SPLIT
 Split is the main city in Dalmatia. Split is the one of the largest cites in Croatia, and is the largest city on the Croatia Adriatic coast.
The city was first settled when, at the end of the third century AD, the Roman Emperor Diocletian built his palace on the site of today’s Split. Diocletian's Palace is well preserved Roman palace located now in the very heart of Split.
Many of Split's historical and cultural monuments are located within the walls of Diocletian's Palace. One of them is Peristile, the main open space in the palace with it's colonnade of six columns and the cathedral on eastern side of the squre is site not to be missed in Split..
Split has it's own airport that connects it with Zagreb, as well as other international cities (check flights to Split) . Various ferry lines connect Split with the nearby Adriatic islands (Korcula, Vis, Lastovo) and there is a coastal ferry service between the city and Rijeka to the north and Dubrovnik to the south. There are also daily ferries during the summer that connects Split and Ancona in Italy.
 Of increasing interest to tourists is the city of Split itself with its monumental. 1,700 year-old Diocletian’s Palace -a monument unique, among other things, by the fact that life continues to go on within its walls.
It has been since 1979 on the UNESCO World Heritage list, and is reputed to be the best-preserved example of antiquity period imperial palaces. There are no other antiquity period imperial residences, built before or after Diocletian’s palace in Split, that have preserved their original form to this extent.
The most important sight in Split is Diocletian's palace. Diokletian Palace in Split is a unique structure from the Later Roman Empire by Michael Greenhalgh - The city of Spalato, which means "little palace", was founded by the emperor Diocletian; he made it his own dwelling-place, and built within it a court and a palace, most part of which has been destroyed. But a few things remain to this day, e.g. the episcopal residence of the city and the church of St Domnus, in which St Domnus himself lies, and which was the resting-place of the same emperor Diocletian. Beneath it are arching vaults, and to cover over the city throughout, and to build his palace and all the living quarters of the city on top of those vaults, which used to be prisons, in which he cruelly confined the saints whom he tormented... read more
Along with the Summer in Split ( Split Festival), a renowned cultural event, there are a growing number of new events in Split that attract tourists to this attractive and content-packed city. Summer in Split certainly stands out among culture events which have been joined by new ones: the Busker Festival, the concert program in the Diocletian Cellars, the Changing of the Guard on the Peristyle with the appearance of Diocletian, the Nights of Diocletian and much more. All of this is followed by an increase in the hotel and hospitality industry offer that makes a stay in Split and enjoying its content an interesting and pleasant experience.
The bus station in Split is located right next to the train station on the wharf.
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Photos of Split include: Cathedral Sv Duje, Church Sveta Trojica Split , Diokletian Palace, Door Knob, Klis near Split, Mestrovic Mausoleum Split, Omis Shop Window, Relief - Split, Sculpture at Peristil , Columns at Peristil, Grgur Ninski, Split Festival, Split Fishmarket, Split Harbour, Relief, Split Riva with Croatian Flags, Sv Martin Church, Sveti Duje Cathedral, Split Panorama, Sv Duje Cathedral Detail, Window in Omis + Old Photos of Split + Old luggage labels of Split Hotels: Split Hotel Marjan , Split Hotel Park , Split Hotel Central and Hotel Salona
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Hotel Marmont in Split opensThe new four-star Hotel Marmont in Split has recently been opened in the historical core of the city of Split, in Diocletian Palace.
This is a luxury hotel having a total area of 750 square meters. The hotel has 21 rooms arranged on three floors and a luxury 150 square-meter suite in the attic.
The hotel is located [...]
Split featured in Time OutIn last week’s edition of the Time Out’s ‘City confidential’ section, Split is featured as the ‘Croatia’s second city and main port, with its centrepiece-a gutted Roman palace-provides the finest night of bar-hopping you’ll find on the whole Dalmatian coast.’ Here is an excerpt:
After dark, the Diocletian’s dark, unmapped passages offer wonderfully random bars 0 [...]
Croatia Airlines - Introduction of new flights In its new summer timetable, Croatia Airlines has introduced direct flights from Croatia to Düsseldorf and Copenhagen:
Flights from Split to Düsseldorf are in operation every Saturday, starting from 5th April 2008
Flights from Dubrovnik to Düsseldorf are in operation every Sunday, starting from 30th March 2008
Flights from Zagreb to Düseldorf are in operation on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays , starting from [...]
New summer flight schedule for Croatia from Austrian AirlinesDue to the huge popularity of Croatian Adriatic coastal resorts amongst Austrian holidaymakers, Austrian Airlines is resuming seasonal flights to Dubrovnik and Split into its summer schedule.
Austrian Airlines will feature to each destination this coming summer 10 flights a week.
The flight schedule to Zagreb will also increase. There will be two additional flights a week [...]
What is new in Croatia by Rick StevesWhat's new in the Old World - Europe Spring Preview is a new travel article written by Rick Steves for San Francisco Chronicle in which he shares tips on what's opened, what's changed and how to save time and money enjoying it all.
This is what he says about Croatia:
In Split, the harbor-front promenade called the Riva has been [...]
Sailing and Cycling Tour between Split and DubrovnikBeyond Boundaries Travel has created two customized tours of Croatia that will have travelers cruising the islands, sightseeing in the beautiful port cities and quaint island harbors, and taking cycling tours of the islands.
The tour begins in Split and concludes in Dubrovnik, includes visit to Trogir and can be done in reverse if preferred. The [...]
Norwegian Airlines announces flights from Warsaw to SplitScandinavia’s largest budget airline, Norwegian, will be expanding its operations this summer to include flights from Warsaw to Split.
The low-cost carrier has announced plans to add a new aircraft to its operations from Warsaw, as well as increase the frequency of flights on its network. The airline will be flying to five new destinations starting [...]
Special Offer for EasyJet flights
EasyJet, the low cost airline that fly to Split, Croatia is offering £10 per person off for all flights departing from 1st of April to 21st of May 2008.
Flights has to be booked by Monday 18 February 2008.
All you have to do is to enter the code LOVE2008 at step 3 of the booking process when you book [...]
Tunnel Brinje chosen as best tunnel in Europe for 2007Last week at Brussels, Hrvatske autoceste - the Croatian Motorways Company was awarded for the tunnel Brinje of motorway Zagreb – Split (A1), as one of the safest European tunnels in 2007.
To come to this conclusion, EuroTAP - European Tunnel Assessment Programme inspected 51 tunnels important for European road traffic located in 13 countries across Europe including [...]
New Easyjet flights from Geneva to SplitEasyJet, the low-cost carrier announced new route from Geneva Switzerland to Split, Croatia.
The flights from Geneve Airport to Split are sheduled to start in on 28.06.08.
According to the current schedule, the flights will take off three times a week (Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Sundays)
Prices are from CHF 39.35 one way.
Besides Geneva, Easy Jet does flights to Split Airport - [...]
Croatia tourist guide on your mobile phoneEver since the Split-based IT company Gideon Multimedia presented its new version of the mobiEXPLORE cell phone based tourist guide in July last year (www.mobiexplore.com), over three hundred thousand tourists have accessed the guide to inform themselves of the tourist offer, local customs and points of interest, to reserve a table at a restaurant, a room in [...]
SAS adds more flights to CroatiaSAS Sverige is to introduce the new flight routes to Croatia.
The Stockholm - Zagreb route will start on March 31 and departures will be on Monday and Friday afternoons from Stockholm Arlanda Airport.
From April 30, there will also be departures to Zagreb on Wednesdays.
'The new routes are a continuation of our strong expansion in Europe. Destination [...]
Trip on bike in CroatiaUnder the title 'A memorable trip on a bike in Croatia', Jane Peterson recently wrote about trip by bike in Croatia that was made last October.
Here are some short excerpts from the article:
Jim Bassett could have put away his bike helmet for the season in October. Instead he packed for a bike trip in Croatia..
'Vermont Bike Tours set [...]
Croatia - the recommended family vacation by NY TimesBeside Morocco and Vietnam, The NY Times recommends Croatia as destination for family vacation for 2008:
Under the subtitle 'Cave to Casbah: Adventure for All Ages' in the article 'Trips to Help Shape the World' NY Times writes:
' The family vacation is increasingly taking an adventurous turn, with more parents looking for exotic alternatives to yet another trip to [...]
New Easyjet flights from Bristol to Split CroatiaEasyJet, the low-cost carrier announced new route from Bristol UK to Split, Croatia.
The flights from Bristol Airport to Split are sheduled to start in on 26.04.08.
According to the current schedule, the flights will take off at 7.45 am on Saturdays, arrivial in Split at 11.15 am.
Flights from Split Airport to Bristol will take off every Saturday, starting on 3rd of May 2007, departing 11.45 am arriving in [...]
Special offer flights from Croatia AirlinesChristmas holidays are nearly here and it's a perfect time to plan a trip.
Visit Croatia with Croatia Airlines holidays and enjoy everything it has to offer during this period of winter magic.
Come to Zagreb, the capital of Croatia and a center of arts and culture with its numerous museums and galleries.
Visit the miraculous Dubrovnik and [...]
The City of Split gets three Blue Flags: The city of Split has been awarded again, as in last eight years, three blue flags for quality and clean beaches and marinas. One of the blue flag is awarded for ACI marina in Split, second one for beach at Hotel "Split" and third blue flag has been awarded for beach " Bacvice" too....read more..
Extra Large Risotto for everyone in Split: If you are in Split today, don't miss out on the unique opportunity to be part of what is (probably) the world's largest risotto party! As today is Split's city day (Sveti Duje Day), the people of Split are preparing a large risotto in a brand new giant saucepan. read more...
- The Archaeological Museum of Split - Croatia
- The Museum of Croatian Archaeological Monuments
- SPLIT - The City Museum of Split
- Split Ethnographic Museum
- The Treasury of Split Cathedral
- The Collection of Franciscan Monastery In Poljud - Split
- Split Art Gallery
- Mestrovic's Gallery in SPLIT
- SPLIT FILM FESTIVAL - THE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF NEW FILM TAKES PLACE EVERY YEAR IN SPLIT, CROATIA. THE FESTIVAL IS OPEN TO ALL NEW, INNOVATIVE, PERSONAL, EXPERIMENTAL, RADICAL, SUBVERSIVE ETC. WORK (FILM, VIDEO, NEW MEDIA) OF ALL GENRES AND LENGTHS, PREFERABLY FROM OUTSIDE THE MAINSTREAM, WHETHER IT WAS MADE ON SHOE STRING BUDGET, OR IS A STUDIO RELEASE.
Travel to Split:
In Split - Dalmatia County, by size the largest county in Croatia, situated in central Dalmatia, there are some 150,000 accommodation units available to tourists, 30,000 of which are in hotels, about 95,000 in private accommodation providers and the remainder in camps, nautical tourism harbours and other types of accommodation. This region is accessible to tourists thanks to an excellent traffic infrastructure - motorways, an airport and a seaport... read more
Other Croatian cities: Zagreb, Rijeka , Osijek , Dubrovnik , Pula , Sibenik, Zadar, Sinj, Trogir |
