Holidays in Trogir Croatia
One of our favourite cites in Croatia, is Trogir, which is situated 25 km north of Split. Trogir has a history which dates more then 2000 years back in time, do to its geographical position between the main land and the Island Ciovo, Trogir was an important city to conquer for all the rulers along the Adriatic coast, so over the years Trogir has been Greek, Roman, Venetian and even French, all of them has to some extend contribute to the cultural heritage of the city.
Today Trogir consist of 3 parts, the main land part, the Old Town Island and the Ciovo part of Trogir, in 1997 Trogir´s (old town) was inscribed in UNESCO list for world heritage. The old town island has one of the highest church densities in the world and beautiful buildings in the Romanesque, Renaissance and Baroque architectural style.
Trogir Today:
Today Trogir is a popular tourist destination, with close to 20.000 beds, the tourism industry is by far the most important in the area, Trogir was one of the first cities, I visited here in Croatia, who had banned, neon lights, posters etc. from the old town part, the municipal did so not to ruin the old town atmosphere, considering that the income from the tourism industry makes up more than 50% of the municipals budget, this seams to be a very vice decision.
The 20.000 beds, in hotels, hostels and private accommodation should enable all tourists to find a suitable accommodation for a vacation in Trogir, although I have to mention that in July and August most of the accommodation is normally occupied, so book in good time if you want large selection to choose between.
What to see in Trogir:
Of course the old town in general is the main thing to see in Trogir, apart from that, the following sight are the once, which you for sure should not miss out on.
- The newly renovated Cathedral of St. Lawrence (13th century), with the amazing portal from Master Radovan, I can highly recommend to pay the 20 kuna entrance fee to see both the Cathedral and the tower. NOTE: The climb to the top of the tower is not for people who have problem with heights.
- The Fortress Kamerlengo (15th century), is situated at north the peak of the island, for a modest entrance fee of 15 Kuna, you can take a walk on the fortress walls, the main tower is accessed by a relative steep latter from the fortress walls, but not steeper then most people should be able to handle it. In the summer the fortress is also used for concerts and other events.
- The Green market which is situated at the main land part, just need next to the bridge, here you find all kinds of fresh fruit and vegetables, and of course you can also buy olive oil and Rakija (Local snaps)
Where to eat:
The restaurants in Trogir are concentrated around the Riva (blue line on map below) and the old street 30 meters after the school (coming from bridge), in addition there is a few restaurants ships on the Ciovo side of the Town.
Although I tried quite a few restaurant I can not recommend anyone particularly as the where all quite OK, one exception should be the restaurant Capo do to its excellent ambient.
Parking in Trogir:
Trogir has 3 paid parking areas, two of them are situated on the mainland side and one is situated on the right hand side just after you cross the bridge from the mainland. There is also a few parking spaces on the Ciovo site of the town.
Parking fees are from 5 to 15 kuna and hour, the closer to the old town the more expensive it gets, I have marked all 3 parking places on the map below, my recommendation would be to take parking number 2 (8 kuna/hour), from here there is a wooden walking bridge to the island, alternatively you can cross on the regular bridge.
Beaches in Trogir:
The most popular beach for Trogir visitor is the Okrug Beach on Ciovo island, from Trogir centre you can either reach the beach by car (5 km) or take the boat shuttle between Trogir and Okrug Gornji, boat leaves every half hour in the main season (price around 10 kuna)
Other beaches to mention is the gravel and sand beach Pantan, situated a few km outside of Trogir direction Split, easiest way to get there is to take bus nr. 37 and get out at the second stop after leaving Trogir, from here you have a few hundred meters to the beach.
The Medena beach is another popular alternative, it is situated 4-5 km from Trogir in direction Primošten, you can reach the beach with the bus going from Trogir to Medena. Medena is a larger holiday area with hotels and apartments, main part of guest living at the resort stays at the Medena beach as it offers a great Varity of sport activities, including water slides and pitches for soccer and volleyball.
Last but not least, there is of course lost of small “private” beaches around the Ciovo island, to reach most of them you would need a car, although there is buses to Slatine and a few other cities on the Island.
Transport to and from Trogir:
By Car: if you are driving to Trogir from the A1 Motorway you will have to exit the Motorway in Prgomet, from here you have around 15 km to the Trogir centre, alternatively (coming from North) you can exit the motorway in Šibenik and follow the coastal road to Trogir, this would take about one hour.
From Split you have around 25-30 minutes drive, in main season it can be more do to traffic.
By Plain: The Split Airport in Kastel Stafilic is only 5.5 km from the Trogir centre, with a taxi I will cost you about 80-100 kuna to get to Trogir, alternatively you have bus nr. 37 leaving every 20/30 minutes from the main road in front of the Airport, price 20 kuna.
By Bus: The best way to get to Trogir from Split is to take a fast bus which leaves from the main bus station in Split (Autobusni Kolodvor opposite to the ferry harbour) from 5 AM to midnight you have 1 to 3 buses leavening every hours, bus ride is about 30 minutes.
If possible avoid taking the local line number 37, which leaves next to the green market (unless you have plenty of time), as it stops lots of times on the way. If you are going the other direction, please not one our map (below) where to find the main bus station in Trogir.
If you are heading direction Primošten / Šibenik you have several buses leaving from main station in Trogir.
By Boat: There is a person ferry (boat) from Split via Slatine to Trogir, first boat leaves Trogir at 6 AM in the morning and last one around 7 PM, from Split the first boat leaves around 9 AM and last boat around 9 PM, ask in the local tourist office for actual timetable or call the boat owner +385 917271244
Price for trip Split – Trogir is 20 kuna / person one way, please note that the boat only have space for around 40 people so it can get crowded in the main season.
Excursions from Trogir:
From Trogir the following one day excursion can be recommended:
Fish picnic: during main season your have excursion boat leaving from the Riviera.
Trip to Split: Take ferry/boat to Split in the morning, here you should see the old town with the Diocletian Palace – here you can find more inspiration for a Split visit.
National park Krka: If you travel by highway it will take about 1 hour to get to Krka, here you have guide to Krka Waterfalls.
Coastal trip: Take a car drive alone the coast, stopping in the cities like Marina and especially in Primošten e.g. to have lunch, continue to Šibenik to see the old town and St. Jacob Cathedral which might be the next Croatian side to be inscribed in UNESCO’s world cultural heritage list.
Accommodation in Trogir:
As I mentioned earlier there is around 20.000 beds available in the Trogir municipal, before you book you should consider the following.
The number of accommodation on the old town island is limited, and normally also the most expensive. On main land part, you have accommodation along the main road and in Seget which is a nice little city just few km outside of Trogir.
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Main part of accommodation you will find on Ciovo e.g. in Okrug Gornji, where lots of new apartments house was build in the last 10 years, be aware that leaving the island can take a long time especially in the main season, so if you plan to go on mainland excursions every day I would not recommend accommodation here.
Camps around Trogir:
There are 4 campsites in the Trogir Area
Camp Seget: Situated just two km outside of Trogir, you find this 1 star rated camp, with space for around 300 guests.
Camp Vranjica Belvedere: Situated about 5 km outside of Trogir in direction Sibenik, you find the 3 star rated campsite belvedere. The 450 pitches are situation on cascades towards the waterfront, the camp is well equipped and e.g. offer a shuttle boat to the Riva in Trogir.
Camp Labaduša: Labaduša campsite is situated on the southern bay of Ciovo island’s, close to Okrug Gornji, the 2 star rated camp offer space for around 400 guests.
Camp Rožac: About 2 km from Trogir in direction of Okrug Gornji, you find the 3 star rated camp Rozac, the camp is equipped with good facilities and the pitches are nicely cover with Pine trees, capacity of camp is 550 people.
Map of Trogir:
On the map below you can see all the places we mentioned, if you have any questions about Trogir, or holiday in the Trogir area, feel free to contact us for advice.
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Love your first picture in this post. I guess it is taken from the tower of the Cathedral. I have an apartment outside Trogir (in Seget Vranjica), and I visited Trogir several times. We then agreed to “enter the tower” next summer, and so we will. I will of course bring my camera.
Hi Magnus, yes the first picture is taken from to of the cathedral, my wife did that, as i have big problems with heights (-:
Hi wondered if you can give us some help/advice
We are bringing our two children aged 7 & 5 to stay in Ciovo. We would like to take them to Krka national park – do you know of any company we can use to arrange the trip. We will not have a car and I am not confident we could do it by bus, are there any tour operators?
Do you have any advice on a company to use to get from the airport to our apartment in arbanija. We arrive at 9pm on a Sunday evening.
Thank you for your help.
Hi Alison, I know my friend at Trogir Portal normally has Krka Waterfall trips, you can mail him at portal@portal-trogir.com asking for schedule for this summer, his place is called Trogir Portal it is situated next to the Ciovo bridge on the Trogir side of the bridge, normally you would see lots of bikes and scooters outside his shop, so you cant miss it.
Regarding the transfer from Airport to Arbanija, I think the easiest would be to take a taxi, which I would guess should be around 150 Kuna, I think it would be hard to find transfer company who, for such a short distance, would do it cheaper then that, and going with the bus would be to much a hassle at that time a day.
PS: Did you ask your landlord if he would pick you up in the Airport?
Kindest regards, Morten
Thanks for your help.
Our landlord would pick us up but would cost Euro 120 return! Are we ok to just jump in a taxi?
Thanks
Hi, thanks for this very useful information! Can you recommend a good fish market in Trogir or Ciovo please?
Hi Elena,
i think there is only one fish market in Trogir, as far as i know it should be close to the big konzum (Bridge to Trogir island), it is only open in the morning maybe from 7 to 11 AM.
As for Ciovo, i dont know if there is any fishmarket.
Morten
Thanks very much for your help! I was looking for the main bus station on your map of Trogir, but I don’t think it’s marked there.. Could you tell me whereabout it is? I’ll be going to Trogir soon and plan to take the bus 37 from the airport, so was trying to find out where I’d actually arrive in Trogir.
Hi Elena,
the bus station is on the left hand side, app. 100 meter before the bridge between Mainland and Trogir island (When you arrive from Split), from there, you have maybe 3 minutes walk to the old town.
Morten
hello morten
firstly thank you for putting this very useful web site together
We are coming to trogir area in the first week of june we are renting 6.25 meter speed boat and a apartment in the slatine area. I was wondering about day mooring (places to leave the boat) during the day when we wanted to head into town (trogir, split or anywhere else you can recommend) we plan on usinf the boat to go to as many harbors in diffrent town as possible
what are the availability of public moorings and are they free or do you have to pay for them, if soo how much are they……… and were can i find information on there locations
thank you very much
Daniel
Hi Daniel, sorry i cant help you on that question as i simply dont know enough about it, but maybe somebody with knowledge about it will read your question.
Best, Morten
Hi Morten,
Is it possible to travel from Bol on Island Brac to Trogir?
@Gareth, you mean directly? not that i am aware of, normally you will have to take Catemaran from Bol to Split and then continue with Bus or Boat to Trogir
Thanks Morten
Hi Morten,
Two questions:
Is it possible to find excursion to Plitvice from Trogir?
and how to reach Okrug beach by bus?
Regards,
Rimas
Hi Rimas, i think it is possible to find and excursion to Plitvice, try to ask by the agency Portal in Trogir. There is busses going to Okrug, but i dont know the schedule, you are aware about the boat from the Riva in Trogir to Okrug beach?
best, Morten
Hello,
Could you tell me what the area is like in October. We will traveling through Trogir, Split and on to Dubrovnik.Are there many tourist,are things still open, hows the weather. Thanks in advance for your response.
Hi Don,
well in October, season is for sure not at its peak, but you still sea tourist and most shops, restaurants etc .. are still open.
Weather in October, can be anything between heavy rain and 25 degrees and sunshine
Best, Morten
Hi,
Do you know if the parking next to bus station is still 5 Kn/hour? Thank you.
Hi Syl, price is now 7 kn and hour, the parking next to Basvice beach which is 500 meter from this parking is 3 or 4 kn an hour.
Best,
Morten
Hi, and thank you for a splendid web-site.
My familiy and I are planning a holiday in Croatia for 2013, and will most likely stay on Ciovo island. We will probably not want to rent a car, so I wonder about bus or boat services between the following places:
Okrug Gornji – Trogir
Okrug Donji -Trogir
Slatine -Trogir
Arbanija – Trogir
Any info here will be most helpful in deciding where to stay at the island.
Thanks a lot in advance.
Bets regards
Øistein
Hi Øistein (Er du Norsk?)
I know there is a bus running on the island as far as i know i goes to all the cities you mention, but i have never been able to find an official schedule for that one. What i can say for sure, is that you have boat from the marina in Okrug Gornji to Trogir, in main season i think boat sail every 30 minutes during whole day. From Slatina you also have boat to Trogir 3 or 4 times a day.
I will check at the bus station in Trogir next time i am there, to see if i can find an official scheduel for the island bus.
Best regards,
Morten
Hi Morten!
Jeg er norsk, ja
Thanks a lot for your efforts, much appreciated!
Looking forward to start the planning of next years holiday!
Best regards
Øistein
Hi Øistein,
held og lykke med planlægningen
Mvh,
Morten
Thank you, Morten.
Do you happen to know from where in Okrug Gornji the boat to Trogir leaves? Is it from what seems like a small harbour, with a man-made jetty?
Mvh/Best regards
Øistein
Hi Øistein,
Yes, the boat departure from the small harbour, have a look at this picture
Best, Morten
Splendid, Morten!
Much appreciated
Seems like it’s where we might wanna stay, as it is close to restaurants as well?
Best regards
Øistein
my plesure
Hi Morten.
By a lucky strike I found this bus-table
http://www.promet-split.hr/sadrzaj/linije/Vozni%20red%20Trogir.pdf
Might come in handy
Best regards
Øistein
Hi Øistein,
great you found that one, should come in handy for more people
Best,
Morten
Hi Oisten
Do you know what time the first boat departs Okrug Gornji to Trogir. Just looking at booking a flight leaving Split at 10.00 am and wondering whether catching boat and then a bus from Trogir to airport would work. I am planning trip next year in June 2013
Hi Sharon, according to the photo i posted first departure is 8 am, so that might be to late when you leave at 10 am. But according to the bus scheduel Oisten posted, you have early buses from Okrug Gornji,
Best Morten
Hi Øistein, Do you know what time the ferries from Trogir to split depart in June, how much they are (for an adult and a 6 year old child) and how long they take.
thanks
Paddy
Hi Paddy, schedule will proberly be updated soon, you can follow all info here