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Zadar County

A sea organ, Roman forum and the islands of the north.

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Zadar County has the old town of Zadar on its peninsula, the island of Pag and the Kornati islands.

Museums in Zadar County

Look inside, then pay your admission straight to the museum.

The story of Zadar County

Zadar's old town has a Roman forum, the round church of St Donatus and the Museum of Ancient Glass. On the waterfront, the Sea Organ plays music with the waves, and the Greeting to the Sun lights up at night. Pag is famous for its lace and cheese, and the Kornati islands are a national park of bare stone in the sea.

  • 9th c.St Donatus church is built
  • 2005the Sea Organ is opened

Zadar County through time

The big moments, and where to see them today.

  1. 1202Crusaders sack Zadar on the Venetians' request.See it: Archaeological Museum Zadar

What to do in Zadar County

  1. 01

    Museum of Ancient Glass

    Roman glass from Zadar and its region.

    Zadar1 hour
  2. 02

    Archaeological Museum Zadar

    Finds from prehistoric to medieval times.

    Zadar1 hour
Getting there

Getting to Zadar County

From the airport to the city centre by public transport, then the trains and local lines to the museums.

Arriving by plane

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Zagreb Franjo TuđmanZagreb

Getting around Zadar County

Lines and timetables change. Check the operator’s website before you travel.

On the map

Hidden story

The organ played by the sea

In Zadar, the waves play music.

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The architect Nikola Bašić built the Sea Organ into the stone steps of the waterfront in 2005. Pipes under the steps fill with air pushed by the waves, and the sea plays chords that never repeat. Alfred Hitchcock is said to have called Zadar's sunset the most beautiful in the world.