Zadar

Zadar is a city in Croatia on the Adriatic Sea with population more than 70.000 people mostly ethnic Croats. On the north-east side town has a safe and spacious harbor. The city is the seat of a Catholic archbishop. History shows that people were her in the prehistory times. The earliest evidence of human life comes from the Late Stone Age. During the Roman times Zadar gained its urban stily especially during the time of Julius Caesar and Emperor Augustus. Most important landmarks are the Roman forum which was built in 3th century by Emperor Augustus and it's the largest on the eastern side of the Adriatic sea. Roman tower stands on the eastern side of the town, and some remains of a Roman aqueduct may be seen outside the ramparts. One of the centres of the development of Croatian literature was Zadar, along with Split and Dubrovnik. Zadar has many churches and cathedrals. The famous is St Donatus' Church from the 9th century in pre-Romanesque style which treasury contains some of the finest Dalmatian metalwork. St. Anastasia's Cathedral is the largest cathedral built in 12th or 13th century in Dalmatia in Romanesque style. Two churches also built in Romanesque style are the churches of St. Chrysogonus and St. Simeon. St. Francis' Church is gothic styled church where the Zadar Peace Treaty is singing. There is also St. Mary's Church which is located in the old city opposite St. Donatus' Church. Other important landmarks are Land Gate built in 16th century by a Venice architect Michele Sanmicheli. Southwest of the Land gate is Citadel built in 1409 and it has remained the same to this day. Today Zadar's cultural institutions are the Croatian Theatre House, the National Museum, the Archaeological Museum, the University of Zadar, the Maritime Museum, Croatian Singing Musical Society Zoranić, Musical Evenings in St. Donatus, International Choirs Competition and many more.As you can see Zadar is a very urban and never sleeping city with rich culture and life.