Zadar Region

Passionate Zadar

Zadar is a city of romance and love, as well as a place of passion and spirit! This is a town that does not mind exploring new art forms and ideas to enrich its extraordinary setting and complement its grand physique. Zadar is both a peaceful community and a dynamic modern centre that greets everyone with open arms and leaves a lasting mark on every enamoured visitor!

In Zadar you can find harmony and serenity in an exquisite urban space, as well as experience contentment and excitement in an idyllic natural environment located within city walls. This Best European Destination of 2016 is an ancient Mediterranean city of the rich past, long prosperity and bright economic prospects. Zadar delights with its people, enchants with its history, dazzles with its monuments, excites with its nature and captivates with its beauty. Come and see why the Romans raised their temples and the Venetians built their forts, why fascinated noblemen from Europe made their home here and stayed for good, why inspired lovers designed gorgeous parks and pleasant gardens to honour their ladies, and why stirred architects made the most out of nature’s bountiful gifts, infusing fresh splendour to the already spectacular town! Zadar is relieving its glorious past by reshaping its outstanding present, while its renowned wondrous sunset announces the dawn of a new day!

PUBLIC INSTALLATIONS

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The art form of public installations has breathed new life into the ancient city of Zadar, only adding to its unique relaxed pace and luxurious historic charm!

Zadar has always been a place of great architecture, which not only served for primary practical purposes but also for various decorative and appealing intentions.

This is a suave and easy-going city that has been coexisting with nature for thousands of years, at the same keeping its urbane charisma like some debonair older gentleman with a quiet inborn elegance and a refined fashionable style. The Romans and the Venetians in particular left a permanent impression on Zadar’s walled rectangular core, which gained its overall urban structure already a century BC. The polished old gent however has acquired a taste for new art forms too. There are many things to experience and even more to feel, but just by hearing the Sea Organ and seeing the Greeting to the Sun you immediately realize how this exceptional generous sir welcomes countless guests in his lavished redesigned attire for the new age of glory!

SPIRIT OF THE CITY

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Zadar is a city of the people, by the people and for the people, as well as a place of tales and legends that transcend time and space in the spirit of its proud citizens!

This is a home of tightly-connected communities that appreciate culture and tradition and show a profound interest in social interaction on every occasion.

These friendly outgoing people gladly spend a free afternoon with their friends, sipping coffee on the dazzling Riva, relishing in a warm embrace of the hot sun, gazing at the beauties of the open sea and discussing some joint topic of their daily lives. They also spin a gripping yarn or two for all absorbed visitors who pass the famous Kalelarga in their quest of feeling the pulse of the town in the most beloved of all Zadar’s streets. They reveal a gleam of joy in their eyes while dining in superb local restaurants and show a unique zest for life in attending great cultural venues or the vibrant club scene. Zadrani (people of Zadar) know how to appreciate the finer things in life and display a true flair of their treasured vibrant town, so come and join them and enjoy them!

ROMANTIC STORIES

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Zadar is a perfect weekend getaway and a fabulous vacation spot for couples in need of rest and romance outside their usual routines and predictively convenient staycations!

You don’t have to go to Venice to enjoy a gondola ride, as the city’s barkajoli will transport you to the other end of the old town, as well as back in time.

You don’t have to go to Giza to see the Sphinx, as you can visit one in Villa Attilia and witness a profession of an undying spousal love. You don’t have to go to London to stroll with your loved one through historic parks and gardens, as you can discover the unique settings of lush Queen Jelena Madijevka Park (Helen the Famous) and Vladimir Nazor Park, built on the highest bastion and the biggest fort of the City Walls respectively. You don’t have to go to the Caribbean to bask in the sun of some beautiful sandy cove, as there are many lovely nearby islands that offer the same. Ultimately, you don’t have to go anywhere, but simply stay on the Riva and marvel at "the most beautiful sunset in the world", a praise bestowed to Zadar by none other than the great Alfred Hitchcock!