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Split, Croatia

Split is a city built inside a Roman emperor's retirement palace, its medieval apartments and restaurants crammed into the same walls Diocletian ordered c...

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3-day itinerary 3 Days in Split: Palace Streets, Ferries, and Dalmatian Sun

A detailed 3 days in Split itinerary with Diocletian Palace, Marjan Hill, beaches, day trips, food ideas, routing, and printable PDF details.

Estimated cost: $360 Food guide Best Places to Eat in Split | Split Food Guide

Split food guide with peka, pasticada, soparnik, seafood, markets, konobas, and budget tips.

Estimated cost: $65

Personal stories

Journal moments from Split

Inside Diocletian's Palace at Night

After dark, when the day visitors have gone, Diocletian's Palace becomes something stranger and more compelling than a tourist attraction. The narrow stone passageways between the...

Morning Coffee on the Riva

Split's waterfront promenade is where the city comes to drink coffee and watch the harbor with a seriousness that suggests both are important civic duties. I joined in on my first...

The Mestrovic Gallery

Ivan Mestrovic was Croatia's greatest sculptor and the gallery he built to house his own work sits in a seaside villa above Split with views out to the islands. The rooms are full...