Interactive Map of Zadar
Explore the top landmarks and excursions around Zadar, from the Roman Forum and the Cathedral of St Anastasia to the Sea Organ, the Greeting to the Sun and Plitvice Lakes National Park. Click any marker to learn more.
Zadar landmarks
Day trips & excursions
Kornati National Park Kornati National Park's ~89 bare limestone islands are reachable only by boat from Zadar, Biograd, Murter or Sali. Here's how to visit. Krka National Park Krka National Park guide: Skradinski buk waterfall, Roški slap, Visovac island, boats from Skradin, and why swimming is now banned. Nin Nin, 15 km north of Zadar: the tiny 9th-century Church of the Holy Cross, a royal statue, salt pans, lagoon mud and a sandy beach. Plitvice Lakes National Park Sixteen terraced lakes and waterfalls, 2 hours from Zadar. Timed tickets, two entrances, no swimming. How to visit without a car. Šibenik Šibenik's stone cathedral, four hilltop fortresses and Game of Thrones sites, plus how to combine the town with Krka National Park. Zadar Old Town: Sea Organ, Roman Forum and the Riva Zadar's peninsula old town: Roman Forum, St Donatus, the Sea Organ and Greeting to the Sun, ferries, and boat trips to the islands. Biograd na Moru Biograd na Moru: a marina town near Vransko Lake, the boat gateway to Kornati, Dugi Otok and dolphin-watching in the Zadar archipelago. Dugi Otok Dugi Otok island guide: Telašćica's cliffs and salt lake, Sakarun beach, and how to reach this boat-only island from Zadar. Murter Murter is a fishing-village island near Šibenik, one of the closest boat gateways to Kornati National Park. Novalja Novalja on Pag island, gateway to the Zrće beach clubs — summer-only nightlife, boat parties, and how to reach the island by bridge or ferry. Pag Island Pag island's lace, cheese and lunar landscape, reached by bridge or ferry — plus how Pag town differs from Novalja's Zrće nightlife. Paklenica National Park Paklenica National Park on the Velebit: canyon hiking, Anića kuk climbing and how to combine it with North Dalmatia's coast. Pašman Pašman is a quiet island in the Zadar archipelago, best reached on a boat trip from Zadar or via neighbouring Ugljan. Primošten Primošten on the Šibenik riviera, known for stone-terrace vineyards and Babić red wine — a scenic stop between Šibenik and Vodice. Skradin Skradin is the classic river port for boat trips to Krka's Skradinski buk waterfall, with a quiet Dalmatian waterfront of its own. Telašćica Nature Park Telašćica Nature Park on Dugi Otok: the salt lake Mir, sea cliffs facing the open Adriatic, and how to reach it by boat from Zadar. Ugljan Island Olive groves, the village of Preko and two tiny islets just offshore — how to reach Ugljan by boat from Zadar and what to do once you're there. Vodice Vodice is a laid-back beach resort on the Šibenik riviera, useful as a base for boat trips and Krka day trips. Rastoke Rastoke is a watermill village at Slunj near Plitvice, usually seen on a combined Plitvice + Rastoke tour from Zadar rather than a separate trip. Vransko Lake Croatia's largest natural lake, near Biograd na Moru: a nature park and bird reserve for a quiet day trip from Zadar. Zrmanja River Kayak or raft the Zrmanja canyon from Kaštel Žegarski or Obrovac — the Winnetou film river, and Paklenica's wild-hinterland companion.