Villa Medici

Biograd, a city and the port in northern Dalmatia, 28 km south of Zadar, according to the 2011 census has a population of 5,569. It is located on a small peninsula and the mainland. On the northern side of the bay Bošana and on the southern bay. In front of the town are the islands Planac and St. Catherine (with a lighthouse). The average air temperature in January is 7 °C and in July 24.5 °C, with an annual rainfall of 840 mm. The bay is a large public, sandy beach surrounded by pine trees. Biograd is a local commercial and traffic center, with good connections with its hinterland, surrounding coastal villages and small towns and the island of Pasman.

Thanks to its position on the most indented part of the Croatian Adriatic coast, the area provides excellent opportunities for nautical tourism and sailing more than any other part of the Mediterranean. In the immediate vicinity are three national parks: Paklenica, Kornati Archipelago and Krka, as well as the Nature Park and Lake Vrana.