Past & Present Overview of Zadar

Overview of the tour in Zadar

I will take a walking tour of Zadar from the city gate. I will tell you a brief history of the city, after the introduction, I will describe the fortification system in Zadar in the 16th century. In more detail, I will describe the construction and meaning of the city gate and how the entrance to the city was built. I will also describe the Ponton Bastion and the Forte Bastion.

We continue to Five Wells Square, where there is Captain Fort and the Jelena Madio public park. Later in the walking tour, we will continue to the old entrance to the city. The next stop is the Church of San Simeón.

I will explain all about the phases of the church and how it changed its title. I will also explain the political situation that led to the making of the Chest of Saint Simeon.

Later, we will pass by the Rector's palace in Zadar. The next stop on the tour is the People's Square with its buildings. After that, we can go to the market where the remains of the church of Santa María are. Later, we will go to the Roman Forum Cathedral and finish with Sea Organ.

On arrival

Meet me at the entrance to the Public Park of Jelena Madio.
The Square is located on a site between the medieval City Walls and the Renaissance bastion Grimani, where the oldest park in Croatia is located. The Square features exactly what its name suggests – five wells lined up in a row.

The Square is located on a site between the medieval City Walls with a cornice and the Renaissance bastion Grimani, where the oldest park in Croatia, named after Queen Jelena Madije, is located. The Square features exactly what its name suggests, five wells lined up in a row. In the Middle Ages, there was a defensive ditch below the old city walls. During the 16th century, the Venetians helped the city withstand Turkish sieges by building a large water cistern with five ornamental wellheads, giving the square its name.

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