Zadar won the title of Best European Destination 2016 by European Best Destinations, beating 19 other cities.

Results were announced on February 11, 2016.

Voting started on January 20 and ran until February 10, and Zadar is in competition with Athens, Prague, Amsterdam, Kotor, Brussels, Paris, Novi Sad, Berlin, Plovdiv, Vienna, Edinburgh, Madrid, Rome, Barcelona, Nicosia, Azores, Nantes, London and Milan. Best European Destinations says of Zadar:

“The city of Zadar is a city of exceptional history and rich cultural heritage, a city of tourism. Our website will try to offer you a complete tourist offer, from searching for an ideal accommodation, autochthonous gourmand delicacies, cultural monuments, a variety of excursion programs and numerous tourist activities that the city offers by combining the beauty of the past and all the privileges that the modern traveller demands. Zadar is a city monument, surrounded by historical ramparts, a treasury of the archaeological and monumental riches of ancient and medieval times, Renaissance and many contemporary architectural achievements such as the first Sea Organ in the world.”

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