Kaštel Sućurac

Central Dalmatia


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 bell tower is all that remains of the 16th-century parish church, which was destroyed in an Allied bombing raid in 1943 that claimed 67 lives.


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