Zadar is situated in the central part of Croatia’s coastline, an indented coastal belt with about 200 islands and islets forming the Zadar archipelago. The city is surrounded by five national parks and three natural parks, among which the Lakes of Plitvice are on UNESCO’s list of World Natural Inheritance, while the Velebit Mountains have been proclaimed by UNESCO as a World Biosphere Reserve.
ZADAR PORT is located in two places: the Old City and a new port with cruise and ferry terminals in Gazenica. New Gazenica port is located just 3km away from the Old City port and has seven berths for local ships and five berths for international traffic. The biggest berth is 375mtr long with 13mtr draught and the facilities are able to accommodate the world’s biggest cruise ships. The new terminal building (construction costs – 25 mill euro) is ¨state of the art¨ and it is the biggest one in the west hemisphere, what is perfect for organising ¨turnaround¨ activities for cruise ships. Access to the city from Gazenica is easy whilst the Old City port is located in the heart of the city providing direct access to shopping, sightseeing and other places of interest.
Zadar Cruise Port is a brand new state-of-the-art passenger terminal, operated from GPH side since September 2018 and opened for service in April 2019. Already in September 2019 it was awarded Port of the Year 2019 by Seatrade Cruise Awards. Great traffic approach by air and by a new highway network, and brand new port infrastructure are just a few main advantages and reasons for cruise passengers and ships to visit Port of Zadar. This is an ideal Adriatic port for both transit and turnaround cruise operations.
Downtown Zadar is located around the Roman Forum, within the old preserved city walls full of Old Croatian sacred monuments. It is a real pleasure to walk in the medieval areas of Varos and Kalelarga, and have coffee in one of Zadar’s numerous coffee shops. For those who are romantic we advise walking down the quay at dusk, which provides the best view of what Alfred Hitchcock referred to as ‘the most beautiful sunset in the world’.
Often compared with Dubrovnik and Venice, Zadar is irresistible for those who respect and admire historical monuments and cultural heritage. Hundreds of tumultuous years of history have left their numerous legacies, today’s valuable heritage of Zadar and its surrounding. Zadar is a city monument, surrounded by historical ramparts, but two modern tourist attractions do stand out.
Greeting to the Sun – which symbolises the Sun while the solar panels absorb solar energy in daytime, transforming into unusual light effects during the night, and the first Sea Organ in the world, – simple and elegant white stone steps built on the quayside that house tuned tubes through which the sea’s motion produce sounds and which was declared winner of the IV European Prize for Urban Public Space in 2006.
The City of Zadar has been awarded ‘Best European Destination 2016’ by www.europeanbestdestinations.com and in 2017 Zadar’s city walls were listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Zadar is a city in northern Dalmatia with a population of 92,000. It’s a center of the region, boasting historical monuments and cultural heritage from ancient times to contemporary architecture. Zadar has been compared to Venice and Dubrovnik and has a tumultuous history with hundreds of years of destruction and rebuilding, leaving behind valuable city heritage. The city has around 70 historical monuments in the historical city nucleus and over 600 immovable cultural monuments in the surrounding district.
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Year | Passengers (Pax) | Calls |
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2010 | 19,622 | 92 |
2011 | 28,677 | 98 |
2012 | 20,640 | 59 |
2013 | 34,575 | 69 |
2014 | 53,791 | 77 |
2015 | 74,660 | 96 |
2016 | 136,462 | 114 |
2017 | 137,667 | 110 |
2018 | 166,528 | 120 |
2019 | 183,034 | 131 |
2020 | 714 | 13 |
2021 | 10,164 | 30 |
2022 | 145,074 | 146 |
2023 | 174,573 | 159 |
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