Šibenik, from our door

The oldest native Croatian town on the Adriatic, first mentioned in 1066, with two UNESCO World Heritage sites a short walk from the hotel.

Distances from the hotel

All of the old town is walkable. These are the distances from our front door.

St. Michael’s Fortress above the old town

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100 m Old town
160 m Bus terminal
180 m City library
220 m Šibenik theatre
300 m Ferry port and railway station
350 m City museum
400 m Cathedral of St. JamesUNESCO World Heritage, 2000
450 m Monastery garden of St. Lawrence
550 m St. Michael’s FortressOpen-air summer stage
600 m Barone Fortress
700 m St. John’s Fortress
1.1 km Banj city beach
15 min St. Nicholas FortressUNESCO World Heritage, 2017; by boat or along the channel
20 min Jadrija beachBy car or by city boat

UNESCO World HeritageDistances from the hotel door

Four sights not to miss

400 m UNESCO World Heritage

Cathedral of St. James

One of the most significant architectural achievements in Croatia, the cathedral was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2000. It was built over more than a hundred years, in the 15th and 16th centuries, entirely of stone. Its master builders were Juraj Dalmatinac (Georgius Mathei Dalmaticus) and Nikola Firentinac (Niccolò di Giovanni Fiorentino).

Begun in the Gothic style and completed in the Renaissance, it is crowned by Fiorentino’s dome, damaged in the Croatian War of Independence and today a symbol of Šibenik. Look for the frieze of 71 carved heads on the outside of the apses; historians still debate who they portray.

15 min UNESCO World Heritage

St. Nicholas Fortress

Standing at the entrance to the St. Anthony Channel, St. Nicholas is a unique Renaissance work of Venetian military architecture. It was built on the islet of Ljuljevac, once home to a Benedictine monastery of St. Nicholas, to a design by Gian Girolamo Sanmicheli, beginning in 1540 after Skradin fell to the Ottomans.

Its original form and rare Renaissance solutions earned it a place on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2017, as part of the Venetian Works of Defence between the 16th and 17th centuries.

550 m

St. Michael’s Fortress

Built on a steep rock above the old town, St. Michael’s was the heart of the city’s defences, with views over the islands of the archipelago. Šibenik, the oldest native Croatian town on the Adriatic, grew within its walls and is first mentioned on Christmas Day 1066, when King Petar Krešimir IV stayed here.

Restored in 2014, the fortress now hosts a remarkable open-air summer stage for concerts.

600 m

Barone Fortress

Barone was raised immediately after St. John’s Fortress, as the Ottoman army approached during the Cretan War. It is named after Baron Christoph Martin von Degenfeld, commander of the city’s defence, and took its final shape in 1659.

Today an extended-reality experience brings back the characters, sounds and scenes of 17th-century Šibenik, and the terrace has one of the best views of the town.

Further afield

Our team can book boats, guides and transfers for all of these.

Krka National Park

about 20 km

With seven waterfalls and a 242 m drop over 72.5 km, the Krka is a karst phenomenon. Walk the footpaths, take a boat trip and visit the museum and old mills.

Kornati National Park

full-day boat trip

The most indented archipelago in the Mediterranean: around 140 uninhabited islands, with white sea-facing cliffs known as the Kornati crowns.

Panorama of the Šibenik riva, old town and cathedral dome from the hotel roof

Zlarin and the islands

boats from the riva

Car-free Zlarin, the island of coral, is a short boat ride from the waterfront. Ask us about a private boat that picks you up in front of the hotel.

Evening walk along the fortress walls above Šibenik

Šibenik on screen

self-guided walk

Three episodes of the fifth season of Game of Thrones were filmed in Šibenik’s medieval streets. Our reception has a map of the locations.

Beaches

Banj, the city beach, is 1.1 km along the coast, with a view back over the old town. Jadrija, with its sandy shallows and a lighthouse, is about 20 minutes by car or by the city boat from the riva.

Wake up facing the sea

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