What to do in Split?
Split, Adriatic’s brightest pearl, located under beautiful park-forest Marjan hill – lungs of the city.
Diocletian, the Roman Emperor chose this wonderful location for a reason to build his palace more than 1700 years ago. Diocletian’s palace is one of the rarest UNESCO’s cultural heritage in the world, where people are still living and is free for all passengers and tourists to visit.
Diocletian’s substructures
One of the #mustsee things in Split is Diocletian’s substructures which are the main reason that the historical core of the Split city is put on UNESCO’s cultural heritage list. To reach the tunnels you have to walk down the stairs from Peristyle where you can visit St. Duje’s Church bell tower, which is 60 meters tall and you have a stunning panoramic city view.
#funfact Diocletian’s substructures were one of the locations where Game of Thrones was filmed.
Visiting Split implies enjoying our crystal-clear sea and our lovely beaches. The first and the most popular beach in the city of Split is Bačvice beach, a sandy beach, where the sea level is very low and is perfect for families or couples. You can choose from just enjoying the beach and sunny weather while sipping on your cup of coffee or simply dancing inside Split’s most popular nightclubs and bars.
Marjan Hill
As we mentioned, the lungs of the city ‘Marjan park forest is priceless for its untouched nature, beautiful churches built inside the hill, and lovely city and coastal view. It is great for all kinds of sport and recreational activities because it has trim tracks, outdoor training equipment, sport playgrounds. Also, it is perfect for families and small children because it has various child playgrounds.
To get the real experience of Split and Dalmatia’s spirit you must go to one match of football club Hajduk and witness the unbelievable passion of club’s supporters ‘Torcida’ which is also the oldest club firm in Europe.
Did you know?
- The oldest cathedral in the world is the church of St.Duje, located in an old town
- Split is called the sportiest city in the world
- Split is the second largest city in Croatia
