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If you wish to spend your holiday in Split ( www.visitsplit.com ) our apartment Leonarda will be your comfortable nest and starting point for numerous unforgettable adventures. Besides enjoying on numerous beaches in Split (the blue flag beach - Bacvice is one of the most famous in whole Croatia and is just 5 minutes walk distance from your apartment), there is also opportunity to see a lot of historical and cultural sightseeing, to explore adjacent natural beauties and have some adventures like rafting, tracking, mountain climbing... |
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Split is the economic, university, tourist and administrative center of Middle Dalmatia, with about 200,000 inhabitants. It is also the jumping-off point for exploration of the coast and islands of the beautiful Croatian Adriatic.
The site was first settled when, at the end of the third century AD, the Roman Emperor Diocletian built his palace. Here, after abdicating on 1 May in A.D. 305, he spent the last years of his life. Recent excavations proved existence of organized life in this area even much earlier of Diocletian 's era. The Palace is one of the most famous and integral architectural and cultural constructs on the Croatian Adriatic coast and holds an outstanding place in the Mediterranean, European and world heritage. |
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The palace structure combined qualities of a luxurious villa with those of a military camp. The Palace is built of white local limestone of high quality, most of which was from quarries on the island of Brac and of bricks made in Salonitan and other workshops. Some material for decoration was imported: Egyptian granite columns and sphinxes, fine marble and some capitals from Greece . Water supply of the palace was resolved by 8 km long aqueduct from the river Jadro spring nearby Salona to the very hearth of the palace. Along the road from Split to Salona, impressive remains of the original aqueduct can still be seen.
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A monumental court, called the Perystile, formed the northern access to the imperial apartments. It also gave access to Diocletian's Mausoleum on the east, and to three temples on the west. Split 's growth became particularly rapid in the 7th century, when the inhabitants of the destroyed metropolis Salonae (present-day Solin) took refuge within its walls. Many of Split 's historical and cultural buildings can be found within the walls of Diocletian's Palace (one should visit St Domnious' cathedral, Diocletian's cellars and Jupiter's temple). In addition, numerous museums, the National Theatre, and old churches and other archeological sites in the Split region make it an important cultural attraction. |
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Diocletian palace is today the heart of the inner city of Split and because of the high level of preservation, its importance far transcends local significance. That was the reason of inscribing the Diocletian Palace on the UNESCO list since 1979. The most amazing thing for visitors is the fact that the palace is still inhabited and that is probably the best way of preservation of this monument for the future generations.
Besides Diocletian palace you may visit many museums http://www.split.hr/muzeji_galerije_ENG.htm . |
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You should inevitably visit gallery of the world famous sculptor Ivan Mestrovic, during the Split Summer Festival you can enjoy in opera, drama, ballet and concerts in the ambient of the ancient palace http://www.splitsko-ljeto.hr and also enjoy in traditional and international cuisine and excellent vines in numerous restaurants.
You can relax in numerous restaurants with traditional Mediterranean and international cuisine and excellent Croatian vines http://www.gastronaut.hr/restupit.asp . Among the best five sea food restaurants in the town, three are situated within a 5 to 10-minute walk from the apartment Leonarda: restaurant Boban - http://www.restaurant-boban.com/ ; restaurant Sumica and restaurant Bekan. We also recommend restaurants Bilo Idro and Koralj which are situated in the complex of ACI Marina. Within distance of 150 meters there is Mexican restaurant Durango. Among traditional Dalmatian restaurants with domestic food (local name - " konoba ") we do recommend konobu Kod Joze, Fife , Varos and konobu Pharos which are also within walking distance from the apartment. |
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The surroundings of Split is very interesting and diverse so you may have interesting one-day trips exploring adjacent historical towns or natural beauties.
Among six Croatian sights inscribed on UNESCO list, three are situated within 60 kilometers (Diocletian's palace, old town of Trogir and St Jacob's cathedral in Sibenik)! |
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Just 4 kilometers far from Split is town of Solin (ancient Salona - capital of Roman province Dalmatia with 60000 inhabitants at that time). You may see excavations and well preserved monuments. |
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Hardly 30 kilometers distant from Split there is another UNESCO inscribed and protected historical town - Trogir, with its numerous monuments! www.trogir-online.com/eng/culture.asp |
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If you take the highway just within 50 minutes you will reach the town of Sibenik and it 's cultural and historical sites (St Jacob's cathedral under UNESCO protection, fortresses St Ana and St Nicola etc) www.summernet.hr/sibenik/ |
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Adjacent to Sibenik there are picturesque summer resorts Vodice, Primosten and Rogoznica. In addition, near Sibenik, there is one of the most beautiful Croatian national park - "N.P. Krka" with wide famous waterfalls on river Krka. www.npkrka.hr |
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17. World famous pilgrims' destination - Medjugorje is just two hours by car far from Split . www.medjugorje.hr You should take advantage of vicinity of town of Mostar and see world famous old Mostar Bridge (under UNESCO protection since December 2005!). |
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You may also make one-day trip to the island of Hvar and see old town of Hvar and its monuments (egg. the oldest theatre in Europe)... http://www.tzhvar.hr
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The closest island to the city of Split is the island of Brac , the island where our residence is, so if you wish to visit our beautiful island we will be on your disposal to organize your tour.
What makes our offer unique is possibility that, according to your wish, you can spend half of you holidays in our apartment in Split exploring the city and surroundings and another half in our apartments on the island of Brac exploring it and enjoying on beaches. |
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