2. Zadar
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.
3. About our school
Gimnazija Jurja Barakovića is one of the oldest
secondary school in Croatian named by Renaissance
poet Juraj Baraković. Since 1866 when it was
established, the school has been a symbol of Croatian
education due to its excellent students. Nowdays, the
school can commend whit a lot of successful people
that attended it.
Famous former students of the school: Doris Pinčić,
Natalie Dizdar, Zoran Primorac, Ivan Aralica, Dinko
Šimonović…
4. What to see in Zadar?
Church of Saint Donat
Saint Anastasia’s Cathedral
Sea Organ
The Greeting to the Sun
The Gold and Silver of Zadar
And much more…
5. Church of Saint Donat
The symbol of the city of Zadar and the most famous
monumental edifice in Croatia from the early Middle
Ages (9th c.). Round pre-Romanesque church which
was called the Church of the Holy Trinity until the 15th
c., and from that time on carries the name of Saint
Donat, by the bishop who had it built.
6. Saint Anastasia’s Cathedral
The biggest cathedral in Dalmatia. Its oldest parts are
an early Christian basilica, but its present Romanesque
appearance was shaped in the 12th century. During the
crusaders' siege and conquest of the city in 1202, the
Cathedral was damaged, but later it was reconstructed
and made longer.
7. Sea Organ
Sea Organ can be observed as a differently shaped part
of the coast which consists of several stairs that
descend into the sea. Under the stairs, 35 pipes of
different lenght, diameter and tilts were built in vertically
to the coast. On the pipes there are LABIUMS
(whistles), which play 7 chords of 5 tones. Above the
canal there are perforated stone stairs through which
the sound comes out, the air pushed by the sea.
8. The Greeting to the Sun
On Istarska obala, at the very end of the Zadar
peninsula, next to the famous Sea Organs, shines
the Greeting to the Sun made by the same
architect Nikola Bašić. The Greeting to the Sun consists
of three hundred multi-layered glass plates that produce
a marvelous, exceptionally impressive show of light in
the rhythm of the waves and the sounds of the Sea
organs during the night.
9. “Barkajoli”
Whether you want to visit Sea Organ, Church of Saint
Donat or you are just a student that goes to the college,
one of the fastest way to get to the center of Zadar is by
Zadar’s boatmen, “barkajoli”. For over 800 years they
have been connecting the two ends of Zadar's harbour
with their small rowboats in any weather conditions, and
in so doing have saved the time of their faithful
passengers. This tradition has been passed on from
father to son for centuries and has survived despite the
challenges of modern times.
10. Business hours
5 of the boat-ride men work in shifts. Althougt one of
their rides last just 1,5 minute, they work in shifts of 4
hours. During the winter time they work for about 15
hours per day and during the summer time, they
sometimes work whole day.
11. Problems of boat-ride men
It is not secret that nowdays boat-ride men have to be
careful because of ferries that cross their route. What
makes their job even more difficult are waves and rain
caused by bad weather conditions. It’s not secret that
waves even overturned their rowboat once.
12. Daily routine
Despite the bridge that also conects two ends of Zadar,
many of people prefer boat-ride men. By the time, it has
become their daily routine to use boat-ride men
services.
