Around Zadar
From the walled Old Town out to Borik, Kolovare, the ferry port at Gazenica and the sand at Nin.
Zadar spreads along a low shore between the Adriatic and the Ravni Kotari fields, and each district behaves differently. The pedestrian Old Town holds the landmarks and the crowds; Kolovare, just below the walls, is where the city swims; Borik and Puntamika to the north west carry the resort hotels, the campsite and the family beaches; Gazenica runs the ferries and the cruise quay; and Nin sits half an hour north west with salt pans and three kilometres of sand. Each place below links to the restaurants, accommodation, tours and services within it.
Old Town
The Old Town fills a walled peninsula where the Roman forum, St Donatus, Kalelarga and Five Wells Square all sit within a ten minute walk of each other.
Borik
Borik is Zadar's resort strip four kilometres north west of the Old Town, with most of the larger hotels, a marina, a campsite and the city's main swimming beach.
Kolovare
Kolovare is the beach nearest the Old Town, a fifteen minute walk south east along the shore, backed by a promenade of cafes and a handful of hotels.
Diklo
Diklo is a quiet coastal suburb north west of Borik, mostly apartments and family houses along a low rocky shore with small coves and long sunset views.
Gazenica
Gazenica is Zadar's ferry and cruise port, four kilometres south east of the Old Town, handling the island lines and the large ships that once used the city quay.
Nin
Nin is a small island town fifteen kilometres north west of Zadar, known for the shallow sandy lagoon at Queen's Beach, working salt pans and the church of the Holy Cross.
Petrcane
Petrcane is a village on a wooded headland twelve kilometres north west of Zadar, with pine-backed coves, a small harbour and the Punta Skala resort complex.
Sukosan
Sukosan lies ten kilometres south east of Zadar and holds Marina Dalmacija, one of the largest marinas on the Adriatic and the usual start point for a yacht charter.