The most protected harbour of the central Adriatic, near the mouth of the Krka River as it enters the sea belongs to the city of Šibenik, the centre of a tourist region with two national parks and a green hinterland that naturally blends into the coastline, the wealth of culture and historical heritage and the beauties of the local waters with their lacework of as many as 240 larger and smaller islands and rocks. Of them all only Žirje, Zlarin, Prvić, Kaprije, Krapanj and Murter are inhabited, the rest are not. [opširnije]

Monuments of culture and history to this day bear witness to the long period of settled life in the region and to the building skill of the region's inhabitants, among which the antiquity period sites of Bribirska glavica and Roman-era Skardon stand out, as does the Šibenik fortifications of St. Michael, St. Ivan Šubićevac and St. Nicholas – the Knin fortress. The Šibenik Fortress itself was built in the 9th century while the city is first mentioned in 1066 in a donation made by Croatian King Petar Krešimir... [opširnije]

The Šibenik region has organised cycling paths in the vicinities of Šibenik, Vodice and Primošten. Murter every year hosts an underwater fishing event while the opportunities for nautical tourism are great, thanks to the exceptionally large number of islands, bays and gentle coves offering safe harbour to nautical tourists. There is Bungee jumping and parasailing from the Šibenik Bridge. The Jadrija area offers an entire series of excellent winds for surfing, a north-easterly Bora wind and a moderate southerly... [opširnije]

The cuisine of the Šibenik area is typical of Dalmatian cookery, with plenty of fish and shellfish among which Šibenik mussels stand out as a local speciality, known far and wide for their flavour and size, especially those gathered at the mouth of the Krka river as it enters the sea, not far from the Šibenik bridge. One of the meals often prepared in these parts is a simple but tasty dish of salted anchovies in olive oil as is lamb prepared on an open fire under a baker's lid. [opširnije]

Hailing from the Šibenik region are former NBA basketball player Dražen Petrović who died tragically, actor Goran Višnjić, Faust Vrančić, the inventor of the parachute, and world famous pianist Maksim Mrvica