Fodor's Expert Review Franjevački samostan i Crkva sv. Franje Asiškog

Dalmatia's oldest Gothic church, consecrated in 1280, is a stellar example of a so-called Gothic monastic church, characterized by a single nave with a raised shrine. Although the church underwent extensive reconstruction in the 18th century, behind the main altar is a shrine dating to 1672; inside the shrine you can see choir stalls in the floral Gothic style that date to 1394. In 1358 a peace treaty was signed in this very sacristy under which the Venetian Republic ended centuries of attack and handed Zadar over to the protection of the Croat-Hungarian kingdom.

You can walk around the atmospheric inner courtyard for free, but you pay a fee to enter the church itself.

From mid-October through March or April, the church may keep irregular hours.