Communism and World War II Tour

The tour begins at Roman Forum and we will walk the main street of Zadar, Kalelarga, which was badly destroyed in the WW2, as well as the People's Square, the center of social life with fascist architecture.

Zadar came under the rule of fascist Italy in the first part of the 20th century. As an important fascist and later nazi strategic point, Zadar was a target of a disastrous bombing campaign in the Second World War when 80% of the Old Town was destroyed.

Have your ever wondered what it was like to live under fascism? Or nazism? Or even communism? This tour answers those questions and many more.

After the war, there was a new totalitarian rule - a communist one. A specific liberal style of communism brought both prosperity and misery to the people. Western products were copied or smuggled into the state and others.

We will visit Zadar's walls and have a great view of the former Nazi military harbor that will help picturing life in Zadar during the WW2. At Teatro Verdi sight find out the renovation in communist Yugoslavia under Tito proved to be problematic. Orhodox Church is another place where you'll learn the history of conflicts between Croatia and Serbia to have a better understanding of the whole region. We also visit the WW2 bunker and find out about the Croatian Homeland War in the short multimedial presentation.