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Split Croatia, there is a song saying
“There is no city like Split” and it’s a truth. This city is my home
town and without hiding their pride, the people will tell you that
their city is "the most beautiful one in the world and beyond".
Split, the second largest city in
Croatia, is the capital of Dalmatia. Split achieved fame when the
Roman emperor Diocletian (AD 245-313) built his retirement palace
from 295 to 305. After his death the inhabitants of nearby colony of
Salona fled to Split where they found the shelter behind the high
palace walls, where their descendants live to this day.
The old town is
built around the harbor. Ferries to nearby islands Solta, Brac, Hvar
and Vis, are continuously coming and going. The western end of the
peninsula is a vast wooded mountain park with its famous Marjan
hill. The ugly commercial and military port is fortunately quite far
enough on the northern side of the peninsula.
Diocletian’s
palace is one of the most impressive Roman ruins in existence. The
palace was built from white stone of the island Brac (the same one,
used in construction of the White House) and construction lasted 10
years. A military fortress, imperial residence and fortified town
measures 215 m from the east to west and 181 m wide. The entire
structure covers 31.000 sq.m. The palace has four gates named after
metals. The northern gate is the Golden Gate, the southern gate is
the Bronze Gate and the eastern gate is the Silver Gate while the
western gate is the Iron Gate.
 Diocletian’s Palace
is protected by the UNESCO and entered into the register of the
World Cultural Heritage.
Split Croatia things to see!
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