Zadar

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.