46 curated places· 8 hidden gems· 1 upcoming events

Your complete guide to Zadar: the landmarks worth your time, the food locals love, the quiet corners most visitors miss, plus what's on while you're here. Discover it all in the CroVenture app.

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Hidden gems in Zadar

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Sea Organ

Steps that turn the waves into music.

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Paklenica National Park

The Velebit hiking gateway above Starigrad, with canyons, peaks and marked mountain trails.

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Sveto Brdo

A high Velebit summit with huge views and a demanding approach.

What's on

Upcoming events in Zadar

Festivals, concerts and one-off nights worth planning your trip around.

Culture

Night of the Full Moon

29 July 2026Riva waterfront, ZadarFree

All events across Croatia

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Sights

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Church of St Donatus

A round 9th-century Byzantine church.

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Roman Forum

The largest Roman forum on the Croatian coast.

Photo: dronepicr / CC BY 2.0

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Cathedral of St Anastasia

The largest Romanesque cathedral in Dalmatia.

Photo: H.Helmlechner / CC BY-SA 4.0

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Land Gate

A Renaissance city gate with the lion of St Mark.

Photo: Berthold Werner / CC BY-SA 4.0

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Five Wells Square

Five 16th-century stone wells in a row.

Photo: lienyuan lee / CC BY 3.0

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Kalelarga

The main, oldest street of Zadar's old town.

Photo: Joadl / CC BY-SA 3.0

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Church of St Mary

A Benedictine convent church under Dalmatia's oldest bell tower.

Photo: Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA

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People's Square

The Renaissance heart of the city, loggia and all.

Photo: Böhringer Friedrich / CC BY-SA 2.5

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Church of St Simeon

A baroque church guarding a saint in a silver chest.

Photo: Maestralno / Public domain

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Captain’s Tower

A worthwhile landmark for a richer Zadar route.

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City Guard

A worthwhile landmark for a richer Zadar route.

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City Loggia

A worthwhile landmark for a richer Zadar route.

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Zadar City Walls

A worthwhile landmark for a richer Zadar route.

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Sea Gate

A worthwhile landmark for a richer Zadar route.

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Church of St Chrysogonus

A worthwhile landmark for a richer Zadar route.

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Church of St Michael

A worthwhile landmark for a richer Zadar route.

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Church and Monastery of St Francis

A worthwhile landmark for a richer Zadar route.

Photo: Bernard Gagnon / CC BY-SA 4.0

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Stomorica Church Remains

A worthwhile landmark for a richer Zadar route.

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Oštri Rat Lighthouse

A lighthouse north of the entrance to Zadar harbour.

Photo: Böhringer Friedrich / CC BY-SA 2.5

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Crkva sv. Klementa

An archaeological site near Zadar that speaks of the area's distant past.

Activities

Legendary

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Sea Organ

Steps that turn the waves into music.

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Greeting to the Sun

A solar circle that lights up after sunset.

Photo: Hajotthu / CC BY-SA 3.0

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Queen Jelena Park

One of Europe's oldest parks, atop a bastion.

Photo: Fred Romero / CC BY 2.0

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Museum of Ancient Glass

Roman glass, and glassblowers at work.

Photo: Carole Raddato from FRANKFURT, Germany / CC BY-SA 2.0

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Gold and Silver of Zadar

A thousand years of reliquaries the nuns hid from war.

Photo: Marie-Lan Nguyen / Public domain

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Museum of Illusions

A playful maze of optical tricks for all ages.

Photo: Lujo Vojnovi/ / Public domain

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Kolovare Beach

Zadar's classic city beach, a stroll from the walls.

Photo: Silverije / CC BY-SA 4.0