Trip · About 3.5 hours south
Two UNESCO World Heritage Sites in one town, and the travertine waterfalls of Krka National Park just upstream.
Day trip feature
A cathedral built entirely of stone, a Venetian sea fortress, and a river that tumbles through a canyon in white cascades.
See the 71 carved heads of the cathedral, climb to the fortresses for the view, and walk the boardwalks at Skradinski buk.
Read the full back story below, then plan your trip.
The back story
A cathedral built entirely of stone, two UNESCO sites in one town, and the waterfalls of Krka.
UNESCO World Heritage
A Renaissance cathedral built entirely of stone, with a frieze of 71 carved heads.
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UNESCO World Heritage
A Venetian sea fortress at the entrance to Šibenik channel.
Stone lanes and fortresses
A steep maze of stone lanes and stairs, crowned by the fortresses of St Michael and Barone.
Travertine waterfalls
The River Krka’s canyon and waterfalls, with boardwalks at Skradinski buk and the island monastery of Visovac.
About 3.5 hours
Šibenik is about three and a half hours from Zagreb by motorway, with buses from Zagreb; Krka is a short drive from Šibenik.
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