Zadar is a proud owner of a unique blend of architecture and music, the world-famous Sea Organ wich was broken off and then gently shaped and returned to the sea. It stretches out over about seventy metres of the Zadar waterfront, below which, at the level of the lowest low tide, 35 pipes of various lengths, diameters and slopes have been installed. When the most beautiful sunset illuminates the waterfront, the game of lights by the Greeting to the Sun accompanies the rhythm of the waves and the sounds of the Sea Organ.

The Zadar seafront called Riva, is a place of meeting, gathering and happenings, as well as a place for pleasant strolls with the view over the Ugljan and Pašman islands, and the endless open sea to the northwest.

The construction of Riva is connected to 1868 when, by the order of the Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph, Zadar was no longer a city-fortress, and that reflected very quickly on its urban development.