See the magical Croatian city where the ocean indeed sings

Zadar, the house of the Organ Marine, is a place of another world.


If you want to attend a phenomenon that seems to be real magic, you must follow a trip to the coastal town of Zadar, Croatia. With its narrow marble aisles, its orange roofs burned, its medieval accommodations and sunny bars and restaurants serving a delicious Mediterranean cuisine, Zadar is worth both a visit alone because it has all the charm and history of A seaside town in Italy, a fraction of the cost. But the organ of the sea makes it particularly pilgrimage.

The old town is based on a peninsula on the dalmatian cost, then no matter the street you find yourself, you can hear the sound of the waves and feel the salt of the sea. At the end of the city of the city is a series of Large steps leading to the ocean - a poetic view alone, a poetic view that made all the more enchantment when you realize that the waves actually play music while they turn against marble steps. And for more amazing destinations, consult theThe village of fairy tale in Holland where the streets are in water.

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The origin

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Zadar traces its roots until the 9th century BC, while it was a settlement of a tribe Illyrian and was governed by Romans, Turks, Italians, Croats, Austrians and French throughout several centuries. In 1920, he became fallen to the Italians and was therefore strongly destroyed by the Allies. When construction started on the devastated city, much of the seafront has become a long wall of monotonous concrete. The sea organ was constructed by the Croatian architectNikola Bašić To bring back a beauty to the promenade, and he made his debut to the public on April 15, 2005.

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How it works

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Under the concrete posed an organ, 230 feet long with thirty-five organ pipes. When the seawater rushes through the small rectangular holes inside the steps, it floods the resonant rooms, pushing air in the whistles on the pipes, creating series of endless notes through the surface . It's a melody than in the most minimalist meaning, as itIt looks more like Random notes strangely played from the bottom of the ocean, or the solitary call of a whale lost at sea.

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Rewards

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In 2006, the Croatian architect Nikola Bašić received the European Urban Public Space Award in Barcelona for its Zadar Sea Orgor project, as the best of 207 candidate projects from all over Europe. It is considered one of the strengths of a trip to Croatia.

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When should we go

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While tourists and natives seem Languour on the steps, listening to the haunting melody of the sea and plaguing in the Adriatic sun, it is imperative to be there at sunset., Because you are at the end of the peninsula. The horizon wraps around you and you can see the sun lie down on the right side while the left is already completely fitted in the night. This is the ideal place to sit and contemplate the majesty of beauty around you.

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