Your day, step by step
08:30
Walk from Vrulje into the Old Town (about 10 minutes).
09:00
Climb through the lanes to St Michael's Fortress as it opens (€11.50, or €15 for all three fortresses). A free audio guide is included.
10:30
Walk back down the narrow streets to St James's Cathedral.
11:15
The Four Wells square, the medieval garden of St Lawrence's monastery and the main street, Kalelarga.
12:30
Lunch, for example at Nostalgija or Marenda.
13:30
Walk about 10 minutes from the Old Town to Banj beach for a swim.
15:45
Walk back through the Old Town towards Vrulje.
16:30
Back on board, 60 minutes before all-aboard.
- Latest you can leave Old Town (ship at Vrulje)16:30
Where to leave from, and when
on foot bus, train, boat taxiPins show when to leave each place. Lines: route back to your ship.
Going further? Leave by these times
- Old Town (ship at Vrulje)Walk about 10 min to Vrulje16:30
- Old Town (ship at anchor)Walk to the tender landing, plus the tender queue16:00
- Banj beach (ship at Vrulje)Walk about 10 min to the Old Town, then about 10 min to Vrulje16:10
- Skradin (Krka, by bus)Bus to Šibenik, 20–30 min; buses hourly or every 90 min15:00
- Skradinski buk (Krka)Park boat to Skradin about 25 min, then bus to Šibenik 20–30 min14:00
Where people get Šibenik wrong
Taking the bus to Krka without checking the hourly-at-best return buses from Skradin.
Built from our Šibenik guide, checked against 17 official sources (October 2026). Nothing here is guessed. Read the full guide or see the sources.
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