Split Croatia | top 20 what to see and do

Mon, 1/06/09 – 12:47 | 23 Comments

If you are planning a holiday in Split, you might want to plan a head, what to see, which excursions to make, where to go out, which beaches to visit etc., so to make it …

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Split Croatia | top 20 what to see and do

Submitted by Croatia Expert on Monday, 1 June 200923 Comments

If you are planning a holiday in Split, you might want to plan a head, what to see, which excursions to make, where to go out, which beaches to visit etc., so to make it easy for you we have made a list of 20 thinks we believe could be of interested.

Diocletian Palace: Visit the whole palace area during day time, spend the 25 Kuna entrance to see the basement area and spend the 15 kuna entrance fee to see the Cathedral of St Duje and the Temple of Jupiter, alternative you can join the Split walking tours which is a 2 hour guide tour trough the old town.

Museums: Visit the ethnographical museum in the old town, the archeological museum and the museum of the city of Split.

National theater: Split has some very skillful actresses and opera singers, so check out the schedule for upcoming performances.

City Park Marjan: rent a bike and take a ride to the city park Marjan, from the top spot you excellent view over the city and the islands, on the way down go for a coffee at cafe Vidilica (Cafe view – you will know why it has this name)

Markets: Visit the fish Market at Marmontova and the green market just outside of the west side of the Palace, on main market you can buy fresh fruit and vegetables, flowers, local cheese, olive oil and Rakija. – Markets are open from 6.30 in the morning.

Festivals and events: During summer Split has a number of recurring events like the Diocletian nights, where people dress up like Romans (in Togo) and eat and drink in the basement of the palace.

Other events to mention is the open theater at the Peristil, the Spilt summer festival , Split music Festival at the Prokurative and children festival also at the Prokurative and much more.

Salona: Visit the ruins of the ancient roman city Salona which was 3 times the size of Pompeii. Salona is situated a few Km outside of Split center and can easily be reached by bus. Entrance fee is 20 Kuna.

Restaurant: Top restaurants in Split are Black Cat, situated close to the market, English breakfast, international menu, great salads and great cocktail, another good restaurant is Maslina situated at the end of Marmontova, great pizza, steaks and home made Gnocchi.

Fast food: Close to the Bačvice beach you can enjoy original Bosnian Čevapčići at the place called Ba-će, Čevapčići is spiced meat roles served in a bread with fresh onions and Kajmak, you can get Čevapčići in most fast food shops, but trust me the best ones you get at Ba-će.

Nightlife bars: An absolute MUST do, is to spend one evening hanging out in the old town, you would love the ambient of the bars Puls, Ghetto and Gaga just to mention a few, prices are fairly decent 20 kuna for a beer or long drink and 35 – 40 kuna for a good cocktail.

Nightlife Discotheques: Once you finish in the old town, you might want to continue the party in one of Splits discotheques, at Bačvice you have Club Tropic and Club Bačvice which is for the younger audience, close to Stadium you have Hemmingway and Vanilla, especially Hemmingway is a great looking place.

Beaches: Expect all Spit beaches to be crowded in July and August so get there early, here you can see the best Split beaches.

Sport: Expat soccer game on Monday and Wednesdays at 19:00 – game is played at CTS sports center, which is 10 minutes walk from the centre, ask at Dencall internet cafe for directions.

Test you driving skills at splits go-cart track situated behind the Poljud stadium.

Rafting: Go for a 4 hour rafting tour on the river Cetina, tours are organized with pick up in Split or you can go to Omis with local bus line – prices for rafting is around 25-30 Euro, here you can find more details about Rafting on Cetina.

Klis: if you want some magnificent panorama pictures of split you should visit the 7^th century fortress Klis, the fortress is one of the most beautiful ones in Croatia. The fortress is open form 9 am to 7 pm, entrance fee is 10 Kuna.

Trogir: Visit the UNESCO city Trogir, bus from Split takes about 30 minutes, return from Trogir with the split – Trogir transfer boat.

Brac: Take a one day trip to the island of Brac, rent a scooter in Supetar and explore the island, if you don’t fancy riding a scooter, take the local bus and go to see the city of Bol, plan to spend some hours on one of Croatia’s most famous beaches – Zlatni rat, the golden tongue.

Hvar: take a one day trip to the Island of Hvar

National park Krka. Take a one day trip to Krka one of the most beautiful national parks in Croatia, bring your swimsuit as you are actually allow to swim below the waterfalls.

Shopping: Recently Split got is first real shopping mal, so if you are looking to do big time shopping you should visit the shopping center Joker, which is situated 15 minutes walk from the centre of the town.

Historical sailing boat: Take a trip with the Swan, a traditional Croatia sailing boat which do daily excursion to the Island of Ciovo, boat leaves from the middle of the Riva, you can not miss it.

I am sure I have forgotten to mention several things, which could be recommended to Split visitors, so if you have any think to add please feel free to leave a comment. – meanwhile you can have a look at some of our nice Split Photos

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23 Comments »

Pierre van Eck said:

Congratulations on a fine, informative site and many thanks for sharing these handy tips for travelers. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed browsing and will be back for more
Regards from Cape Town,
Pierre

- 8 June 2009 at 19:33

Croatia Expert (author) said:

Thanks Pierre

feel free to contact us if you need any advice for your croatia visit

Morten

- 9 June 2009 at 21:32

hollie said:

Hi there

I am going to split for 6 days in July with 2 other people.

We have booked 2 nights in the old town in split and would like to stay somewhere near a sandy beach for the rest of the time.

We are looking for somewhere where there are things to do ie restaurants, clubs, bars, culture, day trips – plus the beach.

Initially we were thinking of going to Hvar but I am finding it difficult to find good accommodation that isn’t too expensive.

Also just realised there are no sandy beaches there.

If you have any recommendations it would be greatly appreciated!!

Thanks
Hollie

- 26 June 2009 at 00:22

Croatia Expert (author) said:

Hi Hollie

one option could be to stay in Spilt the whole period, you have one sandy beach in Split and you have sand beaches in Omis which is 30 minutes bus ride from Split. in terms of Restaurants, clubs, bars, culture and day trips, Split is an excellent base.

Another place could be makarska Riviera, you although don’t have any sand beaches, but you have some very nice pebble beaches in the area.

Morten

- 26 June 2009 at 10:06

zila s. said:

Hiya,

Me and my partner will be flying to zadar next week and will be staying for 4 nights. just want to know is it better to book a stay in zadar or split. Also with one will be cheaper. i enjoy to include being served with breakfast, does it do much difference in price?

thanks

- 1 July 2009 at 02:06

Croatia Expert (author) said:

Both Zadar and Split are very nice cities, so i comes down to each person which one they find nicer.

From price point of view there should not be much difference. My experience is that it is better to take care of breakfast your selves, you have plenty of bakeries and coffee bars around, if you although insist on having breakfast where you sleep, i would guess if would cost you 3-5 Euro extra per night.

- 3 July 2009 at 15:38

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- 5 July 2009 at 13:35

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- 14 August 2009 at 10:58

hanna said:

Hi
A couple of friends and I are thinking of going to Split in the middle of May. What is the nightlife like at that time of the year? Are there a lot of clubbing opportunities? Are there any tourists?

- 19 August 2009 at 14:08

Croatia Expert (author) said:

Hi Hanna, May is the early part of the tourist season, you will for sure find Tourist here in Split and you would also have quite a few places to go out, but of course it can not be compared with the main season, I am working on a piece about the nightlife in Split, which is will publish next week; most of the bars I will mention in that post are open and well visited in May also

Brgds, Morten

- 20 August 2009 at 08:12

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- 28 August 2009 at 09:16

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- 7 September 2009 at 13:14

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- 8 September 2009 at 09:02

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- 8 September 2009 at 09:10

Split fish market said:

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- 8 September 2009 at 09:47

“BIG GAME” – sport fishing said:

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- 8 September 2009 at 10:11

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- 8 September 2009 at 10:27

dario jaramillo said:

Hello, in our company of fresh flowers, Roses Sky, in Bogotá Colombia, works PAOLO SVERKO and we want to find contacts of bigimporters of fresh flower. We exports carnations, roses, and tropical flowers.
Can you help us to find a list or internet adresses or just adresses to try to find importers, a list, a chamber, a group?
Many Thanks
Dario Jaramillo
Colombia

- 3 January 2010 at 04:31

Croatia Expert (author) said:

Hi Dario

that is a difficult question, i will see if my colleges have any idea how to help you on that one, if so i will add a comment here later.

Morten

- 3 January 2010 at 18:36

Pamela said:

I am trying to find details of the Summer Festival for this year in July August 2010. What is in in Split and Dubrovinik during this time.

Pamela

- 13 January 2010 at 17:06

Croatia Expert (author) said:

Hi Pamela, expect information to be available around April, we will update the Split summer festival program as soon it is finalized.

Morten

- 13 January 2010 at 17:14

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