Šibenik is located in the central part of the Croatian Adriatic Coast, in the picturesque bay where the Krka River, one of the most beautiful karst rivers in Croatia enters the sea. Šibenik can be easily reached by air via Airport of Split (45 km away) and Airport of Zadar (50 km away). The A1 motorway connects Šibenik with Zagreb (280 km) and the rest of Europe. The Krka national park, one of the most beautiful natural sites in Croatia is just 10 km away from the city. Šibenik today is the administrative, political, economic, social and cultural centre of the County of Šibenik and Knin which extends along the 100 kilometre long coastline between the Zadar and Split Rivieras, extending up to 45 kilometres into the hinterland area, at the bottom of Dinara mountain. Šibenik and Knin County has 242 islands, islets and above-sea reefs. Most of this archipelago is in the north-western part of Šibenik's waters and is especially indented, bare and sparsely inhabited. The area of Šibenik has only 10 island settlements. The most numerous group of islands are the Kornati (national park), widely known for their bizarre shapes and splendid natural beauties.

Šibenik, the oldest native Croatian city on the Adriatic, is located in the most protected natural harbour, in the centre of the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea, at the mouth of the beautiful Krka River, at the sources of Croatia’s rich history, probably in the place where some of the original Croatian settlers first saw the incomparably blue Adriatic, as capricious as it is beautiful that both protected and defended them, fed and took care of them for as long as they could remember. Today Šibenik has almost 50.000 inhabitants.

St. Michael’s Fortress is located at a height of 70m above the sea behind the old city agglomeration. It was built, in the period from the 15th to 17th century, out of dressed white stone. Thanks to archeological research, remains of a culture from the prehistoric Iron Age have been found, which proves that the fortress was built by Croats in a place that was once known as a post of old Illyrians. There are two entrances to the fortress; one is located in the wall towards the old cemetery and the other on the north side.