WELCOME TO REPUBLIC CROATIA, CITY ZADAR
Welcome to the city of Zadar, a city of exceptional history and rich cultural heritage, a city of tourism. Our web site will try to offer you a complete tourist offer, from searching for an ideal accommodation, autochthonous gourmand delicacies, cultural monuments, a variety of excursion programs and numerous tourist activities that the city offers by combining the beauty of the past and all the privileges that the modern traveller demands. The particularity of the city is irresistible for those who respect and admire historical monuments and cultural heritage, artists, tourists and its citizens. Zadar is a city monument, surrounded by historical ramparts, a treasury of the archaeological and monumental riches of ancient and medieval times, Renaissance and many contemporary architectural achievements such as the first sea organs in the world.Zadar is a city where huge spaces are left for pedestrians. Using your guidebook, your walk along the cobblestone streets of the city will become a walk through history, and also an experience of the contemporary life of the city. When tired, do try to take a break in one of our restaurants, pastry shops or coffee shops that you can find in the gastro offer of this guidebook. Enjoy listening to the concerts, visit the theatre, museums, and exhibitions.The city of Zadar is an easily reached destination by land, sea and air. It has a good traffic infrastructure through which it is directly connected to other bigger cities of the Republic of Croatia: Zagreb, Rijeka, Split and Dubrovnik, with extraordinary accommodation and contemporary service of numerous marinas. Whichever way you want to reach Zadar, the natural beauty of the landscape will not leave you equanimous.The ferry port as well as the new tourist port for cruisers are located on the new and spacious Gaženica port, some 3 km away from the center of the town (tourist cruising ships as well as local ferry and ship lines with Preko, Zaglav, Mali Lošinj, Pula and Ancona/Italy). Air transport, even though the airport is small it is contemporary (9 km distance from the center), and connects Zadar with bigger cities of the Republic of Croatia and some European capitals. Other destinations are accessible with changes in Zagreb, the capital of the Republic of Croatia and in the network of international air traffic (London-Stansted, Paris-Beauvais, Berlin, Stockholm, Bruxelles-Charleroi, Marseille, Frankfurt, Munich, Hamburg, Zürich, Oslo-Rygge, Dublin, Manchester, Düsseldorf, Karlsruhe, Göteborg, Billund, Wroclaw, Haugesund, Cologne/Bonn, Stuttgart, Bratislava, Friedrichshafen, Warsaw and Gdansk). Situated in the heart of the Adriatic, Zadar is the urban center of northern Dalmatia as administrative, economic, cultural and political center of the region with 75,000 inhabitants. The coast is particularly indented, the islands and the untouched nature allures many boaters to this regions. The archipelago counts 24 bigger and about 300 smaller islets and rocks, 3 nature parks - Telašćica, Velebit and Vransko jezero and 5 national parks - Paklenica, Plitvice lakes, Kornati Islands, Krka and Sjeverni Velebit classifying Zadar and its surroundings at the very top of the Croatian tourist offer.
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| AIRCRAFT |
| Electric aircraft makes first English Channel crossing |
 | The first electric aircraft has crossed the English Channel. The question is, which one is it? On Friday, Airbus Group announced that its E-Fan technology demonstrator claimed the prize, but a later report claimed it for French Aerobat Hugues Duval. read more |
| AUTOMOTIVE |
| Harrington's new $10,000 Junior Formula One Car |
 | Unlike it's half scale road cars, Harrington Group's new two-thirds scale Lotus 25 F1 lookalike could prove to be much more than a toy for for the wealthy. It's a low cost race car which offers a whole new sport with more relevance than karts. read more |
| AIRCRAFT |
| PriestmanGoode designs luxurious new aircraft cabin |
 | Newly-designed aircraft cabins for Swiss International Airlines are aimed at making long-haul flights more comfortable for holidaymakers and more productive for business travelers. Designed by PriestmanGoode, the cabins will provide passengers with more space, storage and privacy. read more |
| SCIENCE |
| Connected brains share control of virtual limbs and predict the weather |
 | The latest step forward in the field of brain-to-brain communication sees the brains of separate animals hooked up and their combined motor and sensory information used for things like controlling a virtual arm, pattern recognition and even predicting the weather. read more |
| MARINE |
| Origo folding boat can be assembled in 10-15 minutes |
 | Slovenian brothers Luka and David Dolinšek have joined forces with their father Jure to create a foldable and eco-friendly boat. Dubbed Origo, the boat comes flat packed, enabling users to transport it directly to the beach or lake before assembling it in under 15 minutes. read more |
| MEDICAL |
| Ultrasound cuts healing time of chronic wounds by 30 percent |
 | A British research team has happened upon a technique that promises to cut the healing time of chronic wounds by a third, using simple low-intensity ultrasounds. read more |
| COMPUTERS |
| Ziosk e-menus: Improving the restaurant experience for owners, diners… AND waiters |
 | At first glance, it's easy to come to the conclusion that the the Ziosk heralds the end of table service jobs. After all, they can take your food and drink orders and payments, entertain your kids and post your group photos on Facebook. read more |
| MOBILE TECHNOLOGY |
| Solar Paper turns the page on portable solar chargers |
 | Touted as the "world's thinnest and lightest solar charger" by its creators, Solar Paper is a portable solar charger that generates up to 10 W of power, yet is lighter than an iPhone 6 Plus and only slightly wider and longer. read more |
| COMPUTERS |
| MOVI offers simple voice control for Arduino projects |
 | Arduino is a great platform for those wanting to get into both software and hardware development, but incorporating voice commands into these projects is not without its challenges. MOVI is a standalone speech recognition unit that aims to make this task simple. read more |
| SCIENCE |
| Graphene-based audio devices allow communication at bat frequencies |
 | Physicists from the UC Berkeley, have used graphene to create ultra-thin, lightweight microphones and speakers that enable high-quality, ultrasonic two-way communication and a frequency response that is claimed to be flat across the entire audible spectrum. read more |
| SPACE |
| Quantum satellite reconfigures itself in orbit |
 | With the goal of creating a next-generation universal satellite, ESA, Eutelsat, and Airbus Defence & Space are developing the first fully reconfigurable Quantum satellite capable of altering itself in orbit to take on new roles. read more |
| WEARABLE ELECTRONICS |
| Pebble Time vs. Moto 360 |
 | If you're shopping for a smartwatch, but don't want to pay the US$350 and up (in some cases, way up) prices Apple wants for its Watch, then Pebble Time and the Moto 360 are two great alternatives. Join Gizmag, as we compare their features and specs. read more |
| AIRCRAFT |
| Solar Impulse 2 stuck in Hawaii after record-breaking flight |
 | The solar-powered, single-pilot aircraft began circling the globe in Abu Dhabi back in March, and is now in Hawaii after breaking records over the Pacific, which is where it looks like it will stay for a few weeks. read more |
| MUSIC |
| Antares puts pitch correction underfoot |
 | The company behind the ubiquitous pitch correction technology, Auto-Tune, has announced the ATG-1 Floor Processor. In addition to keeping a guitar in perfect pitch, the unit also caters for instant alternate tunings, tone modeling and sonic experimentation. read more |
| AIRCRAFT |
| Restored Spitfire fetches record £3,106,500 at auction |
 | One of only two Mk.1 Spitfires still able to fly today has sold for a record amount at Christie's auctions. The gavel fell at £3,106,500 (US$4,784,010) on the painstakingly restored RAF Spitfire P9374, far exceeding pre-auction estimates of £2.5m. read more |
| SPACE |
| Surgical team simulates zero-gravity surgery |
 | What happens and an astronaut needs surgery millions of miles from the nearest hospital? To seek answers, a surgical team recently carried out an operation on a simulated patient under weightless conditions. read more |
| AUTOMOTIVE |
| Smart steering wheel detects driver drowsiness |
 | We've already seen systems that detect driver fatigue via steering wheel movements, but engineering firm Hoffman and Krippner has developed what its designers believe is a better alternative – a fatigue-sensing steering wheel add-on that tracks the driver's grip. read more |
| AUTOMOTIVE |
| Iris adds HUD tech to existing cars |
 | Heads-up displays (HUDs) could eventually be standard equipment on most cars. In the meantime, what happens if you want the technology in your existing vehicle? Well, you might be able to install an Iris HUD system in place of your driver's-side windshield visor. read more |
| ELECTRONICS |
| High-performance flexible supercapacitors could power your next smartwatch |
 | Researchers at MIT have developed a new type of flexible, nanowire-based supercapacitor with performance vastly exceeding its graphene counterpart. It could find use as the ideal energy source for the next generation of fitness trackers and other wearable devices. read more |
| OUTDOORS |
| KantoorKaravaan off-grid office lets workers get back to nature |
 | City offices aren't always the most inspiring places to work, but the KantoorKaravaan is designed to help workers boost their productivity by letting them take their work to the great outdoors. read more |
| WEARABLE ELECTRONICS |
| BauBax Jacket bursts at the seams with features |
 | Most jackets offer very little usefulness beyond their ability to keep you warm and dry, save for a few pockets to keep a few basic items safe. But the BauBax Jacket is a travel jacket intended to offer a little more, with 14 different uses beyond a jacket's standard capabilities. read more |
| ARCHITECTURE |
| Walk-in cocktail creates a boozy atmosphere |
 | The Alcoholic Architecture bar is a walk-in cocktail that lets guests breathe in a cloud of alcoholic mist. Alcohol is absorbed into the bloodstream via the lungs and eyes. read more |
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