Zadar, Croatia
The Dream of places called Zadar, wander quiet streets of marble, enjoy good prices on hotels and set sail to pine-scented beaches on remote islands, where you can sprawl undisturbed alongside tiny konobas and find restaurants catering mostly to fishermen.
In comparing Zadar to Dubrovnik which is by far more popular than our subject matter, Zadar is a less tourist-trodden city that boasts many historic wonders on Croatia’s Adriatic coast. The smaller Zadar is considered the oldest continually inhabited city in Croatia, and although it has borne huge amounts of wartime destruction, it still offers a time-capsule of the region’s history. Among the architectural gems awaiting exploration are the bones of a Roman forum, medieval churches bleached by centuries of sunshine, and ornate civic buildings dating from the Renaissance. The old and new mingle here giving the city an irresistible attraction.
The ‘Sun Salutation’ is a huge public art installation of 300 solar-powered glass plates built into the waterfront’s pavement. At dusk, a symphony of light begins, using the ocean’s currents as its conductor. And the light show is accompanied by a symphony of actual music emanating from the nearby ‘Sea Organ.’ Stone steps descending into the sea are fitted with a system of pipes and whistles that emit haunting tones as the lapping of the sea pushes air through them.
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