Old town Zadar is another Roman and Venetian town at the tip of a peninsula. It retains much of its old wall. There are cruise ships every day. We only came to use it as a base for visiting Plitvice National Park (in the next post).
Our ferry left Pula before sunrise. The upside of rising very early was walking past the Roman Arena at dawn, then pulling out of the harbor at sunrise.
The ferry made several stops on the way. At Unije there was a farm tractor with a trailer waiting like a taxi in case someone arrived with tons of luggage, I suppose. And there were two boys angling to help or to snag a ride. Boys!
Our apartment was on the 8th floor, and the weather was nice enough to sit on the balcony and enjoy the view with a cold beer, or just enjoy the view.
Zadar has impressive city walls to defend the peninsula. First below is the Venetian "Land Gate". You can also walk on top of the walls with great views of the harbor (2nd below).
On the other side of the peninsula there are some modern attractions; a solar plaza, and a wave organ (video below). Not to mention the "we all live in a yellow submarine" tourist submarine tours.
As in other towns recently visited, Zadar has Roman Forum ruins. Here they are surrounded by churches and bell towers (see below).
The Church of St. Donatus (1st below) on one side of the forum and the Church and Monastery of St. Mary (2nd below) on the other. And the nearby Cathedral of St. Anastasia (3rd below).
People's Square Clock Tower, Town Hall, and Market.
Finally, there was the enjoyment of spotting the Modernist Italian Rationalist Architecture "Pegla (Clothes Iron) Building" (1938).
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