Kaštel Štafilić has two squat fortifications on its waterfront: Kaštel Štafileo-Rotondo (1508) and the Nehaj Fort (1558). There's also a large Renaissance church and, in the backstreets (off Sv Lucije), a 1500-year-old olive tree.
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Taking up a prime harborside position, the extraordinary complex of Diocletian's Palace is one of the most imposing ancient Roman structures in existence…
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Controlling the valley leading into Split, the imposing Klis Fortress spreads along a limestone bluff, reaching 1260ft (385m) at its highest point. Its…
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Zlatni Rat, Croatia's most photographed beach, extends like a tongue into the sea for about a quarter of a mile (400m). Despite the hype and constant…
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Split’s octagonal cathedral is one of the best-preserved ancient Roman buildings still standing. It was built as a mausoleum for Diocletian, the last…
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The crowning architectural glory of the Dalmatian coast and the undisputed masterpiece of its principal designer, Juraj Dalmatinac, this World Heritage…
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One of Northern Dalmatia's most striking natural phenomena, Dragon's Eye Lake is a 10,000-sq-metre oval encircled by 4m- to 24m-high cliffs. Connected to…
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Things can't have looked too different on the approach to this remote mountain cleft when a small group of priests and their servants, on the run from the…
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Trogir's show-stopping attraction is its three-naved Venetian cathedral, one of the finest architectural works in Croatia, built between the 13th and 15th…
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Built in the late 15th and early 16th centuries, Dvorac Vitturi was home to the Vitturi family right up until 1943, when it was converted into a school…
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At the centre of the Kaštel Gomilica waterfront is this square-shaped fortified island, linked to the mainland by a bridge. It was built for a community…
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Surrounded by a protected nature reserve, Pantan is a gravel-and-sand beach on the estuary of the Pantan River, 1.5km east of the Trogir bridge, and…
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Near the tip of the peninsula, Kašjuni is Split's most appealing beach, due largely to its green surroundings and stylish beach bar.
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Kaštel Sućurac has an appealing strip of waterfront cafes and a historic core set around the ruins of a Gothic-style 15th-century bishop's palace. The…
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This 15th-century building beside the cathedral has a Gothic courtyard decorated with coats of arms, a monumental staircase and a well carved with the…
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Trogir's show-stopping attraction is its three-naved Venetian cathedral, one of the finest architectural works in Croatia, built between the 13th and 15th…
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Highlights of this small museum include illuminated manuscripts; a large painting of St Jerome and St John the Baptist by Bellini; an almost-life-size,…