Zadar is a city in Croatia on the Adriatic Sea. It is the centre of Zadar county and the wider northern Dalmatian region. Zadar faces the islands of Ugljan and Pašman, from which it is separated by the narrow Zadar Strait. The promontory on which the old city stands used to be separated from the mainland by a deep moat which has since become a landfill. The harbor, to the north-east of the town, is safe and spacious. Zadar is the seat of a Catholic archbishop.

    Having its natural position in the conjuction of geographically different Croatian regions, being surrounded by the historical towns such as Nin, Pag, Biograd, Obrovac, Benkovac and many others, the city is an easily accessible and attractive destination to visitors from all over the world, whether by sea, land or air.

    An exceptionally indented coast, islands and untouched nature attract many boaters and sailors to this exact area. The archipelago which consists of 24 bigger and as 300 little islands and rocks, 3 nature parks - Telašćica, Northern Velebit and Vransko Lake as well as 5 national parks - Paklenica, Plitvice, Kornati, Krka and Velebit, rank Zadar and its surronndings on the top of the Croatian tourist offer.

    Zadar has a mild Mediterranean climate (warm and dry summers, and mild and rainy winters) which is reflected in a beautiful Mediterranean vegetation with occasional exotic subtropical specimen in the Zadar city parks. The average air temperature during the summer is 25ºC, during the winter 7ºC, while the average summer temperature of the sea reaches 23ºC.