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There are 147 islands and islets of various size in the Kornati archipelago ! They have no permanent inhabitants, though there exist a few villages. Vrulje is the main village of the main island. It has a few houses, no permanent inhabitants. The owners of the houses come in summer, mostly from Murter peninsula. Vrulje is proud of its 3 "streets" and 50 houses !
The main part of the Kornati archipelago is a National Park
In Summer, the Kornati are characterized by three colors : the blue of the sky, the dark blue of the sea and inserted between both, the dazzling white of the islands. Once you have seen that, you will never forget it !
From Zadar and Murter, it is possible to do day trips on the islands but the best way to enjoy them is to sail around the islands. See my Kornati Islands National Park page. Leave a Comment
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Customs' Gate is a real off the beaten path sight and not easy to find when in Zadar. Actually, it is hidden inside the fish restaurant of "Foša". During the times of Venetian rule in Zadar, it used to be the only entrance to the town for those ariving by the boats.
There was a wooden bridge on stone columns from the Customs' Gate to the Land Gate but unfortunatelly it dissappeared during centuries. Leave a Comment
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Morska vrata, the Sea Gate, are probably the most beautiful gateway into the old core of the town. The gate was built in the Middle Ages as a part of the city fortifications, and on its top the arc from the Roman times of the city were added.
This gate leads to the sea-port of the town. It is known also as Gate of St. Grysogonus. Leave a Comment
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Kopnena vrata, the Land Gate, from Renaissance period was built in the 16th century as a part of the city fortifications. It was one of the entrances to the town, mainly for the farmers from the surroundings of the town who brought agricultural products to the nearby green market. Leave a Comment
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The Town Land Gate, coloquially called "Lavlja vrata" (the Lion's Gate), was erected in the 16th century (1543), together with the new city walls, which were built up for fear of the invasion of the Turks, who had already ruled over the Dalmatian hinterland. The gate was designed by the famous Venetian architect Michele Sanmicheli and it was, at the time, the main entrance to the city.
The central arch of the gate is distinguished by the chiseled figure of St. Grisogone on his horse (coat of arms of Zadar) and the monumental Lion of St. Mark. Leave a Comment
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The town of Zadar has a very significant strategic position in the Adriatic sea and was a very important military centre throughout its long history.
What you see on this picture are the remains of a huge Military hospital from 19th century.
Nowadays it is a market where you can buy fake but not that cheap designed clothes and accessories made in Turky. Leave a Comment
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The huge Forum from the Roman period, nowadys the biggest open space of the town, was built in the 1st century at the time of Emperor Augustus. It is the largest explored forum on the eastern side of the Adriatic.
Unfortunately, like the other parts of the town, this square was completely destroyed during the bombing in WW II. Leave a Comment
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Stup srama - stari Rimljani su, po mojem misljenju, imali jedan vrlo zgodan obicaj. Naime, na ovoj plocu bi javno izlozili lopove, prevarante, bracne nevjernike i slicne prijestupnike, tako da ih vide svi gradjani i na njima iskaljuju svoj bijes zbog nedjela koje su ovi pocinili.
Svjetina je imala pravo šibati ih, kamenovati, pljuvati i na slicne nacine kažnjavati.
To je to sto nam danas nedostaje!
In certain aspects ancients Romans were wiser than we are today. They built so-called Pillars of Shame and placed them right on the main city squares. It was the place where thieves, frauders, adulterers or other kind of offenders were exposed in public so that everybody could seen them and know what they did. The populace could punishing them by flogging, spitting or even stoning. Nice habbit which we miss so much nowadays. Leave a Comment
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The history of the town goes back 3.000 years now. First it was an Ilyrian settlement and then became a part of the Roman empire, when the plan of today's city on peninsula was established.
There are important remains from the Roman time all over the city, this is an pillar which stands next to St. Simon's Church. Leave a Comment
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