City Tourist Association: Ul. Fausta Vrancica 18
The historic town of Sibenik, connected with the expansion and
development of
the early
Croatian state,
is rich in
cultural and
historical
monuments. The
most
representative
among them is
the famous
Cathedral of
Sibenik, one of
the most
original
architectural
projects of the
late Middle
Ages, primarily
linked to the
local master
Juraj Matejev
Dalmatinac
(George of
Dalmatia).
Sibenik is today
a tourist centre
situated in the
area where the
best-indented
archipelago in
Europe (Islands
of Kornati) and
karst
hydrographical
phenomena
(Skradinski Buk,
Visovac, Roski
Waterfall) merge
into the
ecologically and
aesthetically
most attractive
tourist and
recreational
zone on the
Croatian
Adriatic.
sibenik is
the birthplace
of one of the
greatest world
basketball
players Drazen
Petrovic. There
are many
recreational
sports grounds,
and Jadrija has
beach-volleyball
facilities.
Water sports
offer includes
yachting and
rowing. There
are several
diving clubs
organizing
diving courses
and underwater
photo-safari.
The Dubrava
Hawking Centre
organizes
falconry courses
lead by top
experts. Hunting
of small game
(hare, pheasant,
etc.) is
organized for
advanced
participants.
There is a
horseback riding
school in
Jadrtovac.
Restaurants
offer domestic
specialities
(lamb, grilled
dishes, baked
dishes -
especially
turkey). In the
quarter called
Dolac, in the
town centre,
there are about
a hundred cafés
with music.
The most
popular cultural
events include
the
International
Child's Festival
(last week in
June and first
week in July),
the Summer Organ
School (in the
second half of
August) and the
Sibenik Summer.
The Day of St.
James (25th of
July), the
patron saint of
the city, is
festively
commemorated.
The marina of the hotel resort Solaris has 150 berths in the sea.
SIBENIK, a city and port in northern Dalmatia, not far from the estuary of the Krka river into the Bay of Sibenik, connected by narrow straits with the Sibenik Channel; population 41,012. The city is arranged amphitheatrically around the natural harbour and on the surrounding hill slopes. The climate is mild. The average air temperature in January is 6.5°C and 24.2°C in July; around 2,750 hours of sunshine a year. Economy is based on industry (non-ferrous metals, aluminium), textiles and food processing as well as on shipbuilding and tourism. The city, with the old fortresses of St. Anne, St. John and Subicevac overlooking it, consists of the Old Town, characterized by narrow and steep alleys in the west, and the modern part in the north and south-east. Sibenik is a cultural centre: the International Child's Festival. There is a department of the Faculty of Economics of the Split University. Chief occupations in the Sibenik surroundings are viniculture, vegetable and fruit growing. Natural beauty of the region (Skradinski Buk, Roski Waterfall, the small island of Visovac on the Krka, the Kornati Archipelago) as well as the rich cultural and historical heritage of the city attract many tourists and excursionists. Sibenik lies at the intersection of the main roads Zadar - Sibenik - Split (M2, E65) and Sibenik - Drnis - Knin (M11.02); the railroad over Perkovic connects Sibenik with the railroad Zagreb - Knin - Split. Ferry connections with the neighbouring islands (Prvic, Zlarin, Zirje, Kaprije, Obonjan).
