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Things to do in Šibenik & Krka
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Sightlore has 17 places to explore in Šibenik & Krka, and 15 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Šibenik & Krka's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Šibenik bridge
Reinforced-concrete arch bridge over the mouth of the Krka on the Adriatic coastal road, built in 1964–1966.
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Šibenik City Museum
City museum with archaeological, cultural-history, modern-history and ethnographic departments.
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Church of the Holy Spirit
Church in the old centre, standing on the site of an older church destroyed in the great fire of 1458.
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Šubićevac Memorial Park
Memorial park for the patriots and anti-fascists shot here by the Italian fascists in 1941–1943.
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Krka National Park
Krka National Park is one of the Croatian national parks, named after the river Krka that it encloses.
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Church of Saint Chrysogonus
Twelfth-century church, the oldest surviving religious building in Šibenik, originally Romanesque.
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Cathedral of the Dormition of the Mother of God
The Cathedral of the Dormition of the Theotokos is an Eastern Orthodox church located in Šibenik, Croatia. It is under jurisdiction of the Eparchy of Dalmatia of the Serbian Orthodox Church and serves as its cathedral church.
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Saint Barbara's Church
Church east of the cathedral on the way to the old main square, housing a small collection of religious art.
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Roški Waterfall
The sixth waterfall on the Krka, inside Krka National Park, known for its stepped cascades.
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Skradinski buk
The seventh, last and longest tufa barrier on the Krka, one of Croatia's best-known natural sights.
Discovery routes in Šibenik & Krka
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Šibenik: St James and the Fortresses
From St Michael's Fortress to the Cathedral of St James with its 71 stone faces, through churches in narrow lanes to the theatre and Šubićevac park.
From Šibenik to the Krka Waterfalls
St Nicholas Fortress at the channel mouth, the Šibenik bridge, Skradinski buk waterfall, Visovac monastery in the middle of the lake, Roški slap and Krka National Park.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Saint Michael's Fortress
St. Michael's Fortress is a medieval fort in Šibenik, Šibenik-Knin County, Croatia, situated on a steep hill above the old historic center of the city.
Croatian National Theatre in Šibenik
Šibenik's first theatre, founded in 1870.
St. Nicholas Fortress
St. Nicholas Fortress is a fortress located at the entrance to St.
Šibenik bridge
Reinforced-concrete arch bridge over the mouth of the Krka on the Adriatic coastal road, built in 1964–1966.
Museums
Šibenik City Museum
City museum with archaeological, cultural-history, modern-history and ethnographic departments.
Places of worship
Šibenik Cathedral
The Cathedral of St. James or simply Šibenik Cathedral is a triple-nave Catholic cathedral with three apses and a dome (32 m high inside) in Šibenik, Croatia.
Saint Barbara's Church
Church east of the cathedral on the way to the old main square, housing a small collection of religious art.
Church of Saint Chrysogonus
Twelfth-century church, the oldest surviving religious building in Šibenik, originally Romanesque.
Church of the Holy Spirit
Church in the old centre, standing on the site of an older church destroyed in the great fire of 1458.
Cathedral of the Dormition of the Mother of God
The Cathedral of the Dormition of the Theotokos is an Eastern Orthodox church located in Šibenik, Croatia. It is under jurisdiction of the Eparchy of Dalmatia of the Serbian Orthodox Church and serves as its cathedral church.
Visovac Monastery
The Visovac Monastery, part of the Franciscan Province of the Most Holy Redeemer based in Split, is a Catholic (Roman Rite) monastery on the island of Visovac in the Krka National Park, Croatia.
Church of St. Dominic
Dominican church in the old centre of Šibenik.
Nature
Šubićevac Memorial Park
Memorial park for the patriots and anti-fascists shot here by the Italian fascists in 1941–1943.
Skradinski buk
The seventh, last and longest tufa barrier on the Krka, one of Croatia's best-known natural sights.
Roški Waterfall
The sixth waterfall on the Krka, inside Krka National Park, known for its stepped cascades.
Krka National Park
Krka National Park is one of the Croatian national parks, named after the river Krka that it encloses.
Beach Banj, Šibenik
Banj Beach is the most famous beach based in Šibenik, Croatia. It was built in 2012. It is located one kilometer away from the center of the town.
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