The Ultimate Zadar Walking Tour
Description
This tour includes visiting the most interesting sites in the historical centre of Zadar. Zadar is city more than 2000 years old with incredibly turbulent history. Its position between the eastern and western forces of Europe, as well as the very important place on the sea route between Middle East and Europe enabled it to be a very important place and the middle of wars at many occasions. After all these years, it still stands refusing to give up and full of untold stories. Our local professional tour guide is full of knowledge, vibrant and cheerful person ready to show you the most interesting landmarks and monuments of the city whose fortress system is classified as UNESCO World Heritage site. This tour is interactive, so feel free to ask as many questions as you will. We will try to finish the tour in 1h 40 minutes but it may prolong to 2 hours, depending on your wishes and questions.
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The start of our tour is the old Roman forum. This is the place where the city as we know it today was founded more than 2000 years ago. In addition to the remains of the old forum, there are St. Donat church from the 9th century and St. Maria church from 11th century. This place was the centre of the city through centuries.
You will experience the sound of sea at the unique Sea Organ installation.
This attraction collects the sun energy through the day and displays a light show with the collected energy in the night. Next to that, it has many other hidden symbolics.
The biggest church in Dalmatia dates from 13th century and is a real beauty to visit. It is built in Romanic style and is one of the most important religious places in the city.
This fresh food market will let you experience the culture and some of the freshest foods you have ever tried. Bargaining is allowed.
This is the main square of the city since 16th century. It contains Renaissance monuments and one very special church from 11th century.
This is the holiest place in Zadar. It contains the body of St. Simeon that held Jesus when Jesus was baby and announced that this baby will shine the light on the world. The story of how his body came to and remained in Zadar is even more amazing.
16th century entrance to the city is the most important Venetian monument in whole Dalmatia. It is on the UNESCO Heritage Site list together with fortification walls and you will see why the Ottomans never managed to conquer Zadar, despite trying few times. The monument is also nicely decorated and was considered to be too expensive by many Venetians at the time of built.
This is a beautiful park that was made in early 19th century as the central hangout place of people from Zadar. The story of how it came to reality and why it came to reality may surprise you.
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(5)
We had a wonderful tour! Our guide, Jurica, was very knowledgeable and friendly. The tour began with a brief history of Zadar, covering its Roman roots all the way to modern times. We then explored all the historical sites and monuments in the old city, where Jurica explained each location in detail — it was truly fascinating. Later, we visited some of the modern attractions, which were fun and added a nice contrast to the historic part of the tour. The experience ended at the "Greeting to the Sun" installation, a perfect spot to wrap up the day. Don’t miss the sunset in Zadar — it’s truly one of the most beautiful in the world. Overall, we had a great time, and I highly recommend this tour to anyone.
Jurica was our tour guide. He was excellent and very knowledgeable. We were running late and he was very understanding/accommodating about our situation. Would recommend this tour to learn all about beautiful Zadar.
We enjoyed the tour with Jure very much, he is an excellent guide so we learned a lot of interesting information about the history of Zadar. We rcomend his guided tour to everyone who comes to visit this beautiful town in Croatia.
Our young tour guide Jadica met us promptly at the Archeological Museum. The historic portion of Zadar is relatively small, but there is a lot to see. Like most people, before the tour we did not know much about this ancient city. In fact, we were astonished to learn the age of some of the relics of Zadar's history; a few buildings were constructed 1000 years before the travels of Columbus. Our guide also took us through a bustling local marketplace, including free tastings of local cheese and meats, ending the tour at a lovely park.
Our guide was friendly, funny, well informed and clearly passionate about the history of the area and it’s origins
