Zadar through the ages

Zadar in 1580

Venetian Zara

Zara in 1580 stands as Venice's fortified Dalmatian capital, newly ringed with modern bastions and a ceremonious Land Gate by Sanmicheli. This walk passes the city's Roman core, its straight Kalelarga, marble quays crowded with galleys, and the low islands and saline flats that supply its salt and wine.

The city reads as a compact stone town of pale limestone and red tile, its low Roman bulkings interrupted by medieval towers and the recent angular silhouette of Venetian bastions. A round, squat St Donatus sits upon the old forum, the slim campanile of St Anastasia pierces the skyline, and marble quays line a small, busy harbour where wooden galleys and round Adriatic cargo ships ride at anchor under bright Adriatic light.

Planned from the Wikipedia record: Zadar.