INTERESTING DESTINATIONS IN ZADAR COUNTY

A town in the very heart of the Adriatic, which is often called a "small Croatian Rome".
Three thousand years of history, unique sacral buildings and a rich cultural heritage are responsible for this title.

Nin is the oldest Croatian royal town in which rulers and bishops had their seats from the 7th to the 10th centuries. It was known as Aenona in Roman time and had the forum, amphiteater and aqueduct. Nin is situated on a small islet in the middle of a shallow lagoon and thus it connects its historical richness with natural beauties.

A beautiful town of the Zadar Riviera within reach of the enchanting Kornati islands often called "the paradise for boaters" due to its diverse coves and beaches. It is situated on a peninsula with the view to the island of Pašman, separated from it by a long channel.

A city that successfully combines its glorious past with its gift of natural beauty. While sightseeing this city you will surely be impressed by the well-known cathedral St. Jakov, the most important renaissance structure in Croatia.

Island group National Park, Kornati, is the most indented island group on the whole of Mediterranean with as many as 140 uninhabited islands, islets and cliffs. It is a paradise for nautical experts, modern Robinsons and divers.
Distance from Sukosan: 11 Nm

National Park Krka is situated on the most beautiful Croatian karst river Krka. The river represents a sort of karst phenomenon, which, on its way towards the sea, forms numerous lakes, waterfalls and currents. Most impressive and most visited of these are Skradinski buk and Roški waterfall.
Distance from Sukosan: 60 km

National Park Paklenica is a small but important part of mountain Velebit including two canyons: Velika and Mala Paklenica. It is one of the most attractive and most beautiful natural phenomena in Velebit that has become worldwide mountaineering attraction.
Distance from Sukosan: 50 km

Lake Vransko is the largest lake in Croatia. Part of Lake Vransko is protected as an ornithological reservation, while the whole lake is proclaimed to be important bird area according to criteria by the European Union.
Distance from Sukosan: 22 km

Nature Park Telascica is situated on the entrance to National Park Kornati. It consists of a narrow bay with a 100 m high vertical cliff on whose top is a large salt lake. The northeastern side of the bay is completely stripped of all plants, while the southwestern side is covered by thick pine, olive, and fig forest.
Distance from Sukosan: 9 Nm

There is a great number of reasons why Velebit was proclaimed a Nature Park; unusual rocks, canyons, deep pits, caves, and numerous endemic species that inhabit this mountain. From the mountaintops there is a magnificent view over the Adriatic Sea and several islands. In the Park you are welcome to raft on the river Zrmanja, to climb or to fish.
Distance from Sukosan: 50 km