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Dalmatia, Croatia
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Northern Dalmatia is a coastal region in Croatia. It is famous for its striking scenery, truly breathtaking national parks, and many beautiful and unspoilt islands. It is home to several exceptionally beautiful and historic coastal cities and towns. Many of these destinations are traditional and picture-postcard. It has much to offer as a holiday destination, but is not so prone to the extreme tourist influxes that Southern Dalmatia experiences. It consists of the two counties of Zadar and Šibenik-Knin.
The main point of access to the region for most foreigners is Zadar International airport, 8 km (5 miles) east of the main city.
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largest city in the region and the seat of Zadar county. It is a regional transport hub from which most parts of the region can be reached whether by railroad, bus or ferry. The city features a beautiful Old Town with many old buildings and 34 churches for visitors to admire. The city is particularly beautiful during the summer months when many restaurants offer al fresco dining in the various courtyards and squares. Almost all of the Dalmatian islands can be reached from the port, which offer a whole other aspect to the region's appeal.
medieval town 80 km (45 miles) south of Zadar and the seat of Sibenik-Knin county. It is perched on a gentle hill and is very close to the Krka Falls and Kornati island group, perhaps the best-known Croatian archipelago.
a popular tourist town between Zadar and Šibenik
small town a short distance north of Zadar. It has a small cluster of historic buildings on a small island away from the predominantly residential parts of the town. Nin is well situated for access to the island of Pag with its beautiful sandy beaches. Nin also has a large stretching sandy beach of its own, about half a mile away from the historic core.
the former capital of the medieval Kingdom of Croatia.
Pašman is an island with a surface area of 60 square kilometers, separated from the mainland by the Pašman Channel, which is strewn all over with many islets.
Dugi Otok (Croatian for Long island) is the seventh largest island in the Adriatic Sea, part of Croatia. It is located off the Dalmatian coast, west of Zadar.
Murter (Morter or Mortero in Italian) is an island in the Croatian part of the Adriatic sea, located in central Dalmatia. A small village on the north-western part of the island also bears the name.
the closest of the Zadar Archipelago islands to the mainland, and sometimes called the "Olive Island" for the centuries-old olive groves that cover its hills.
Krka National Park is the second most visited Croatian national park (after Plitvice Lakes). It is named after the river Krka that runs through it.
Kornati National Park is one of the Croatia's national parks. The park's territory includes the area around the Donji Kornati (Lower Kornati) a group of westernly islands (including the biggest one – Kornat) of the Kornati archipelago, which is in the northern part of Dalmatia, south from Zadar and west from Šibenik, in the Šibenik-Knin county.
Park prirode Telašćica (Telašćica Nature Park), ☏ +385 23 377 096. It is one of the Croatian nature parks.The park is in the south-eastern part of the island Dugi Otok, around the eponymous bay.
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