Zadar, situated on Dalmatia’s northern coast, is the second largest city and boasts a vibrant, artistic atmosphere. While strolling through the old town, tourists can explore delightful alleys lined with cobblestones.
Many old medieval churches and Roman ruins are dotted along Zadar’s narrow streets and alleys, including the famous Church of St. Donat. Two of the most unique art installations in Europe, the Sun Salutation and the Sea Organ, are located in Zadar, making it the ideal location for art lovers.
Furthermore, Zadar’s convenient coastal location makes it suitable for enjoying a variety of downtown attractions, including gorgeous beaches. The water is clear and warm here in the summertime.
Read on for our list of the best and most fun things to do in Zadar, Croatia
The 95 Most Popular Things To Do In Zadar, Croatia
95. Villa Danica, with pool, Bibinje
5.0 (1 review)
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Location: Ul Banica klanac 8 Bibinje
Tel: 91-574-0808
Web Address: https://villa-danica-with-pool-bibinje.business.site/
94. Gornja vrata
5.0 (1 review)
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Location: Sukosan Trg Gornja vrata
93. Rt Radman
5.0 (2 reviews)
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92. Uvala Batalaža
4.5 (2 reviews)
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91. Veli Školj
4.8 (4 reviews)
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90. Otočić Školj Veli
4.0 (4 reviews)
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89. Souvenir Shop Hani
5.0 (4 reviews)
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Location: Branimirova ul 15 Nin
88. Brdo Križ, Bibinje
4.6 (5 reviews)
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Location: Unnamed Rd. Bibinje
87. Villa Manda Zadar Luxury Apartments
5.0 (6 reviews)
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Location: Put Matije Gupca 23 Zadar
Tel: 98-257-754
Web Address: http://villamanda-zadar.hr/
86. Museo Del Vetro Antico
4.7 (6 reviews)
Location: Poljana Zemaljskog odbora 1 Zadar
Tel: 23-363-831
Web Address: http://mas-zadar.hr/
85. Kuncabok Bay
4.0 (6 reviews)
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Location: 23271 Kukljica
84. CENTRO SUBACQUEO INTERNAZIONALE
4.9 (10 reviews)
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Location: Ul Bozidara Petranovica 1 Zadar
Tel: 23-250-486
Web Address: http://icua.hr/hr
83. Karma Zadar
4.5 (10 reviews)
Location: Karma 16 Zadar
82. San Paolo
4.8 (12 reviews)
81. Zadar City Walls
4.6 (13 reviews)
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Location: Liburnska obala Zadar
Web Address: https://zadar.travel/attractions/attractions/zadar-city-walls-unesco-world-heritage-site
80. Šćah
4.9 (16 reviews)
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79. Natural History Department of the National Museum Zadar
4.2 (17 reviews)
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Location: Ul Andrije Medulica 2 Zadar
Tel: 23-314-459
78. Exposition permanente d’art religieux
4.7 (22 reviews)
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Location: Arheoloski muzej Trg opatice Cike 1 Zadar
Tel: 23-250-496
Web Address: http://benediktinke-zadar.com/zlato-i-srebro-grada-zadra/
77. Wibit Park
4.3 (24 reviews)
Location: 23231 Petrcane
76. Advent u Zadru – Đir po gradu
4.5 (27 reviews)
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Location: Trg Petra Zoranica Zadar
Tel: 23-316-166
Web Address: https://zadar.travel/advent
75. International Centre for Underwater Archaeology in Zadar
4.6 (27 reviews)
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Location: Bozidara Petranovica 1 Ul Zadarskog Mira 1358 1358 Zadar
Tel: 23-250-486
Web Address: http://icua.hr/
74. Prtljug
4.5 (28 reviews)
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73. Segway Zadar Tour
4.7 (31 reviews)
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Location: Velebitska ul 3 Zadar
Tel: 99-687-2472
Web Address: http://segway-hr.com/
72. Saint Clement
4.4 (33 reviews)
71. Nudistička plaža Jelenica
4.4 (33 reviews)
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70. Monastery of St. Jerome
4.6 (35 reviews)
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Location: Ugljan
Tel: 23-288-091
Web Address: http://marijapropetog.hr/duhovni-centri/info/ugljan
69. Otok Rivanj
4.9 (36 reviews)
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68. Zadar Archdiocese
4.2 (43 reviews)
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Location: Ul Jurja Bijankinija 2 Zadar
Tel: 23-208-650
Web Address: http://zadarskanadbiskupija.hr/
67. Gradska Loza
4.6 (47 reviews)
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Location: Narodni trg 2 Zadar
Tel: 23-251-851
Web Address: http://nmz.hr/hr/sastavne-jedinice/gradska-loza,14.html
66. Church of St. Krsevan
4.8 (48 reviews)
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Location: 23000 Zadar
Web Address: https://zadar.travel/attractions/attractions/church-of-saint-chrysogonus
65. Octopus Transfers Croatia
4.8 (48 reviews)
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Location: Ul Kresimira Cosica Zadar
Tel: 99-675-5831
Web Address: https://octopustransferscroatia.com/
64. beach Poljana
4.8 (51 reviews)
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Location: Pantalonov Prilaz 923273 Poljana
63. St. Elijah’s Church
4.8 (53 reviews)
Location: Trg Serdara Streetojana Jankovica 3 Zadar
Tel: 23-251-014
62. Zara subacquea
4.3 (54 reviews)
Location: Zadar
61. Riva Zadar
4.7 (57 reviews)
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Location: Obala kralja Petra Kresimira IV Zadar
Web Address: https://zadar.travel/attractions/attractions/zadar-seafront-riva
60. Admiral Automat Club
3.4 (63 reviews)
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Location: Ul dr Franje Tudmana 14 Zadar
Tel: 91-482-2056
Web Address: http://admiral.hr/
59. Samostan i Riznica sv. Frane
4.9 (63 reviews)
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Location: Ul fra Donata Fabijanica Zadar
Tel: 23-250-468
Web Address: https://ofm-sv-jeronim.hr/tko-smo-mi/samostani/zadar/
58. Church of St. Simon
4.0 (66 reviews)
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Location: 23000 Zadar
Web Address: https://zadar.travel/attractions/attractions/church-of-saint-simeon
57. RENT A BOAT-DRY DOCK-SERVICE ZADAR NAUTICA
4.4 (67 reviews)
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Location: Kozinska cesta 104 Kozino
Tel: 92-294-7444
Web Address: https://zadar-nautica.hr/
56. Church of the Mother of God of Health
4.7 (86 reviews)
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Location: Ul Brace Bilisic 1 Zadar
Web Address: https://zadar.travel/attractions/attractions/church-of-our-lady-of-health
55. Rent A Jet Ski Zadar, Kolovare Beach
4.7 (93 reviews)
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Location: Plaza Kolovare Kolovare ul Zadar
Tel: 91-503-5125
54. Buggy Safari Zadar
4.4 (97 reviews)
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Location: Ul Hrvatskog Sabora bb Zadar
Tel: 91-112-2100
Web Address: http://buggy.hr/
53. National Museum Zadar
4.4 (98 reviews)
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Location: Poljana Pape Aleksandra III b b Zadar
Tel: 23-251-851
Web Address: http://nmz.hr/
52. Zadarska sfinga | The Sphinx of Zadar
4.5 (104 reviews)
Location: Obala kneza Trpimira 24 Zadar
51. T-55 Dračevac
4.9 (108 reviews)
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Location: 23000 Zadar
50. Captain’s tower
4.6 (128 reviews)
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Location: Trg pet bunara 1 Zadar
49. Beach Punta Skala
4.7 (131 reviews)
Location: 23231 Petrcane
Web Address: http://beachrex.com/en/beach/beach-punta-skala
48. Beach Zelena Punta
4.4 (131 reviews)
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Location: Kukljica 106 Kukljica
Tel: 42-440-800
Web Address: https://zelenapunta.hr/
47. Plaža Pliša
4.6 (133 reviews)
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Location: Put Plise Zaton
46. (eng. Sea Gate, hr. Luka Vrata)
4.5 (151 reviews)
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Location: Ul Vrata Svetog Krsevana Zadar
45. Benedictine Monastery of St. Marija
4.7 (161 reviews)
Location: Arheoloski muzej Madijevaca ul 10 Zadar
Web Address: http://benediktinke-zadar.com/
44. Beach Mala Sabuša
4.4 (174 reviews)
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Location: 23271 Kukljica
43. Bibinje Beach Lipauska
4.5 (185 reviews)
Location: Lipauska ul Bibinje
42. beach Lamjana
4.4 (186 reviews)
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Location: Put Male Luke 56 Kali
41. Oštri rat – Puntamika Lighthouse
4.4 (194 reviews)
Location: Obala kneza Domagoja 19 Zadar
40. Jetski Center
4.3 (198 reviews)
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Location: Ul Brace Radica 1 Bibinje
Tel: 95-844-7305
Web Address: http://bookadriatic.com/
39. Borik sandy beach
3.9 (205 reviews)
38. Plaža Mostir
4.4 (237 reviews)
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Location: Jerolima Ul Sv Jeronima Ugljan
37. Beach Borik
4.2 (243 reviews)
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36. Plaża Kozino
4.4 (264 reviews)
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35. Bell Tower
4.7 (281 reviews)
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Location: Siroka ul 24A Zadar
34. La estatua del famoso Spiro Brusina
4.7 (296 reviews)
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Location: 23000 Zadar
33. Musapstan Forest Park
4.5 (338 reviews)
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Location: 23000 Zadar
Tel: 23-333-144
32. The Park of Vladimir Nazor
4.6 (349 reviews)
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Location: Perivoj Vladimira Nazora Zadar
Web Address: https://zadar.travel/attractions/attractions/parks
31. Buffalo Bill Western city
4.3 (364 reviews)
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Location: Put Poljica 62 Vrsi
Tel: 91-727-2101
Web Address: http://buffalobillcity.com/
30. Park Vruljica
4.6 (366 reviews)
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Location: Ul Oko Vrulja Zadar
29. Gradski most
4.7 (450 reviews)
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Location: City Bridge Zadar
28. TEAMBUILDING Ltd. Adventure Park
4.3 (464 reviews)
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Location: Kozinska Cesta 130 Zadar
Tel: 98-388-388
Web Address: http://adventure-park.hr/
27. Ždrelac Bridge
4.7 (531 reviews)
Location: 53 Ul 23 Zdrelac
26. Duke’s palace
4.7 (567 reviews)
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Location: Poljana Sime Budinica 3 Zadar
Tel: 23-627-764
Web Address: http://knezeva.hr/
25. beach Borik
4.3 (581 reviews)
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Location: Ul Majstora Radovana 7 Zadar
24. Beach Children’s Paradise
4.4 (659 reviews)
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Web Address: http://beachrex.com/en/beach/beach-djecji-raj
23. St. Nicholas Church
4.5 (672 reviews)
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Location: 23232 Nin
Tel: 23-264-280
Web Address: http://nin.hr/
22. Archaeological Museum Zadar
4.6 (692 reviews)
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Location: Arheoloski muzej Trg opatice Cike 1 Zadar
Tel: 23-250-516
Web Address: http://amzd.hr/
21. Arsenal Zadar MS
4.6 (773 reviews)
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Location: 23000 Zadar
Tel: 23-253-821
Web Address: http://arsenalzadar.com/
20. Plaža Punta Rožica
4.5 (784 reviews)
Location: Ul pod Brigon 4 Bibinje
Web Address: http://tzo-bibinje.hr/
19. Beach Petrčane
4.5 (1,042 reviews)
18. Port Authority Zadar
4.4 (1,179 reviews)
Location: Gazenicka cesta 28c Zadar
Tel: 23-201-201
Web Address: http://port-authority-zadar.hr/
17. The Five Wells Square
4.6 (1,232 reviews)
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Location: Trg pet bunara 1 Zadar
Web Address: https://zadar.travel/attractions/attractions/five-wells-square
16. Fort Saint Michael
4.6 (1,324 reviews)
Location: Magazin 4 Preko
15. Church of the Holy Cross
4.7 (1,508 reviews)
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Location: Ul Petra Zoranica 8 Nin
14. Muzej Iluzija Zadar
4.1 (1,665 reviews)
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Location: Poljana Zemaljskog odbora 2 Zadar
Tel: 23-316-803
Web Address: http://zadar.muzejiluzija.com/
13. Queen Jelena Madijevka Park
4.7 (2,095 reviews)
Location: 23000 Zadar
12. Ledana Lounge Bar and Club
4.2 (2,364 reviews)
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Location: Perivoj kraljice Madijevke Zadar
Tel: 98-630-760
Web Address: http://ledana.hr/
11. Solana Nin Salt Museum
4.5 (2,740 reviews)
Location: Ilirska cesta 7 Nin
Tel: 23-264-764
Web Address: http://solananin.hr/
10. Market Zadar
4.5 (5,891 reviews)
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Location: Ul pod bedemom 1 A Zadar
Tel: 23-254-600
Web Address: http://trznicazadar.hr/
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9. Museum of Ancient Glass
4.5 (461 reviews)
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Location: Poljana Zemaljskog odbora 1 Zadar
Tel: 23-363-832
Web Address: http://mas-zadar.hr/
8. Roman Forum
4.8 (588 reviews)
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Location: 23000 Zadar
Web Address: https://zadar.travel/attractions/attractions/forum
7. Cathedral of St. Anastasia
4.7 (1,851 reviews)
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Location: Trg Svete Streetosije Zadar
Web Address: https://zadar.travel/attractions/attractions/cathedral-of-st-anastasia
6. The Greeting to the Sun
4.6 (2,884 reviews)
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Location: Istarska obala Zadar
Web Address: http://zadar.travel/
5. The Land Gate
4.7 (4,054 reviews)
Credit: Bernard Gagnon, License, Wikimedia commons
Location: Trg pet bunara 1 Zadar
4. Kolovare Beach
4.3 (4,340 reviews)
Location: Kolovare ul 11 Zadar
Web Address: http://beachrex.com/en/beach/beach-kolovar
3. People’s Square
4.7 (5,111 reviews)
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Location: Narodni trg Zadar
Web Address: https://zadar.travel/attractions/attractions/peoples-square
2. Crkva sv. Donata
4.7 (8,235 reviews)
Location: Grgura Mrganica Zadar
Tel: 23-250-613
Web Address: http://amzd.hr/
1. Sea Organ
4.7 (46,633 reviews)
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Location: Obala kralja Petra Kresimira IV Zadar
Tel: 23-316-166
Web Address: https://zadar.travel/attractions/attractions/sea-organ
Final Words:
Thank you for reading our list of the best things to do in Zadar, Croatia! We hope it helped you plan the perfect itinerary for your next trip to this fantastic destination. Happy travels!
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