Bibinje (4,000 inhabitants) is situated southeast from the historical city Zadar, between the Adriatic tourist road and the sea, having a four kilometre coast with beaches and pathways. The name Bibano/Bibanum dates as far back as the 11th century. The population always depended on agriculture and cattle breeding, followed by the fishing trade in more recent times. Tourism dates back to the middle of the 20th century. There is a marina in the Bibinje areal called Dalmatia, with various facilities. Its area is about 70,000 m2, and it is th the largest Adriatic marina with 1,400 berths. Depending on your needs, Bibinje offers more than 1000 registered rooms and apartments with 4,000 beds. There are 10 camps to be chosen from, all of them situated only a few meters away from the sea. Local restaurants offer special dishes of the region, there are cafés, small shops, a self-service shop in the town centre, a repair shop for motor vehicles and boat engines. There is a post office with money exchange office, a kindergarten, a general practice clinic, a dentist's office, a drug store. All necessary information you can get in the Bibinje Tourist office. There is a very interesting ethnographic collection in the town museum, and sacral 15th century exhibits in the John the Baptist's Church. There are five Catholic churches in Bibinje. Two are open for the religion's activities: the St. Rok Church (St. Rok is the protector of Bibinje), built in the 16th century, and the newly built Assumption of the Virgin Mary Church, completed in 1984.
