ZADAR
	The ancient city of Zadar is situated close to four national parks and 50 attractive tourist resorts. The region of Zadar covers 1200 kilometers of the picturesque coastline and archipelago of more than 300 islands and islets rich in peaceful sandy beaches and numerous little coves and bays. In its history Zadar passed through different stages of development. In the 9th c. B.C. Zadar had been known as a settlement of Liburns (Illyrians).Then it become a Roman colony. Later, Zadar was a certain time under the Byzantine rule. Since the 9th c., well known as the period of Croatian rulers, the Croats have been gradually settling in. A great number of archeological sites, historical and cultural monuments tell us about the rich history of the city (city walls, the Roman Forum, numerous early Christian churches, various buildings dating from Romanic, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque periods, famous collection of sacral silver and gold objects, etc.). The first university center, on the eastern Adriatic coast, was founded in Zadar. The first Croatian novel was written in Zadar(beginning of the 16th c.), the first Croatian newspapers were published in here, etc