SPLIT is the largest city in Dalmatia, and the second largest in Croatia.
Split fascinates the visitors with the silent beats of history, lively spirit
of youth and his special Mediterran, but yet entirely Croatian charm. Because
of its location, proximity to the central Dalmatian islands and the extremely
rich charter offer, Split is the largest nautical center of Central Dalmatia.
Split is the largest city in Dalmatia, the second largest in Croatia and the
administrative center of Split-Dalmatia County. Center makes the ancient Diocletian's
Palace, which is under protection of UNESCO since 1979.
The first inhabitant of Split was the Emperor Diocletian around the 293rd
AD, who has decided to build a luxurious imperial villa in which he withdrew
after abdication. Several centuries after the villa was built the inhabitants
of nearby Salona, fleeing before Avars and Slavs, inhabited the palace and
its surroundings. Many authorities, from Croatian kings in 10th century AD,
Hungarian and Venetian administration, to French rulers and Austro-Hungary
monarchy ruled the city. Even today, 17 centuries after the construction remain
saved: palace walls with entrance and corner towers, ground floor rooms in
the southern part of the palace and the central part of the most beautiful
palace where is placed the emperor's mausoleum, the Temple of Jupiter and the
central square Peristyle with vestibule.
There are many beaches in the city and its surroundings, of which the most
famous is sandy beach Bacvice almost in the center of Split. It is rich in
cultural and entertainment life, especially in summer, when the Split with
its squares, courtyards and other areas turn into a huge open-air stage. In
the middle of the season on a traditional festival Split summer, visitors can
see plays, operas and concerts.
Split has a variety of restaurants and taverns where you can enjoy local
specialties. Food is pleasantly accompanied by well-known Dalmatian black (Dingac,
Procedure, Faros, Babic) and white (Posip, Marastina, Greeks, Bogdanusa) wines.
Marinas and Nautical harbors of Split
Nearby nautical centers
We suggest you visit
- Diocletian's Palace
- Cathedral of St. Duje
- Museum of Croatian Archaeological Monuments
- Mestrovic Gallery
- Ethnographic Museum
- Museum of the City of Split
Arrival in Split
By plane:
By car:
- highway Zagreb - Split
- Adriatic highway from Rijeka
- Zagreb 375 km
- Roma 590 km
- Ljubljana 505 km
- Graz 670 km
Train:
- Croatian cities are connected by fast and Railways comfortable that you can get from Zagreb to Split
Boat:
- Ferry lines - from Ancona - Pescara to Split and Rijeka