The aim of this graduate thesis is to point out the cultural potential of the city of Šibenik at its disposal and to determine the attitudes of the local population towards the development of cultural tourism by conducting a survey questionnaire. In the theoretical part of the thesis, basic concepts such as culture, cultural heritage, cultural tourism and cultural tourists are presented. Also, the positive and negative effects of promoting the development of cultural tourism are determined. Then, the current state of cultural tourism in Croatia is analyzed by presenting the problems that Croatia is facing and by presenting the profile of cultural tourists in Croatia. The next part of thesis is dedicated to the city of Šibenik. The general characteristics of city, its tangible and intangible heritage and cultural events are presented. Also, the state od tourist traffic in the last five years and the tourist offer are analyzed. Strenghts, weaknesses, threats and opportunities are presented in the SWOT analysis. Regarding the conducted research, 155 respondents who are part of the local population participied. The research was conducted online through a survey questionnaire compiled in Google Forms. Based on the analysis of the state ofthe cultural offer and reasearch , the problems of the development of cultural tourism in Šibenik are identified and certain proposals for further development are provided. At the end ofthe thesis, there is a general conclusion about the impact of cultural tourism on the development of the city of Šibenik.