| nto the wonderful waters which surround the Northern | | | | stunning surrounding islands, especially Kornati. |
| part of Dalmatia in Croatia. | | | | Zadar is not a long car journey from the amazing |
| Zadar is a place where you can easily sit for hours in | | | | Plitvice National Park. Plitvice National Park was put |
| one of the cafes and enjoy the sun, the city, and the | | | | onto the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1979 to |
| Croatian people. | | | | protect its spectacularly beautiful system of 16 |
| Zadar is a university city home to the University of | | | | interlinking lakes and wonderful forest. Having been |
| Zadar which was founded in 1396, making it one of the | | | | inhabited by all sorts of races including Thracians and |
| oldest universities in Europe and the oldest university in | | | | Celts the park became a major tourist attraction in the |
| Croatia. | | | | 1990s. However, Plitvice National Park, which is filled |
| There is nowhere more relaxing to walk around than | | | | with gorgeous turquoise coloured lakes, was also |
| the old town of Zadar which looks out over a fabulous | | | | where many mines were laid during the 1990 war. |
| peninsula. There are more than 30 churches to be | | | | There is an evening flight from Zagreb to Zadar. |
| found in this part of the city and much can be learnt | | | | During the summer seasons there are also various |
| about Zadar's history by visiting them. Some of those | | | | tourist flights from several European cities. Cheap |
| which are worth seeing are the church of Saint | | | | flights exist but may be hard to find. Ryanair has |
| Donat's, the church of Saint Simeon, the church of | | | | added low cost flights from London Stansted, |
| Saint Mary and Saint Simeon. Also of interest are the | | | | Edinburgh and Dublin to Zadar. |
| Cathedral of Saint Anastasia and the Roman Forum. | | | | In terms of food the Kornat restaurant near the |
| The Archaeological Museum is well worth visiting as is | | | | harbour serves excellent Mediterranean cuisine. You |
| the Sea Organ on Zadar's Riva which works with the | | | | can also go to the adjacent Restaurant Nika, beside |
| motion of the waves and 35 pipes to create music. | | | | the harbour in the Puntamika district, which offers good |
| When you are navigating your way around, having a | | | | food and service in beautiful settings for low prices. |
| car spares you from making the 15 minute walk from | | | | Some recommended places to drink in Zadar are The |
| city centre to the bus and train stations. It is also far | | | | Garden which was opened by UB40 drummer James |
| more convenient as taxis have to be called (970) and | | | | Brown and The Arsenal, a seventeenth century |
| can take up to 20 minutes from the call to arrive. This | | | | Venetian naval warehouse which is now a restaurant, |
| can be even more in the busy summer season. The | | | | bar and night club. |
| trains are also slow and take a long time to get | | | | For those on a budget there is the Youth Hostel Obala |
| anywhere, though the scenery is great. | | | | kneza Trpimira in Borik, while mid range |
| Other transport options in Zadar are to take the large | | | | accommodation consists of the Hotel Kolovare in the |
| Jadrolinja ferries which run every few days up and | | | | city center and the three star Hotel Adriatic to the |
| down the coast between Rijeka and Dubrovnik. They | | | | south of Zadar. As with car hire it is always a good |
| stop off at ports including Zadar as well as various | | | | idea to book your hotel well ahead of time as Zadar |
| Croatian islands along the way. There are also daily | | | | can get very busy during the summer months of June, |
| ferries throughout the summer from Ancona in Italy. It | | | | July and August. |
| is also possible to Rent a boat and explore the | | | | |