This paper first talks about fortification architecture in Croatia, valorization of fortifications and their use, furthermore we will talk about cultural heritage and cultural tourism in general, and later it is followed by fortification culture and examples of the same. For the sake of transparency, only a few sights that are on the UNESCO list and their role in today's time period and why they look the way they look today have been singled out. The role of fortifications today is also shown, when they are no longer used for their original purpose, but have been drastically changed to serve as a park, park, road – parking lot, and numerous services and institutions. It can be concluded that Zadar fortresses and other mentioned sights are a significant element of cultural heritage, intriguing and different from the fortifications of other cities in their incorporation into modern parts of the city. However, it is the responsibility of those who make the tourist offer of the city to determine the quality exhibit and place a certain part of the demand of visitors - interested in cultural content and urban tourism. Furthermore, innovative ideas need to create an authentic experience for tourists when visiting forts, so that visitors remember these forts and that destination in the sea of diverse tourist offer, and to tell everyone their positive experiences from destinations, which is often the best marketing destination. Of course, this is possible only if all actors in the tourist offer cooperate and exchange experiences, and tourism develops so that both visitors and hosts are satisfied with the decisions made. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to explain through examples of what a fortification culture is and how it is managed in Croatia. Through several chapters, the paper explains what cultural heritage is and how it is classified, what is cultural tourism, after that the topic of this paper is touched upon: these are fortification systems in general and those in Croatia, followed by examples of the same. Furthermore, it follows the fortification architecture and the history and artistic characteristics of the fortresses in Šibenik and Zadar. The last chapter in the paper explains the management of these fortifications.