Sightseeings Split - Recommendations for your Holiday in Split

Diocletian's palace in Split

The Roman Emperor Diocletian spent his declining years in an enormous palace that he had built near his birthplace, Aspalthos, in Dalmatia. With the passing centuries the original architecture of the palace has been altered, but the people of the city, later called Spalato, and then Split, were able to use the structure of the palace, damaging it as little as possible, under Byzantine, Venetian and Austro-Hungarian rule. Thus, a harmonious city came into being within the Roman walls. The peristyle of the palace, Diocletian's mausoleum, Jupiter's temple, the colonnades along the streets, Early Croatian churches, Romanesque houses, the gates of Andrija Buvina and architectural works by Juraj Dalmatinac have remained in a good state.

The museums of Split

The Museum of Croatian Archaeological Monuments - a capital Croatian cultural project, established in 1893 in Knin; the Archaeological Museum from 1820, one of the oldest in Croatia; the Treasury of the Split Cathedral, including a valuable collection of religious art; the Ethnographic Museum, founded in 1910; the Museum of Marine History; the Museum of Natural Science.

Palaces

In the historical center of the city are placed monuments of art, and some beautiful historic buildings, such as a palace of Grisogono-Cipci, a palace Cindro which is one of the most beautiful palaces from the Baroque times and Papalic Palace, late Gothic complex, in which is today situated the Municipal Museum.

Sightseeing Split

Split's Waterfront

Split's waterfront is a well known meeting place which is 1700 years old, right infront of the Diocletian's Palace, from which it was created the city. Split's waterfront is the main public square and central location in which occur all the social, sporting, church and other events in Split. In addition, it is a favorite gathering place for young and old, and an attractive promenade 250 meters long.

Iron Gate

Above the gate it used to be a pagan statue of goddess of Victory, on whose site was later set up a cross. Above the door was built the church of Our Lady of the bell tower. Garden for a defense is the best preserved, and yet we can see the remains of defensive towers and guard houses.

The Statue of Grgur Ninski

In addition to the Golden Gate of Diocletian's palace, rises the monumental monument of Bishop Gregory of Nin, which is the work of art from 1929. year.