Tours & Activities in Zadar
Sign up for the tour and meet your guide at Forum, in front of the Archaeological Museum for a 1.5-hour special introduction to the city of Zadar guided exclusively by guides with 500+ tours experience. Never becoming "yet-another-boring-tour", it focuses both on history and culture as well as the modern everyday life of Zadar. The tour covers all the Old Town main sights including Forum, Five Wells Square, Kalelarga, People's Square, St. Donatus Church and St. Anastasia's Cathedral, Sea Organ, and many more.
*Due to Croatian laws the official price of the tour is: 0.10 Euro per person
In this 70 min walking tour to begin with we will take you trough the old town which is padded on the peninsula, surrounded by beautiful parks and city walls. At the heart of the peninsula there are numerous monuments, restaurants and cafes and also numerous facilities for visitors such as museums, various shops. . .
Zadar's incredible Sea Organ , designed by local architect Nikola Bašić, is unique. Set within the perforated stone stairs that descend into the sea is a system of pipes and whistles that exudes wistful sighs when the movement of the sea pushes air through it. The effect is hypnotic, the mellifluous tones increasing in volume when a boat or ferry passes by. You can swim from the steps off the promenade while listening to the sounds.
Sign up for the tour and meet your guide at ''Five Wells Square'' . Tour start with special introduction to the city of Zadar. The tour covers all the Old Town main sights including:
- Forum
- Five Wells Square
- Kalelarga
- People's Square
- St. Donatus Church
- St. Anastasia's Cathedral
- Sea Organ
- and many more.
Zadar history walking tour will be unique experience through the most exciting old town that will leave everyone breathless.
Sign up for the 60 min tour and meet your guide at ''Five Wells Square'', tour start with special introduction to the city of Zadar guided exclusively by guides with high experience. This tour has a focuses both on history and culture as well as the modern everyday life of Zadar. The tour covers all the Old Town main sights including Roman Forum, Captain Tower, Five Wells Square, Kalelarga, People's Square, St. Donatus Church and St. Anastasia's Cathedral, Sea Organ, and many more.
Zadar history walking tour will be unique experience through the most exciting old town that will leave everyone breathless.
Listen to narrative covering the city's ancient history in this 70 min walking tour, from the 1st century BC to the 3rd century AD. Stops include:
- The UNESCO-listed city walls
- The sea organ
- Roman Forum
- Kalelarga
- St. Donatus Church
- St. Anastasia's Cathedral,
- People's Square
and more.
Local guide provides in-depth narrative on the city's history Walking tour is the best way to see the city highlights Learn much more than you would wandering the city on your own Convenient central meeting point.
It was nominated by a prestigious Belgian blockbuster "Best European Destinations" as a best tourist destination in Europe 2016.
Zadar is a city where ancient architecture and modern art
combine.
Join me on a walk through beautiful Zadar and get to know its history over 3000 years old!
We start the tour at 5 Well Square, which the city resisted
with water until recent history.
Then I will take you to the first public park in Croatia,
Jelena Madijevka Park, from where you will have a view
of the monumental Land Gate, a unique specimen on the east
coast of the Adriatic that is recognized by UNESCO and placed
under its protection along the City Walls of the 16th and
17th centuries.
Nearby is the church of St. Simon, one of the patrons of
Zadar, and his body is kept in a gilded chest of 280 kg of
silver and gold.
We will walk through the main city artery - Kalelarga, which
will take us to the City Square where the people of Zadar
have been meeting since the 12th century.
After that we'll stop at the ancient Forum and return more than
2000 years to the oldest part of the city - to the so called
"open-air museum".
At this place there is a large pre-Romanesque monument from
the 9th century - the church of St. Donat, which is made
entirely of the remains of ancient stone from a Roman temple.
Near the Forum is the Zadar Cathedral, the largest on the
Eastern Adriatic coast from the 12th century, dedicated to
St. Anastasia.
We will end the tour with the latest and unique installations
of Zadar - Sea Organ and Greeting to the Sun.
The most important things you will see in this tour:
5 Wells Square
Remains of ancient Gates and ancient City Walls
16th century City Walls and Land Gates (UNESCO protected)
Ancient pillar from a Roman temple
Church of St. Simon
Kalelarga main street
Church of St. Chrysogonus
Ancient Forum
Cathedral of St. Anastasia
Sea Organ
Greeting to the Sun
Our tour is called Free walking tour through the historic Zadar.
My intention is to show You all the changes that happened in our city.
We will start our walking on the Five Wells Square, with the story from the begining of the city of Zadar. You will get the informations about the city that You cannot read on Internet. On the example of Land gate and Zadar fortifications I will explain You why Zadar as a city was so important.
After that we proceed with the walking on Široka ulica so called Kalelarga, the oldest street in the town, talking about the changes through the history. We are coming on roman Forum to meet the antique Zadar. The next step is the famous cathedral of Saint Anastasia and after that we are meeting the new Zadar with the Sea Organ and Greetings to the Sun where our tour is finished.
*The most important attractions we are going to see:
- Roman town entrance
- The Land gate
- The Five Wells Square
- City walls and fortifications
- St. Simon church and the legend of Saint Simon's body
- People's square
- St. Anastasia's cathedral
- Roman Forum and pillory of shame
- Sea Organ and Greetings to the Sun
Min 4 persons per tour.
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