Holidays in Croatia: Split
The main direction of Croatia is tourism. A popular place for divers is the Adriatic coast. The tourist season runs from the beginning of April to the end of October. The second city in terms of population is Split. Croatian Venice - Split. Fairy tale city. It is difficult to understand whether the city is in the palace or the palace is in the city.
One of the wonderful cities of Croatia, was the second capital of the Roman Empire, King Diocletian lived here. Founded over 1500 years ago. His partially preserved palace is the pearl of Croatia, where crowds of tourists still gather.
And there really is something to see, people still live in this palace to this day. More precisely, parts of the palace were converted into residential apartments. Strange, but true. King of the Roman Empire Diocletian was born in Dalmatia, in the city of Salona (near Split), and after he decided to renounce the throne, he was visited by the idea of building a mansion, where he was born. The palace had one entrance - black with access to the sea, through which the Roman Bishop usually sailed and sailed away.
After the death of Diocletian, the palace was forgotten, the raids of the barbarians forced the locals to crowd closer to the palace, and then completely move into it, gradually growing, the city of Split began to form.
This palace became the "father" for all subsequent European palaces. They looked up to him and wanted to surpass him. The walls are built of limestone. At the same time, the southern one literally rose from the depths of the sea. Above, there was a gallery, where Vladyka usually spent his free time. Below were the gates, which could only be entered by boat. From the shore, the palace is surrounded by walls, the height of which is 20 meters. They were unapproachable. On the reconciled wall were the gates connecting to the Salon.
In front of the main entrance there is a hall - Peristyle, which you can still look at now, there is also a sphinx from Egypt - from the tomb of Thutmose III. The burial of Diocletian in the mausoleum, which was later converted into a Christian cathedral. A little later, the cathedral was converted into a Christian church. The sarcophagus with the ashes of Diocletian was taken outside during the perestroika, in its place is now the relics of the saint. At the moment, the palace is listed by UNESCO as a world heritage. Split is a city of former fishermen.
The city has two harbors, one for fishermen, the other for industrial use. The uniqueness of architecture, the masterpieces of the city (Jupiter Square, St. Inch Cathedral, the Golden and Silver Gates), the lush resort atmosphere, the perfectly clear Adriatic Sea make Split attractive for tourists.