The Cathedral of St James in Šibenik (1431-1535), on the Dalmatian coast, is the fruitful outcome of considerable interchanges of influences between the three culturally different regions of Northern Italy, Dalmatia, and Tuscany in the 15th and 16th centuries. The three architects who succeeded one another in the construction of the Cathedral - Francesco di Giacomo, Georgius Mathei Dalmaticus and Niccolò di Giovanni Fiorentino - developed a structure built entirely from stone and using unique construction techniques for the vaulting and the dome of the Cathedral. The form and the decorative elements of the Cathedral, such as a remarkable frieze decorated with 71 sculptured faces of men, women, and children, also illustrate the successful fusion of Gothic and Renaissance art; in fact, the structural characteristics of the Cathedral of St James in Šibenik make it a unique and outstanding building in which Gothic and Renaissance forms have been successfully blended

 

 

HOW TO GET THERE

  1. https://www.np-krka.hr/en/
  2. http://np-kornati.hr/index.php?lang=en
  3. http://mc-faustvrancic.com/, https://www.tz-zlarin.hr/en/, https://visit-krapanjbrodarica.com/what-to-visit/krapanj/?lang=en
  4. https://www.skradin.hr/en/home/
  5. https://www.tz-primosten.hr/it/

    MUST SEE

  1. Monastry of St. Francis
  2. Historical cores of the city of Šibenik (churches, nobles palaces, monastires, public cistern, medieval garden of st Lawrence, ...)
  3. Fortification system of the city of Šibenik

CAN'T MISS

  1. Krka National park
  2. Kornati National park
  3. Three islands: Prvić, Zlarin, Krapanj (story about faust vrančić, red koral and the sponges)
  4. City of Skradin- gastro centar of all region (story about food and wine)
  5. Wineyard of Primošten

ASSOCIATED CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Croatian Chamber of Economy – Šibenik County Chamber
fra Jerolima Milete 31 - 22000 Šibenik

Tel.: +385 22 311600
E-mail:hgksi@hgk.hr
Web: https://www.hgk.hr/zupanijska-komora-%C5%A1ibenik