Why is Zadar a Place of Peace
On 18th February 1358 The Zadar Peace Treaty was signed between Croatian and Hungarian King Ludovico I and Venetian Republic. This peace meant a lot for Zadar and whole Croatian coast and has a historical meaning. It changed the social and economic situation completely and brought prosperity in every sense.
Discover the historical peninsula and the broader area of the city, embracing a beautiful town surrounded by the blue Adriatic sea, the city that “sails like the stone ship”.
This is the place where the Zadar Peace Treaty was signed in 1358 between the Croatian and Hungarian King Ludovico I and Venetian Republic.
It is not by chance that the Zadar Peace Treaty was signed here – the Franciscans themselves played a major role in concluding this historical peace.
Be prepared to discover a wonderful Renaissance cloister, the Gothic church (the oldest of its kind in Dalmatia, consecrated in 1280), the sacristy (where the 1358 treaty was signed) and a small treasury.
Two exceptional urban installations: Sea Organ and Greeting to the Sun, built in 2005 near the new cruiser port at the western part of old peninsula gave new life to this area.
Sea Organ consists of stairs that descend into the sea for about 70 meters along the coast. Inside the stairs a system of pipes and tubes were built in, through which air compressed by tides or waves produces magic sounds. Original melody united with unique beauty of the spot, attracts numerous visitors that come to see it and absorb this beauty.
Greeting to the Sun is in the immediate vicinity. Modern installation consists of a 22 meters large circular plate made of 300 multilayered glass pieces and photo-voltage solar modules. This is a small solar plant which absorbs solar energy during the day and sent it to the electric power system. During the night, it draws electricity from the local network and produces dynamic lighting effects. Thus this project fulfills modern principles of saving energy and promotes awareness of renewable energy.
How to arrive
The city of Zadar is an easily reached destination by land, sea and air. It has a good traffic infrastructure through which it is directly connected to other bigger cities of the Republic of Croatia: Zagreb, Rijeka, Split and Dubrovnik, with extraordinary accommodation and contemporary service of numerous marinas. Whichever way you want to reach Zadar, the natural beauty of the landscape will not leave you equanimous.
The ferry port as well as the new tourist port for cruisers are located on the new and spacious Gaženica port, some 3 km away from the center of the town (tourist cruising ships as well as local ferry and ship lines with Preko, Zaglav, Mali Lošinj, Pula and Ancona/Italy).
Air transport, even though the airport is small it is contemporary (9 km distance from the center), and connects Zadar with bigger cities of the Republic of Croatia and some European capitals. Other destinations are accessible with changes in Zagreb, the capital of the Republic of Croatia and in the network of international air traffic (London-Stansted, Paris-Beauvais, Berlin, Stockholm, Bruxelles-Charleroi, Marseille, Frankfurt, Munich, Hamburg, Zürich, Oslo-Rygge, Dublin, Manchester, Düsseldorf, Karlsruhe, Göteborg, Billund, Wroclaw, Haugesund, Cologne/Bonn, Stuttgart, Bratislava, Friedrichshafen, Warsaw and Gdansk).
Discover the delicacies of Zadar
Dalmatian prosciutto which is very often served with world famous Pag cheese and home made bread is one of the most popular traditional Zadar dishes which can be served just as an appetizer or even main dish.
The first-class tuna that is grown in Zadar aquarium is one of the most popular dishes in the city restaurants. It can be prepared in lot of different ways, both raw or cooked.
An increasingly popular dish in Zadar is the tuna sushi. To its popularity greatly contributes the Festival of tuna and sushi, which is held in February each year in Zadar.
To conclude, do not forget to try a very simple and traditionally dish, very famous among our visitors, which is boiled asparagus with eggs.
Be active around Zadar
Take note of this important piece of data
Municipality of Zadar
1, Narodni trg
23000 Zadar
+385 23208100
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