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The city was founded in 1066 by the Croatian king Petar Krešimir IV, and, in addition to being a resort, the city is well known to specialists in European architecture: Cathedral This city was built using a unique method for those years; it is assembled from huge stone slabs. The magnificent building combines features characteristic of both the Romanesque style and Gothic motifs. To this day, this cathedral is a unique testimony to the ingenuity of past generations, their creativity and the highest artistic taste. The Cathedral is the semantic center of the city and one of its symbols.

Climate

The warmest month here is August, and then the water warms up to its highest point - 27 degrees. A swimming season the bravest ones open in May, when the water temperature reaches 18 degrees. It is interesting to note that even in the coldest months of the year - January and February - the water temperature does not drop below 15 degrees. On average, Šibenik experiences approximately 300 sunny days annually.

Beaches of Sibenik

The beaches of Sibenik are approximately 6 kilometers away from the city center. The beaches here are quite wide and small-pebble. The advantage of these beaches over others is the abundance of a wide variety of vegetation. On the beaches you can meet a lot of tourists from European countries, including Russians.

Attractions

St. James Cathedral is a unique white stone cathedral of the 15th century, built from solid stone blocks. Fortress of St. Nicholas, built in the 16th century on a small island to protect the city from the sea. St. Anne's Fortress on the top of the hill above the city. The Town Hall building with beautiful arcades, the Franciscan monastery with the Museum of Medieval Printings, the Church of St. Barbara with a permanent exhibition of medieval ecclesiastical art, the Archbishop's Palace and Princely Palace(now a city museum). Built in the 16th century, the New Church is famous for its unique frescoes, which many tourists come to admire from the most different countries peace.

In the ancient buildings of the city and its straight lines, a specialist will immediately see the influence of Venetian traditions and views on urban planning. Like most cities in Dalmatia, Šibenik looks bright and elegant, the reason for this is the active use of the famous Brac stone for cladding its buildings and streets. This stone is mined in the quarries of the Croatian island of Brac and is famous for its unique shade white, which seems to be illuminated from within. As you know, the White House in Washington is faced with this stone.

Hotels and restaurants

Although there are quite a lot of hotels in the city, there is still not always enough space for those interested, so it makes sense to book apartments in advance. In addition, with this approach, the cost of living can be significantly reduced.

Sibenik's restaurants have a very developed high-quality cuisine, which is offered in local restaurants. Here you can try, in addition to Croatian cuisine, European, Asian and other international cuisine.

There are also many shops in Sibenik, from expensive boutiques to shops selling products from local producers.

Leisure

Resort life in Sibenik is rich and varied. First of all, it is filled with sports and activity. The city’s remarkable position - at the same time on the sea, river and lake - allows it to offer the whole range of aquatic species sports, from diving to rafting. Active beach activities are possible on all beaches in the area: for children and adults waterslides, parachute, skis. Numerous volleyball courts and well-equipped tennis courts will not leave fans of these sports indifferent. Those interested are also offered such rather exotic entertainment as archery ranges and various aviation programs, which, for example, allow you to view the region from a helicopter.

How to get there

The city of Sibenik is located on Adriatic coast Republic of Croatia, at the mouth of the Krka River. You can get to the city by car or plane, although the nearest airport is located in Split (about 60 kilometers from Sibenik).

City Sibenik (Sibenik) located in Croatia, on the coast, slightly north of Split. Here the Krka River flows into the Adriatic Sea. The old town of Sibenik is one continuous attraction, when you wander through the streets as if you were walking through a museum...

Sibenik on the map:

We have been to Sibenik twice: and on vacation in 2016. The city was just celebrating its 950th anniversary (the first mention in chronicles happened in 1066). I couldn’t finish this post for a long time because I had to sort through another million photos. By the way, the photos turned out better from the first trip. Either it’s the camera, or the lack of children who are sick of their mother’s “photographer syndrome”...

City wells

City wells have been preserved on the streets (now, of course, they are no longer in use):

Here's another one (sign above the store :)

Streets of Sibenik

It's great that in European cities You can often find signs or even entire posters telling about the history of a particular place:

In general, the entire center (as in other tourist cities) is simply covered with cafes and shops, through which you often have to literally push your way, and in the evenings there are also crowds of city guests loitering idly :). It’s probably more interesting to walk through such ancient towns in winter... or at least early in the morning.

Although in the evenings Sibenik is very beautiful under the light of the lanterns!



When the heat has already subsided and the stone pavements still retain warmth, you can sit right on the steps and watch cartoons from the animation festival, which takes place in Sibenik every year in the first half of summer.


Or listen to some street concert.

Things to do with kids in Sibenik, about interactive museum “Secrets of Sibenik” and I wrote the terrarium. I will only repeat that there is no abundance of entertainment for children spoiled by various quirks, but you can live :). Animation festival under open air I really liked it, more than our kids).

And, of course, it’s not a tourist attraction, but don’t pass it by :). There is only one Italian ice cream shop in the city, where there is a line of people, at Kralja Drzhislava 1. Very tasty, with waffle hearts.


On weekend mornings there is a flea market on King Zvonimir Street. I don’t really understand who is interested in such old stuff, but apparently there are fans.

And a little higher, on the road to the fortress of St. Michael, right in the middle of the sidewalk you can see some ruins under glass (probably to appreciate the cultural layer of centuries), something similar was seen in Zadar.

And some more photos of the streets of Sibenik:












Sibenik is a city in Croatia (in northern Dolmatia) with a population of approximately 37 thousand people. Famous for St James's Cathedral, listed World Heritage UNESCO. Business card The city can be called the famous orange and black (the colors of the city) headdresses of Sibenik. The inventor and first tester of the parachute, Faust Vranik, was born and lived here in the 16th - 17th centuries. The famous basketball player Drazen Petrovic, as well as the pianist Maxim Mrvica, were also born in Šibenik.

How to get there

By train

Šibenik is connected by rail with Split and Zagreb.

By bus

Bus connections to Croatia, neighboring countries and Central Europe are well developed in Šibenik.

By ferry

To the ports of Split and Zadar (mainly from Ancona and Bari), and then by bus/car/train to Sibenik.

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Sibenik - the time is now

Hour difference:

Moscow 1

Kazan 1

Samara 2

Ekaterinburg 3

Novosibirsk 5

Vladivostok 8

When is the season? When is the best time to go

Sibenik - weather by month

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Sibenik - weather by month

By the way, Russian tour operators sell ready-made tours to Sibenik, with flights, hotels, transfers and insurance. The cost of tours can be found by

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Cost of food, accommodation, transportation and other things

Currency: Euro, € US dollar, $ Russian ruble, rub Croatian kuna, kn

Main attractions. What to see

Šibenik was first mentioned under its current name in 1066 in the Charter of the Croatian king Petar Krešimir IV. For some time the city was the residence of the Croatian monarch. Therefore, Sibenik is sometimes called “Krešimirov grad”. This oldest city Croatia on east coast Adriatic Sea. Between the park and the embankment you can see the statue of King Petar Krešimir IV.

For more than 300 years, Sibenik was under the rule of Venice, then Austria-Hungary, Yugoslavia, and only then became part of Croatia. The city played an important role during the Turkish-Venetian wars and was the western border of Christian civilization. Since then, four beautiful fortresses have remained in Sibenik: St. Michael, St. John, St. Nicholas and Subicevac.

In the old part of the city there are many churches, old noble castles and ordinary Dalmatian stone houses that are several centuries old. The city walls have also been preserved. One of the most interesting attractions is the medieval monastery garden. The famous Croatian basketball player Drazen Petrovic was born in Sibenik.

Cathedral of St. James

Croatian Republic Square (Trg Republike Hrvatske). Entrance - 15 kuna (previously free). This is the main attraction of the city; the cathedral is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Construction began in 1431, but ended only in 1536 due to constant Turkish wars. Several architects worked on the cathedral and built it entirely of stone in the 15th century. 16th centuries. His style can be attributed to both Gothic and Renaissance styles. The close-fitting stone slabs of the cathedral roof were damaged during the shelling of Šibenik by Serbian armed forces in 1991. The roof has since been restored. There is a beautiful font here that is a must see. It is built only from stone, without any cementitious substances. It is also worth paying attention to two human heads carved from stone 72 on the facade of the building. These are images of unknown people: ordinary passers-by, sailors, merchants and peasants who lived in Sibenik at the time the cathedral was built. The statues of Adam and Eve are also very curious: Adam covers his chest with his hands, and Eve covers her stomach.

Palih omladinaca 2 (near the cathedral), ☎ +385 98 341 175. Entrance - 10 kn. "Bunari", which literally means "wells", is a complex of reservoirs built in the 15th century to supply water to the city. They have now been drained and converted into a museum, gallery and cafe. There are seven sections: treasures of Sibenik, food and drinks, shipwrecks, people from the past, etc. The cafe often hosts concerts, comedy shows, etc. Very interesting place.

Medieval monastery in the gardens of St. Lawrence

Sv. Lovre (exit Don Krste Stošića street, and at the sixth turn go right), ☎ +385 22 212 515‎ ( [email protected]). Every day from 8.00 to 23.00. Entrance - 15 kn, guide services are included in the price. A rare medieval monastery garden, restored in 2007 by Dragutin Kiš, who won the Millennium Flora Award in 2000. He received his first award at a school garden competition in Croatia. A wide variety of plants grow in the monastery garden, especially those used for medicine or as seasonings. There is a quiet cafe where you can calmly enjoy the view of the old part of Šibenik and the sea, the atmosphere and the smell of the sea.

Food. What to try

Things to do



  • Sibenik Aquarium, Stube Petra Kaera 1b, ☎ +385 22 410 258. 10.00 - 22.00. Entrance - 4 - 5 euros.

Souvenirs. What to bring as a gift

  • Olive oil and dates here High Quality, so you can also bring them home as a souvenir.
  • There are also antique fairs in the city, pay attention to this. If you come to Šibenik at the end of September, you will go to the medieval festival, where you can buy literally everything related to the Middle Ages.
  • You can go to the Dalmare shopping center. It is located on the southern outskirts of the city on the way to. There are stores of many European chains, a large Konzum supermarket and a 24-hour McDonald's here.

How to get around the city

Everything in the city is within walking distance. From the bus station to the old part of the city it is just a five-minute walk. All the sights can be seen during a walk; the farthest one will only take half an hour to walk.

If you come by car, there is a large parking lot in the central Polyana square. There are also 700 parking spaces near the city's northern border. If you want to go to the outskirts of the city (for example to shopping center"Dalmare"), then you can take the bus. Bus service in Šibenik is provided by one public and three private companies.

Transport rental

During non-high tourist season, you can negotiate a lower price by contacting the company in advance. This way you will get more benefits than if you book online. Local companies usually offer cars cheaper than international ones. You can compare prices from different rental companies.

If you are worried that when you arrive in Sibenik, the attractions will end before they begin. Or the answer to the question: “What to see in Sibenik?” you say “Nothing”, then this is not so.

Sibenik is a city in central Dalmatia, with a population of 36,000 people!!! And I understand your concerns about attractions.

In our cities of this size there is only one attraction - Lenin on the main square, he greets you and he sees you off.

In Croatia everything is different, even in small towns there is something to see.

View of Sibenik and landmarks

People come to Sibenik mainly either with children, everything here is created for an excellent children's holiday, or for a quiet, secluded and relaxing holiday, without fuss and haste. The sea is the main goal of travelers here, but in the evening you won’t get bored and there are places to go and things to do.

Also, a large proportion of tourists come here in order to go to the whole day the next morning. national park Krka, which is 12 km from the city. But more on that below.

Sibenik attractions on the map:

What to see in Sibenik?

If you are passing through, then one day will be enough for you to explore the city attractions of Sibenik. If you are here for a few days or a week, then there will be something to do for so many days.

Krka National Park

  • The main natural attraction not only of Sibenik, but of the whole of Croatia. This is a wonder of the world with cascading waterfalls and amazing beautiful nature. The article at the link contains details (opening hours, ticket prices, how to get there, life hacks and much more).
  • Getting from Sibenik is as easy as shelling pears; there is a regular bus from the bus station every 20 minutes. regular bus. Ticket price is 20 Kuna.
  • Official website: https://www.parkovihrvatske.hr/nacionalni-park-krka
  • Opening hours: high season 8:00 - 20:00, winter 9:00 - 16:00
  • Ticket price: summer, spring/autumn, winter - 200 kn, 110 kn, 30 kn respectively
  • Life hack: there are huge queues during the high season, I recommend buying tickets online
  • Time spent visiting: whole day
  • Recommendation for visiting: 5 out of 5.

Main Falls National Park Krka

Cathedral of St. James (Cathedral)

  • A magnificent cathedral in the heart of the old city. You definitely need to walk around it outside. The main feature of the cathedral is the roof, which is made entirely of stone, and not brick and wood, as was built in those days. There is not a lot of space inside and there is an entrance fee. I didn’t see anything special inside, but my wife was delighted.
  • Opening hours: from 10:00 to 20:00, in the winter months until 18:00
  • Entrance fee: 50 kn
  • Tip: if you value nature more than architecture, you can enjoy the views of the cathedral from the outside - it's free. If you are a connoisseur of such structures, then you will like it inside.
  • Recommendations for visiting: 5 out of 5 (You should definitely look at it from the outside)

Cathedral of St. James

Inner hall of the Cathedral

Waterpark Solaris

  • It is located 5 kilometers from the center of Sibenik, we walked there in an hour. Children will enjoy the water park more than adults. There are all the entertainments for families with children. The water park itself is not large, it has three zones. There are only 6 slides in the water park, the highest is 13 meters high. A must visit for families with children.
  • Official website: http://www.aquapark-dalmatia.com/
  • Opening hours: open only during the relatively high season, each year opening and closing on different dates depending on the weather. To give you an idea, in 2018 it opened on May 10 and closed on October 3
  • Entrance fee: 110 kuna for adults, 80 kuna for children
  • Recommendations for visiting: if you are with children then 5 out of 5, if without then 2 out of 5

Waterpark Solaris

Fort St. Michael (2 pieces) and Fort Baron

  • These three fortifications, which were built like all the others for defense. Today these fortresses (or what remains of them) are museums. Interesting fact that none of the three forts has access to the sea. If you look at the map above: Fort St. Michael is located below, the other two are on the mountain, offering excellent views of the city and the sea. There aren't many people inside.
  • Fort St. Michael 2 (according to the map) is no longer a fort, but ruins. Entrance here is free. I recommend visiting it just for the views of the city. This is the most high point cities.
  • Fort Baron and Fort St. Michael are a museum and entertainment complex, inside there is a children's playground, several simple exhibitions with the history of the city, a cafe, and of course recreation areas with beautiful views of the city.
  • Official website: Fort Baron and Fort St. Michael
  • Opening hours: both work according to the same schedule: in summer 9:00 - 22:00, in winter 9:00 - 16:00, detailed schedule by month on the official websites
  • Entrance fee: adults 50 kuna, children 30 kuna. Important: one ticket gives you the right to visit both Forts.
  • Recommendations for visiting: 3 out of 5. What to see beautiful view over the city, and you don’t need to go inside to take a photo, and Fort St. Michael 2 is completely free. There is nothing magical inside for 50 kuna.

All three Sibenik Forts in the photo

Oceanarium, Terrarium Sibenik

  • Located in the center of the old city. This is never an aquarium, this is the case when the headline is worth a million, but the content is worth three kopecks. Quite a small area, only about 300 sq.m. and 20 small aquariums and terrariums. All of them are not very well maintained. We didn’t see any stingrays or sharks, as in the advertisement. Children will love it, but adults don't have much to do there.
  • The inhabitants of the aquarium: ordinary sea coral fish, three snakes, two lizards, a couple of spiders and one chinchilla.
  • Official website: http://www.aquariumsibenik.com/
  • Opening hours: will resume operation from May 1, 2019. Preliminary opening hours: 10:30 - 20:00
  • Time spent visiting: 30 minutes
  • Ticket price: in 2018 it was 40 kunas, in 2019 check on the official website.
  • Recommendations for visiting: 3 out of 5 if with children, and 1 out of 5 if without children. If there is absolutely nothing to do and the weather has turned bad, only then can you go.

Why else go to the sea in the summer :), here are the first photos that I managed to sort out.

The situation with beaches in Sibenik like this:

I’ll tell you more about the first two, where we were.

Sibenik city beach

Suitable for those staying in the city itself. From the old town it’s a 10-minute walk along the curving embankment, or you can drive up from Ivan Mestrovica Street


The beach is pebbly, as seen in the video:

This is a morning shoot, at 8 o’clock, so it’s almost empty and the water is clearer. By the way, about water. In July it is already warm and quite transparent. True, I read a review that it was “kind of green.” I suppose this is due to the fact that this is, after all, a bay into which the Krka River flows, so the water is less salty and if you look down at the depth, the color is blue-green. As an experiment, I threw a white pebble near the buoys, so it was visible for 5-6 seconds, not bad in my opinion. But on this beach there is no sea ​​urchins, like on the open sea :). Although it is still better to buy swimming shoes.

Where to buy - only at the market, there are no stalls near the beach itself. There is only a cafe on the beach (on weekend evenings there is music live music, the rest of the time - regular recordings, more melodic in the morning, disco ones in the evening).

The crowds are gradually catching up; after lunch, a coating of sunscreen is already visible on the water near the shore (but this is the case everywhere), and in the evening a small suspension appears. The entrance to the water is quite steep, a few steps and it’s waist-deep.

Large umbrellas on the city beach cost 20 kuna per day, sunbeds - 25 each. We did not take either one. We had our own umbrella. To prevent it from being blown away by the wind, we collected large stones all over the beach, which made a good foundation (however, the next morning they were again scattered along the shore by an unknown force).

There are changing rooms and showers on the beach. Nearby are exercise equipment, a small sports ground and a sandy area for games.

You can rent a bike before heading down to the beach.


There is a sports center nearby water club(on the map above you can see their training pool), parking, in the vacant lot nearby there is the evening “Luna Park”, behind it up the road there is another free parking lot.

In general, a good option: sunbathe, admiring the view of the old city, listening to the ringing of bells.

Jadrija Beach

You can get to it by car or by boat in 20 minutes (ticket - 12 kuna one way). By the way, we also saw taxi boats, the prices there are about 30 kuna per person.

The boat is small, and we were afraid that there would not be enough space, so we arrived early. But, oddly enough, there were enough places for everyone (or maybe we were lucky in July).

Schedule from July 18, 2016 We went the first time at 9 am there and back at 6 pm, the second time at 4 pm and 8 pm. Although there is also a bus to this area, it’s not like there are no options - just swim on the island...

We sail through a narrow strait to the sea, admiring Sibenik:

The owner has settled down well 🙂 (the inscription on the facade of the house is “My World”):

Here is the real Adriatic Sea - transparent, with algae, mollusks, sea urchins and sea cucumbers on the bottom.

True, at first we went to the right from the pier, seeing some kind of paddling pool there, but it was small and covered in algae, it was unpleasant even to enter.

Nice houses around:

Not far from it there is a shop and a pizzeria. The menu at the beginning in German explains a lot :)

And to get to the large municipal beach of Yadria, you need to walk along the shore to the left. In Croatia, by the way, all beaches are free, construction on the shore itself and fencing is prohibited. Before the entrance there is a plan of the village and the beach:

On the side of the beach we found buildings that I called “Chaika camp site”, terrible a budget option— concrete closets with an area of ​​approximately 2 by 2 meters (a regular or bunk bed and a table fit inside, similar to a train compartment). But, apparently, this is also someone’s property, each compartment has its own interior.


Behind the pier it’s already prettier:

There are changing rooms, but no sunbeds or umbrellas. Instead of umbrellas there are large spreading pines, under which people hide from the heat.

What’s interesting is that there is not a single trash can on the Yadrija beach! So we take everything we brought back. You can take a snack with you, you can buy it on the spot (pizza - 10 kn each, hot dogs and pies - 7 each, various buns for 3.5 - 4, bring iced tea - 10 kn for a small bottle), there are also a couple cafes, this is all at the very beginning. If you go further, you can’t find anything - only the sea on the left and villas on the right, and fewer and fewer people on the beach.

At the end there is a windsurfing school, an olive grove and a little further - a campsite.

Swimming slippers are a must on this beach!

The entrance to the water is gentle, starting with large slippery stones, between which sea urchins lurk. When you pass this dangerous section and swim into the depths, you can see the sandy bottom through the clear water, on it there are urchins and cucumbers (sea cucumbers), and the buoy ropes are all covered with black mussel shells. Swim in warm and clear water- pure pleasure.

True, after two hours the children were already bored. We ate the hot dogs we bought and asked to go home. We had to move closer to the pier, and at the same time into the shade.

Near the pier, the bottom seems to be cleared of hedgehogs, but they stick to the concrete walls in the water. And on our second visit to this beach, we were met with trouble: a child was jumping from the pier barefoot and somehow managed to run into one of the sea ​​urchins. My daughter pulled out the needles from him, but there were 4 black dots and one piece like a splinter on the sole. There was nothing to get them out, he was whining and asking to go home. But we just arrived... My husband went online and found out that hedgehogs have jagged needles that cannot be squeezed out. But they consist of calcium salts, so they dissolve in acid. The Thais remove it like this: they smear the wound with lemon or lime juice, beat it with a hard object like a stone or a bottle, squeeze the blood out of the wound, pour it over with juice again and beat it again, and so on until relief occurs. There was no medical center or store nearby, and the husband went to a bar for help. The bartender (who is clearly not the first time this has happened) advised the easiest way - to make a “pee-pee” on the wound. Well, in general, it’s also an acidic environment... But in the end I gave him a lemon :). We found a bottle. Dad, like a real Thai, broke everything down with long efforts.

The child felt better.