Split
The Riva, Split's seafront promenade, runs the length of the old town and is one of Europe's finest. |
The Roman Emperor Diocletian chose this spot to build his lavish retirement palace in AD295. |
Today, despite centuries of additions, the palace remains the heartbeat of Split's old town; a unique mix of architecture in a maze of narrow streets. |
The palace was built from lustrous white stone from the island of Brač, and construction lasted 10 years. |
Peristyle was formerly the palace's central courtyard. All the main sights of the Split old town are a short walk from this beautiful square. |
Diocletian spared no expense, importing marble from Italy and Greece, and columns and sphinxes from Egypt. |
Krka National Park
The Krka park admission includes a boat ride from a pretty little riverside town of Skradin through the canyon to Skradinski Buk. |
Skradinski Buk's 800 meter long cascade descends by almost 46 meters before crashing into the lower lake, which is a popular swimming spot. |
Krka National Park is one of the most beautiful nature spots in Croatia. |
Kastela
Exceptional climate conditions in Dalmatian coast are very generous towards wine grapes that are exposed to sun almost 280 days a year. |
Dalmatian wines are, in general, stronger than wines in Croatian continental areas. They have specific taste that can not be compared with any other wine sorts. |
Trogir
The stunning Unesco-listed city of Trogir can be reached by ferry from Split. |
The ancient town of Tragurion (island of goats) was founded as a trading settlement by Greek colonists from the island of Vis in the 3rd century BC. |
Since 1997, the historic centre of Trogir has been included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites. |
Fortress Kamerlengo was built by Venetians in Xlll - XV century as a naval base for their navy forces in this part of Adriatic. |
Nowadays, fortress is multimedia center with open air cinema and stage for various cultural events. |
Aperol Spritz: 3 parts prosecco, 2 parts Aperol and a splash of club soda. |
Split - Mestrovic Gallery
The Ivan Mestrovic Palace was built in Split between 1931 and 1939. |
Mestrovic himself made the original plans based on his own design and the architects Harold Bilinic and Lavoslav Horvat developed them. |
Today the Mestrovic gallery holdings contain 192 sculptures. |
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