Things to see and do Zadar

After the devastation of the Second World War, the chaotic reconstruction of the waterfront had transformed the esplanade into a giant and uninterrupted concrete wall. In 2005, an urban renewal project was launched. At the end of the river, the architect Nikola Bašić designed a staircase, made of ashlar (70 m) that leads down to the Adriatic. Under the steps are 35 organ pipes built in underground tunnels. A column of air, pushed in turn by the waves, blows on each organ pipe. The sound emerges above the ground through labiums (whistles), which play 7 chords of 5 tones each. The marine ebb and flow, with the breath of the water rushing in, thus creates a series of more or less loud sounds. The marine organ is one of Zadar's great sights. As a rallying point for the premises and visitors at the end of the day, it was immediately adopted. This unique urban creation is now part of the tourist circuits, as an extension of the promenade de la mer or the forum. In summer, there is a crowd; the mystical effect diminishes with the sounds and cries of the children, but if you are lucky enough to be accompanied by calm people, won by the inspired work, it is a place to meditate, between architecture and nature... Getting there in winter or on a stormy day, while remaining cautious, is another experience. The swell then hitting the organs, the aquatic roar resounds with force.

Built in the fifteenth century, the five wells allowed the city, in the Ottoman army, in particular, to support its water needs. Above the square, an Austrian governor made the first public garden in the city in the nineteenth century. Green district of the historical city, very picturesque, it offers good restaurants and a medieval and preserved atmosphere.

Former main door, south of Zadar, of imposing size, this arc of triumph has been

built in 1543. On the central arch, the equestrian statue of Saint Chrysogone, emblem of Zadar, and above that of the Republic of Venice, the majestic lion of Saint Mark, and on each side are the coat of arms of the earl of the city and of the captain. A wooden bridge was originally connected to the guard tower and the tank. Today, the Foša-Riblji restaurant is located on this historic site.

This place of worship, dating from the th century, has a baroque façade. Dedicated to Saint Etienne, the church preserves the relics of Simeon, a saint very revered by the inhabitants of Zadar. The golden silver sarcophagus, 1,90 m long, where its fragrant body rests, is embedded in the altar, carved by Francesco da Sesto at the end of the th century. Beautifully decorated with the scenes of the life of the saint, this masterpiece masterpiece is one of the treasures of the city. If the trunk is visible all the time, during the church's openings, the body of the saint, on the other hand, is presented only on the day of the Saint Simeon (8 October), for the Assumption and for some other annual religious festivals.