Church of St Donatus

Zadar Cathedral is a Romanesque building with three naves, it is the largest church in Dalmatia. It was built twice, in the 9th and 11th centuries on the site of an early Christian basilica, and in the 12th and 13th centuries. The late Romanesque façade with arcades with columns in the upper part was completed in 1324.

The church of St. Chrysogone is a Romanesque church built in the 10th century, rebuilt and enlarged in 1175. It is currently the only remaining part of the former great medieval male Benedictine monastery that was located there. Construction of the bell tower began in 1485, but stopped in 1546 and was never completed. Next to the church are the remains of the medieval Benedictine monastery, which was rebuilt in the 19th century and then demolished during the Second World War.

The Monastery of St Francis Assisi is a Franciscan Monastery from the 13th century. Its church is the oldest gothic church in the region of Dalmatia. The Franciscan school was the origin of the University of Zadar. The museum of the monastery preserves many interesting artefacts.