Vodice

Vodice is a place located 10 km north of Šibenik in Northern Dalmatia.
Vodice (about 5,000 inhabitants) affects most of Dalmatia travelers. Many coves and picturesque buildings are real rarity. The place is totally tailored on tourism due to narrow space. It is one of the most popular tourist destinations on the Adriatic. Vodice offers plenty of tourist facilities and entertainment. This attractive destination is settled 12km northeast from the town of Sibenik, located along the coast in a large bay. It has an excellent traffic connection with other Adriatic cities and inland as well. For tourists and all hosts there are numerous ferry lines which connects cities and smaller places on island.

Here is Vodice located

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How to get to Vodice

It has a good connections with all parts of Croatia.
From the bus station there are buses after Zadar, Split, Varazdin, Ljubljana and Pula.

There are International ferry lines:

• Zadar – Ancona
• Split – Ancona

All reservations and tickets can be found in office of

• Jadrolinija – Sibenik

tel: +385 22 213468 or

• Jadrolinija – Zadar

tel: +385 23 250 555

• Jadrolinija – Split

tel: +385 21 338 333

The town of Vodice is well connected with train also to other parts of Croatia.

Map of Vodice

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Pictures of Vodice

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  Hotels Olympia and Imperial

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  Fortress tower

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  Monumental and Hotel Punta

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  Marina

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  Diskothek Hacienda

History of Vodice

Vodice was known in the Roman times as a settlement called Arausa which means water sources which supplied the whole area. It was mentioned for the first time in documents in the 15th ct.
The defense walls from the times of the Turks with the Coric tower are the memory on the past times. In the 15th century the Turkish began to spread an empire and on the following areas. In period of the republic of Venice in Sibenik and the nearby inhabited places, started the built of towers and walls, because of an immediate danger.

Population has daily suffer because of all Turkish attacks.

Sibenik has several times tried to absolve Rakitnicu, but so well-determined structure could not recover. With Citadels, the Turks had to hand the entire surroundings of Murter to Sibenik and all more powerful coastal town. Several times they tried to win and the island of Prvic.

The Vodice is associated with the start of construction of the church of St. Cross the end of today’s hotel Punta, in 1402. Other similar monuments are St.Cross’s church on the former graveyard, built in 1421 and the parish church in the town center built in 1746. On the nearby hill Okit during the Turkish invasions, refugees founded a settlement and on its top was built in 1660 the chapel of Lady of Mercy.

What to see in Vodice

• Church of Sv. Cross

A small street leads to the former parish church of St. Cross and to the cemetery from the 17th Century.

• Parish

It is located in the city center. The bell tower is offset to the church entrance.

• Tower Čarić

In addition, there is the medieval tower Čarić.

Excursions in the region of Vodice

At the harbor there are daily ferry lines to the islands: Prvic, Zlarin with destination Šibenik.

Besides other facilities there are the daily trips to the Kornati and the Krka waterfalls in the program.
Walk in the neighboring Tribunj with a beautiful old town (on an upstream island – by a bridge to the mainland) and the hills where is lying a church. Here you will feel a fantastic view into the countryside.

In the northern hinterland stands the pilgrimage church of Our Lady of Mount Caramel, which from a far gives you a fantastic view.

• Murter

From the bus station buses to Zadar, Sibenik and the island of Murter

• Ethnoland Dalmati in Pakovo Selo
• Tour with Panorama bus on route: Vodice–Sibenik–Primosten, 3 times a day…

Accommodations in Vodice

Hotels in Vodice

• Hotel Kristina in Vodice
• Hotel Dalmatino in Vodice **
• Villa Klara in Vodice **
• Apartments Villa Matilda in Vodice ***
• Hotel Imperial in Vodice ***
• Hotel Olympia in Vodice ***
• Hotel Orion in Vodice ***
• Hotel Punta in Vodice ***

Camping in Vodice

• Camping Miran Pirovac
• Camping Dalmatia Tisno
• Camping Jazina Tisno
• Camping Imperial Vodice

Private accommodations in Vodice

>> More apartments in Vodice can be found here.

Weather in Vodice

Below you see the current weather forecast for Vodice. The climate table of Vodice tells you which temperatures can be expected for each month.

Current weather in Vodice and a 7-day weather forecast for Vodice

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Climate in Vodice

Sports & leisure opportunities in Vodice

• ACI Marina Vodice

Marina offers a great water sports of all kinds…

Where to eat in Vodice

• Tavern Dulcin (on the market at the Arcade) Served origin Dalmatian specialties

Beaches in Vodice

The beaches north of the city near the Hotel Punta are basically made of solid rock and bathing plateau. South of the city near the Olympics and Imperial hotels, are gravel beaches.

The water in Vodice is very clean, as confirmed by the high number of sea shows (do not forget bathing shoes). The beach along the promenade in front of hotels and Imperial Olympic consists of pebbly beach.

Nightlife and entertainment in Vodice

• Disco Hacienda at the outskirts of Vodice in the direction of Sibenik

Cultural events in Vodice

• Corpus Christ procession

Videos of Vodice

Below you can find travel videos from Vodice. The videos from Vodice are provided by CroVideos.com, the video portal for Croatia.

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