# Things to see in Zadar (Croatia): 44 places and when to go

> Zadar is a town in Croatia with around 71,000 inhabitants, and this site lists 44 places in and around it, mainly Nature (12), Temples (8), Hiking (7). The best known are Church of St. Donatus, Zadar Cathedral and Telašćica. The best time to come is May to October; also possible: March to April and November. In June there are 15 h 18 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 42. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/zadar/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Croatia · 44.1201, 15.2623
- **Population:** About 71,000
- **Places:** 44 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/naturaleza/) (12) · [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/espiritual/) (8) · [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/senderismo/) (7) · [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/historia/) (6) · [Diving](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/submarinismo/) (6) · [Architecture](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/arquitectura/) (3)
- **Best time:** May to October.
- **Also possible:** March to April and November.
- **Nearest airport:** ZAD Zadar, 7.8 km as the crow flies
- **Highest point:** Bojin kuk, at 1,110 m.

## What to see in Zadar

The places in and around Zadar, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Church of St. Donatus](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/iglesia-de-san-donato/): Church in Zadar, Croatia · 3.1 km
- [Zadar Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/catedral-de-santa-anastasia/): Cathedral · 3.1 km
- [Telašćica](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/park-prirode-telascica/): Protected area in Croatia · 27 km
- [Church of St. Nicholas, Nin](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/church-of-st-nicholas/): Church in Nin, Croatia · 14 km
- [Church of the Holy Cross, Nin](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/church-of-the-holy-cross/): Croatian Pre-Romanesque Catholic church in Nin · 15 km
- [Karin Sea](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/karin-sea/): Sea area · 28 km
- [Novigrad Sea](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/novigrad-sea/): Sea area · 24 km
- [Maslenica Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/maslenicki-most/): Built in 1961, destroyed in 1991, rebuilt in 2005 · 24 km
- [Pag Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/pag-bridge/): Bridge in Croatia · 23 km
- [Church of Saint Chrysogonus, Zadar](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/crkva-svetog-krsevana/): Roman Catholic Church church building in Zadar, Croatia · 2.9 km
- [Archaeological Museum Zadar](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/archeological-museum-zadar/): Museum in Croatia · 3.0 km
- [Kopnena Vrata/Porta terraferma](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/land-gate/): City gate · 2.8 km
- [St. Michael Fort](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/tvrdava-sv-mihovila/): Fort in Ugljan, Croatia · 9.8 km
- [Novigrad Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/tvrdava-fortica/): Historic site · 24 km
- [Church of St. Simon](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/st-simon/): In Zara · 2.8 km
- [Bojin kuk](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/bojin-kuk/): Mountain peak in Croatia · 28 km
- [Vir Lighthouse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/lanterna/): Lighthouse in Croatia · 28 km
- [Luka Telašćica](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/luka-telascica/): Bay in Croatia · 25 km
- [crkva svete Kate](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/crkva-svete-kate/): Temples · 24 km
- [Dinjiška bay](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/dinjiska-bay/): Bay · 25 km
- [Privlaka gulf](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/privlaka-gulf/): Bay · 22 km
- [Šćah](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/scah/): Summit · 10 km
- [Uvala Stara Povljana](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/stara-povljana-bay/): Bay · 24 km
- [Večka kula](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/vecka-kula/): Fort in Croatia · 23 km

And the other 20, by what you come to do:

- **With kids**: [Adventure Park Zadar](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/adventure-park-zadar/)
- **Stargazing**: [Automatska prizemna meteorološka postaja Ljubač](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/automatska-prizemna-meteoroloska-postaja-ljubac/)
- **Food and drink**: [The fair of Benkovac](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/benkovacki-sajam/), [Brlog Zadružna Pivovara](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/brlog-zadruzna-pivovara/)
- **Diving**: [Brbišćica](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/brbiscica/), [Diving center Seehase](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/diving-center-seehase/), [Diving club Ugljan](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/diving-club-ugljan/), [Educational underwater trail Tripuljak](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/educational-underwater-trail-tripuljak/), [Plic Sajda](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/plic-sajda/), [Scuba Adriatic Diving Center](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/scuba-adriatic-diving-center/)
- **Hiking**: [Čavići - Veliko Rujno](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/cavici-veliko-rujno/), [Kanjon Velika Paklenica - Crni vrh](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/kanjon-velika-paklenica-crni-vrh/), [Manita peć - Vidakov kuk](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/manita-pec-vidakov-kuk/), [Milovci - Veliko Rujno](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/milovci-veliko-rujno/), [Planinarsko sklonište Zavrata](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/planinarsko-skloniste-zavrata/), [Starigrad - spoj s putom Ramići/Vidakov kuk](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/starigrad-spoj-s-putom-ramici-vidakov-kuk/), [Velika Paklenica - Veliko Rujno](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/velika-paklenica-veliko-rujno/)
- **Nature**: [Modrič Cave](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/modric-cave/), [Strašna peć](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/strasna-pec/)
- **Temples**: [Monastery of St. Francis Assisi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/samostan-sv-frane/)

## When to go to Zadar

The best time to visit Zadar is **May to October**; also possible: March to April and November. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Better not | 9 h 03 |
| February | Better not | 10 h 14 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 38 |
| April | Possible | 13 h 14 |
| May | Best time | 14 h 34 |
| June | Best time | 15 h 18 |
| July | Best time | 15 h |
| August | Best time | 13 h 50 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 17 |
| October | Best time | 10 h 45 |
| November | Possible | 9 h 23 |
| December | Better not | 8 h 42 |

In June there are 15 h 18 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 42. In June, 43 of the 44 places are at their best.

When to go to Croatia in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Zadar

The nearest main airport is Zadar Airport (ZAD, Zadar), 7.8 km as the crow flies. How to get around Croatia (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=44.1201%2C15.2623)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.1201%2C15.2623)

## Other towns nearby

- [Biograd na Moru](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/biograd-na-moru/): 14 places · 27 km
- [Smiljan](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/smiljan/): 18 places · 49 km
- [Novalja](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/novalja/): 7 places · 54 km
- [Šibenik](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/sibenik/): 36 places · 68 km
- [Knin](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/knin/): 18 places · 75 km
- [Kuterevo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/kuterevo/): 17 places · 79 km

And all of Croatia, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Zadar?

The best known: [Church of St. Donatus](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/iglesia-de-san-donato/), [Zadar Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/catedral-de-santa-anastasia/), [Telašćica](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/park-prirode-telascica/), [Church of St. Nicholas, Nin](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/church-of-st-nicholas/), [Church of the Holy Cross, Nin](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/croacia/church-of-the-holy-cross/). In all, 44 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Zadar?

May to October; also possible: March to April and November. In June there are 15 h 18 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 42.

### How do you get to Zadar?

The nearest main airport is Zadar Airport (ZAD), 7.8 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.1201%2C15.2623) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Zadar as the destination and these 44 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).