I was planning on visiting Croatia, starting in Zagreb & ending in Dubrovnik, I almost skipped Split, but SO happy I didn't. Great place with great people, you don't need more than 2 days though unless you like to take things in really slowly.

I was planning on visiting Croatia, starting in Zagreb & ending in Dubrovnik, I almost skipped Split, but SO happy I didn't. Great place with great people, you don't need more than 2 days though unless you like to take things in really slowly.
We wandered around the palace area for quite some time. It is so well kept and spotlessly clean in Split. We climbed St Dominus' Bell Tower and the view from the top was amazing. But don't try the climb if you have vertigo as it is quite a hair-raising experience! Amazing place , go there!
Seriously. I want to live there. Diocletian's Palace has been occupied by ordinary folks and the hoi polloi since ancient times, as it was a naturally fortified location. During the middle ages, loads of buildings were added and the middle of the palace began to lose its former openness. But that's why I love it. You can't believe the maze...
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The History of this place speaks to your senses as you walk through the walls of the palace and into the basement halls. Many of these halls are now merchants, but the attraction area is left as it once was. The smell is that of the past, the air cool and damp.
A visit to the Palace itself would be...
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The more you look the more you see. We went through the palace on a tour and gained a lot of info. Went back the next day and appreciated it even more.
We took a tour of the palace and it was one of the highlights of our trip. So much ancient history and extremely unique to see how parts of the area are currently occupied as residences and shops, but do not interfere with its historic past.
really cosey neigbourhood with small streets, interesting buildings (cathedral, jupiter temple, shafts)
Beautiful settings with great views and photo ops at every corner. A mixture of ancient history, modern shops, attractive eateries and small bars. Don't miss Diocletian's mausoleum (now a small cathedral) and try to visit Jupiter's Temple (now an even smaller baptistery with a startling statue of John the Baptist).
Every evening in front of Diocletian's mausoleum there is free live music. We sat for a few hours enjoying the music. It was acoustic rock music, and the way the sound reverberated in front of the restaurant hosing the music was really cool.
The musician was very talented, and we could have sat there all night.
Definitely a must do...
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the visit to the palace is not a breath taking experience but I think si one of the best attractions in Split.
I liked a lot wondering arround the old city and the sea front (ouside the boundaries of the palace) so I recommend it for this! :)
Dont expect to see much of a palace but rather ruins with...
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