Mali Lošinj to Zadar

Travel Day

An early ferry took us back to the mainland and we had the afternoon to explore Zadar. This is a the urban centre of northern Dalmatia. It was almost razed during WWII, but the handful of old buildings that survived are beautiful examples of centuries of Mediterranean architectural influence.

Some interesting modern installations - the sea organ - an experimental musical instrument mounted beneath the promenade and played by the waves of the sea. It’s quite a haunting sound - I wonder what the marine life make of it?

Salutations to the Sun is a large area of tiny solar panels that collect energy during the day, and at night provide a colourful light show as well as powering the promenade lights.

In the evening I skipped the walking tour of the old city, and instead went to a Banksy exhibition (mostly his early work) - so it wasn’t quite a as interesting as I had hoped.

I also indulged in my first bit of retail therapy on the trip - NOT a fridge magnet (as suggested by Murray) but a summery linen dress.Read more