Vodice in Croatia
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Vodice was first mentioned in 1402 although it was founded already in the Roman times as Arausa. Its name derives from the word meaning water sources which supplied the whole area. The defense walls from the times of the Turks with the Coric tower testify the past times. Other similar monuments are St. Cross' church on the former graveyard, built in 1421 and the parish church in the town centre built in 1746. Vodice is a very popular tourist destination in Croatia, with most of the population oriented towards tourism and providing accommodation for visitors in hotels, apartments and houses.
Vodice is one of biggest tourist centers on Middle Adriatic with realization over 50 000 tourist acco...
Village Sepurine shares the island with Prvic-Luka. It's an old village of farmers and fishermen. Its...
Up on the jetty beneath Prvic harbour
View on the Adriatic Sea and the bridge crossing it. To the right the city of Sibenic is located and ...
The Fort of St Nicholas (Sv. Nikola) was built in 1540 at the entrance to the St Anthony Channel (Sv....
The Fort of St Nicholas (Sv. Nikola) was built in 1540 at the entrance to the St Anthony Channel (Sv....
The Fort of St Nicholas (Sv. Nikola) was built in 1540 at the entrance to the St Anthony Channel (Sv....
This locality was protected in 1974.The protected landscape of the Channel-Harbour encompasses the ar...
Sibenik was mentioned for the first time under its present name in 1066 in a Charter of the Croatian ...
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