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Split
4 days · 8 things to do
Best time to go: May to June, and September to October
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Welcome
Split, in a few days
Split grew up inside a palace: the one Diocletian built around 300 AD, where some 3,000 people now live among bars and a cathedral set in the emperor's mausoleum. In front lie the Riva promenade and the Adriatic; behind, the wooded Marjan hill and the ferries to Brač and Hvar.
- Day by day
- D1 Day 1 2 things
- D2 Day 2 2 things
- D3 Day 3 2 things
- D4 Day 4 2 things
- Worth sorting before you go
- Words that help
- The practical page
- Packing checklist
The trip
Day by day
Map of the sights (numbers follow the suggested order). It prints with the base map.
D1
Day 1
2 things to do · at your own pace
- Morning · Diocletian's Palace free · about 1 hThe emperor's walled retirement palace, built between 295 and 305, where refugees from Salona settled in the 7th century and people still live today.
- Afternoon · Cathedral of Saint Domnius · about 1 hDiocletian's octagonal mausoleum, made a cathedral in the 7th century for a bishop he had executed, and the oldest building still used as one.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Hotel Peristil€130 a night
D2
Day 2
2 things to do · at your own pace
- Morning · Bačvice beach free · half a dayA shallow sandy bay ten minutes from the old town, birthplace of picigin, a splashy game of keeping a small ball out of the water.
- Afternoon · Marjan Hill free · about 1 h 30A wooded peninsula of Aleppo pines, fifteen minutes' walk from the old town, with steps from Varoš up to viewpoints over the bay and islands.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Cornaro Hotel€150 a night
D3
Day 3
2 things to do · at your own pace
- Morning · Ancient Salona · about 2 hThe ruins of the Roman capital of Dalmatia at Solin, spread over open fields: amphitheatre, baths, an early Christian basilica and a necropolis.
- Afternoon · Klis Fortress · about 1 hA long fortress on a limestone ridge north of Split, guarding the only pass inland, held against the Ottomans until 1537.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Hotel Globo€140 a night
D4
Day 4
2 things to do · at your own pace
- Morning · Brač and Zlatni Rat · a full dayA ferry to Supetar, then an hour's drive across Brač to Bol and Zlatni Rat, a white pebble spit that shifts with wind and current.
- Afternoon · Krka National Park · half a dayA limestone canyon where the river spills over travertine barriers; Skradinski Buk, the widest, has seventeen falls crossed by wooden walkways.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Hotel Villa Diana€130 a night
Before you go
Worth sorting before you go
📶 eSIM data
Online the moment you land, no roaming bill.
Get one · Holafly
Online the moment you land, no roaming bill.
Get one · Holafly
🛡️ Travel insurance
Health, luggage, cancellation.
Cover it · Ekta
Health, luggage, cancellation.
Cover it · Ekta
💳 Fee-free card
Pay at the real rate, with no exchange markup.
Open one · Revolut
Pay at the real rate, with no exchange markup.
Open one · Revolut
🚐 Airport transfer
A private car at a fixed price from the moment you land.
Book it · GetTransfer
A private car at a fixed price from the moment you land.
Book it · GetTransfer
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Good to know
Flavours & local habits
🍽️ Worth tasting
- Grilled fish and shellfish, straight off the Adriatic.
- Peka: meat or octopus cooked slowly under a bell covered in embers.
- Cevapi: small grilled sausages, the Balkan staple.
- Istrian truffles, shaved over pasta and eggs.
- Local wine: plavac mali in red, malvazija in white.
⚠️ Best avoided
- Book early for July and August: the coast fills up and the prices climb with it.
- Fish is sold by weight, so ask the price per kilo before you order.
- Check the bill in Dubrovnik for padded extras, bread and cover charges included.
- Do not drive into the old towns: they are pedestrian, and the fines are real.
Getting by
Words that help
English ↔ Croatian
| English | Croatian |
|---|---|
| Hello | Dobar dan |
| Thank you | Hvala |
| Please | Molim |
| Yes | Da |
| No | Ne |
| Excuse me | Oprostite |
| Goodbye | Doviđenja |
| Do you speak English? | Govorite li engleski? |
| I don't understand | Ne razumijem |
| How much is it? | Koliko košta? |
| Where are the toilets? | Gdje je WC? |
| The bill, please | Račun, molim |
| Help! | Upomoć! |
| Cheers! | Živjeli! |
The essentials
The practical page
CurrencyEuro (EUR, €)
BudgetAbout €110 a day, mid-range
Best seasonMay to June, and September to October
PlugC/F · 230V
Tap waterSafe to drink
TippingRound up, or 10%
Emergency112
EntrySchengen area: an ID card or passport for EU citizens, 90 days visa-free for UK, US, Canadian and Australian passports.
HealthNo vaccination required. Check that tetanus, diphtheria, polio and MMR are up to date.
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Don't forget
Packing checklist
Have a good trip.
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