Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Šibenik, Croatia

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Number of sights 6 sights
Distance 1.8 km
Ascend 162 m
Descend 70 m

Experience Šibenik in Croatia in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in ŠibenikIndividual Sights in Šibenik

Sight 1: Crkva sv. Dominika

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The Church of St. Dominic, a protected cultural property in Šibenik.

Wikipedia: Crkva sv. Dominika u Šibeniku (HR)

202 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 2: katedrala svetog Jakova

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katedrala svetog Jakova Argo Navis / CC BY-SA 4.0

The Cathedral of St. James in Šibenik, Croatia, is a triple-nave Catholic basilica with three apses and a dome. It is the episcopal seat of the Šibenik diocese. It is also the most important architectural monument of the Renaissance in the entire country. Since 2000, the cathedral has been on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Wikipedia: Šibenik Cathedral (EN)

50 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 3: Šibenik Museum

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The Museum of the City of Šibenik is a museum of a complex type, consisting of an archaeological, cultural and historical, modern history department and an ethnographic department. Within the Museum, there is also a restoration and conservation workshop. Its activity is the collection, preservation, processing and presentation of the cultural and historical heritage of the Šibenik region.

Wikipedia: Muzej grada Šibenika (HR)

162 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 4: Crkva Sv. Krševan

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The Church of St. Krševan from the 12th century is located in the old Šibenik city center on the right side in Don Krsto Stošić Street. It is the oldest preserved sacral building in Šibenik, originally built in the Romanesque style. In the same street is the Dominican monastery of Our Lady of the Rosary.

Wikipedia: Crkva sv. Krševana u Šibeniku (HR)

457 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 5: Saint Michael's Fortress

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St. Michael's Fortress is a medieval fort in Šibenik, Šibenik-Knin County, Croatia, situated on a steep hill above the old historic center of the city. Its strategically favorable and dominant position made it the central part of Šibenik fortification system. The location was more or less continuously occupied since the Iron Age, as is witnessed by numerous archaeological findings from the era. The city of Šibenik was first mentioned on 25 December 1066 in a charter signed by King Peter Krešimir IV and verified by his courtiers. It is widely considered that the signing took place at St. Michael's Fortress.

Wikipedia: St. Michael's Fortress, Šibenik (EN)

974 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 6: St. John's Fortress

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St. John's Fortress is an early modern fortress in Šibenik, Croatia, situated atop a hill north of the city's historical center. Named after a medieval church dedicated to St. John the Baptist that had stood there from at least 1444, the fortress, together with the adjacent Barone Fortress, was built during the Cretan War and successfully repelled consecutive Ottoman attacks in 1646 and 1647. A local name for the fortress, Tanaja, comes from one of its structures, a plier-shaped outwork, or tenaille.

Wikipedia: St. John's Fortress, Šibenik (EN)

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