Sibenik area

Town it self is famous for its UNESCO protected Cathedral of St. James (Sv. Jakov), medieval fortresses and especially for its two national parks: Krka waterfalls and Kornati archipelago chosen to be worlds no 1. sailing destination by National Geografic journalists.

The Castle and the City Walls or St. Ann is situated on the hill 70m over the sea in the city centre. Today it is also called St. Michael Fort – saint patron of the city. Apart of the centre, there are two more fortifications on the mainland: St. John (Tanaja), which is the highest one, and Šubićevac (Barona).

At the mouth of 2700 meters long and 120-300m wide St. Antes Channel there is one of the strongest sea fortresses on the Croatian side of the Adriatic in general: St. Nicholas' Fortress. It has a shape of a keyhole and stands directly in the sea with many secrets ways just above sea-level. Instead of being used for defence, it is nowdays adjusted to a concert venue due its extraordinary acoustics. Sailing in twilight in order to listen to music in one of the old fortresses of the city is a special experience.

Sibenik islands

Just after making away from St. Antes Channel, there are several inhabited and unhabited islands.

Zlarin

Being the best in the Adriatic, the coral divers from the island of Zlarin have brought fame to the island. On the island there is a souvenir shop where you can buy red corals, the ones that could only be found based on secret underwater maps made by the coral divers of Zlarin. Protected from S and SE winds. [more info]

Prvić

Small Island with two small island villages : Šepurine situated on W part of the island and Luka situated on SE part of the island. Walk between Luka and Šepurina takes only about 15 minutes.
Harbour in Luka protected from NE wind. [more info]

Logorun - the island of donkeys

Thanks to the Association for the Protection of Donkeys, Logorun became the first donkey reservation in the world. If you decide to visit the island,take some dried figs with you. The donkeys are tame and very friendly and will enjoy it. [more info]

Krapanj

Being shallow as a plate, a tiny island of Krapanj is famous for its sponge divers. It can be walked through 20 minutes while the sea diving it from the coast can be easly swum across by experienced swimmers. Approachable from SW side. [more info]

Kornati National Park

Croatians have a legend that when God had finished creating the world he found he had a small collection of white rocks left. He casually tossed them into the water off the coast of Dalmatia, and when he looked again he found he had created perfection in the form of Kornati Islands.

«On the last day of the Creation, God desired to crown His work and thus created Kornati Islands out of tears, stars and breath» , recorded Georg Bernard Show.

The Kornati group consists of almost 150 separate tracts of land scattered over 230sq km (89miles) of sea. National Park protects reefs and waters as well as the islands: in fact 75 per cent of the protected area is water.
There are no rivers or streams on the Kornati; it is pure Karst substrate that is cut by fissures and intented by caves and grottoes. The white limestone lying under the coastal shallows is what gives the water their heavently blue colour.
The cliffs in the southwest, which are up to 80m (262ft in height) are the heighest coastal features along the Croatian Adriatic. Kornat is easly the largest island, and it gives its name to the whole group. It is 25km (16 miles) in length, but very narrow, and measures just over 32sq km (12sq miles) in total.
Kornati are a sailor's paradise, replete with innumerable quiet coves. The only marina is at Piškera. It has 120 berths.

Hidden Gems
LOJENA BEACH situated on NW part of Levarnaka Island. The only sandy beach in Kornati archipelago, more than 300m long. Sand in the sea, stone pebbles on the beach surrounded with pine trees and dalamtian bushes.
There is Konoba at about 150 m away from olives groves that are near by.
Protected from S and SE winds.
MODRI BOK BEACH situated on Island Vrulja, first cove after Vrulje.

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National Park Krka

The Krka River runs through deep limestone canyons and into a string of lakes formed by natural dams and waterfalls before flowing out into the Adriatic near Šibenik.
One of the most visited cascades of waterfalls is Skradinski Buk - the last, seventh longest and the most beautiful on the Krka River. It is a magnificent, 50m (164ft) high waterfall that cascades over huge boulders covered in mosses and other water-loving plants.

The entrance Skradin offers organized boat transport, and there are boats on every full hour.
Sightseeing at Skradinski Buk is possible, owing to a network of paths and wooden bridges that permits pleasant and safe walking.
Sightseeing points have been erected at the most attractive locations.
Visitors to Skradinski Buk can tour the ethnographic collection and old water mills, natural basket for washing laundry, tope, and loom or blacksmith shop.

Total length of the paths = 2000m. Time required for sightseeing: approx. 1 hr.

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Estuary of River Krka

In estuary of river Krka, seawater can be traced upon all the way to Skradinski buk, and fresh water can be traced in the sea all the way to island of Zlarin. Krka estuary is 23,5km long – from St. Nicholas Fortress to Skradinski buk.
It is an area rich in shellfish, freshwater fish and saltwater fish and a paradise for black mussels. There are also oysters, date shells and St. Jaques shells. Most numerous of the fishes are grey mullets. Its rich with sea-fish and also with conger eals in particulary.
Prokljan is the richest habitation of sea-horses. Until 1911. part of estuary was inhabited by Mediteranean monk seals, recently seen again after the century of absence.

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