
The town is fortified with medieval walls, distinguished
for their pretty and impressive ports – entries in the city
all dating back to the sixteenth century.
Throughout history, Zadar was the centre of key Croatian and
Dalmatian cultural events : the establishment of the first
Croatian university (1396), the writing of the first Croatian
novel (1536) and the publication of the first Croatian
newspaper. The famous permanent exhibition of sacral art
and the traditional St. Donat Musical Evenings represent only
a small part of numerous cultural events that Zadar offers
to its visitors.


