On your way to Vis, don’t miss Split. It is a busy, thriving city with good restaurants & places to stay and at least 25 interesting things to see – read on!
Total Croatia News looks at the booming Dalmatian capital of Split on February 3, 2016 through the eyes of a man whose passion for his home city is unparalleled. Ivica Profaca, once their main contributor on Total Split, is these days a very engaging tour guide whose walking tours of Split have already achieved considerable acclaim.
- How did Split get its name?
- City founded by a Roman Emperor. Beat that!
- The oldest Cathedral in the world
- Diocletian’s Palace substructures – heritage preserved by the human waste
- The Sphynxes of Split
- Eight UNESCO World Heritage Sites within two hours of Split
- A rare painting of Prophet Mohamed
- City with 2,000 years of Jewish presence
- The place where the last legal Roman emperor was killed
- “The most beautiful place on Earth” as a foundation of urban spirit
- Marjan hill and forest park with its churches – recreation of body and spirit
- Football club with a glorious history, and semi-religious status
- Miniature church of St. Martin built inside the Diocletian’s Palace wall
- From swimming to hiking in only minutes
- Markets filled with flavours and colours
- Water from the Diocletian’s aquaduct vs. bottled water
- Home of Ultra Europe Festival
- Morpurgo, the third oldest bookstore in Europe
- Picigin
- The city with the most Olympic medal winners per capita
- Countless coffee varieties and rituals
- Gregory of Nin’s toe as one of European Top 10 lucky charms
- Dubrovnik may be King’s Landing, but Split is Mereen and Braavos
- City where nobody calls its squares by its real names
- The world’s first chocolate record and biggest chocolate square