CROATIA. DALMATIA. INDIVIDUAL SKETCHES - 4: SPLIT
CROATIA. DALMATIA. INDIVIDUAL SKETCHES - 4: SPLIT
Trogir is very close to Split, less than 30 km.
You can easily get on the intercity bus (comes to the Central bus station), and on the suburban number 37 (comes to the suburban bus station, in the depths of the city). If you plan to transfer to another intercity bus or ferry (maybe a train), then it’s definitely better to go to the Central Intercity Bus Station, both the port and the railway station are right next to it.
We thought that it was somehow boring to go by bus again, and once again chose a boat (again, “thank you” for the tip from the forums), now a new boat trip was waiting for us : ).
The ship departs from Ciovo about 1 time per hour (stop on the left, just after the bridge), makes a short stop in Slatina on about.
Ciovo, then Split (stop right on the Riva embankment, opposite the Diocletian's Palace) - travel time 1 hour, price - 24 kunas (commensurate with the price of a bus).
Site of boats Trogir-Slatin-Split:
http://www. buraline. com/
The schedule is posted on the website for the summer season.
The night before, we combined the already traditional walk along Trogir with one "very exciting activity : )": finding the best way from the hotel to the boat to Split. It's not far to go, but, given that the streets in Trogir are paved with stones (not always perfectly even), they were looking for the most “smooth” street so as not to “clatter” with a suitcase on wheels : )). We checked several options, in the direction from the embankment it was good to find the way to the hotel, but not always in the opposite direction: ((, I had to return to the embankment in a proven way and repeat attempts : ) Somehow I didn’t really want to wander around with suitcase through the city in search of a road: (.
As a result, the same proven path to the central square, then to the road and across the bridge turned out to be optimal ...
By the time I chose the boat at 11.15, so that the time between check-out from the hotel in Trogir (until 11.00) and settlement in Split (from 12.00) just to spend on the boat, on the way: ). We were at the pier about half an hour before departure, at the same time the boat moored, there were quite a lot of people (some, like us with luggage, but most were light, you can see for a walk in Split : )), there was even a queue for landing, and tickets were immediately sold (there is no ticket office as such).
The road was not tiring and pleasant, we sailed, examining the surroundings, past the airport (Zracna Luka) of Split in Kastela, controlled the landing of the next plane : )) (the landing strip is located parallel to the sea), examined in more detail the coastline of about.
Ciovo, we met several sailboats and cruise liners… Already Split appeared in a light haze…
View of the Riva embankment and the Old Town of Split (from the "bird's eye" you can see all the most important, the photo is again, unfortunately, not mine, my photos will be in the application):
http://img395. imageshack. us/img395/6950/riva2.jpg
We went ashore, right on the embankment, everything around already seems familiar (I still look through the photos before the trip to get inspired : )) and orient myself).
And first of all - in search of a hotel to get rid of luggage : ). We found it quickly enough, although Google maps and in Split showed slightly different "street bends" ...The hotel was close to all the necessary places: the Old Town (pr. 7 min. ); bus station + railway station + port (less than 5 minutes) and beaches (approx. 10 minutes).
When settling in Split, the only time out of all the hotels we stayed in Croatia, they wanted to take the passports as a deposit before payment, I didn’t want to leave my passports, so I had to pay right away : (although I prefer to pay after “providing the service: )”. In all other hotels, on the day of settlement, they simply rewrote passport data, and we paid off without problems on the last day, upon check-out, we were given all the necessary papers (receipts and registration).
I booked all hotels with the same "obligatory set of services: )" as in Trogir. All of the above was in the room in Split, but there was no kettle and tea accessories, after my provocative question “Will I be able to use their kitchen? ”, quickly brought a kettle and cups : )).
Next - a trip to the bus station for tickets to continue our wanderings ...
In Split, the bus station and the railway station (small, trains run rarely) are nearby, almost back to back, there are souvenir tents right there (oddly enough, some souvenirs are cheaper here), the port is opposite, inside there is a small supermarket and a free toilet (at the bus station and next to it - paid ones, like 4 kunas).
I didn’t find a waiting room at the bus station (there are several shops in the common room with ticket offices), there are very few shops near the platforms. If you need to wait for a bus for some time, it’s better to go to the railway station, there are fewer people and cooler (there is air conditioning), there are also automatic lockers (cloakroom) - 15 kunas for a day. Luggage storage at the bus station - 5 kunas, every next hour 1.5 kunas, open from 6.00 to 22.00. There are some other wardrobes, for some reason combined with a toilet : ).
There were 2 wardrobes at the Trogir bus station, one is open from 7.00-20.00, the second from 6.30-20.00. At the bus stations of Dubrovnik and Makarska, I was not interested in this issue.
Split is the second largest city in Croatia after Zagreb. Its Old Town is mostly located within the walls of the Palace of Emperor Diocletian (2nd century AD) - exactly the one who retired to “grow cabbages”. You will no longer see the palace in the usual sense: the gates located on the four cardinal points have been preserved: Copper, Silver, Gold and Iron, part of its outer walls with additions and restructurings of the following centuries, and a little bit inside : )...
The copper gates overlook just the embankment, next to the entrance to the basements of the Palace, above them were the personal chambers of the emperor, but they have not survived to this day. The dungeons are now selling souvenirs.
After passing through the dungeon, we find ourselves in the Peristyle - a rectangular columned hall in the open air in the Greek style, it once served as the main entrance to the personal residence of the emperor. This is the most significant and best preserved room of the Palace.
Under the emperor, feasts were held here, and now - concerts, sometimes theatrical performances, an impromptu cafe was organized on the steps: pillows were laid out, waiters carried drinks.
Nearby there used to be the Mausoleum of Diocletian, later rebuilt into the Cathedral (entrance -15 kunas) (from the mausoleum its octagonal shape and part of the columns remained) and the bell tower, which is guarded by two lions and a sphinx.
Walking through the streets of the old city, which grew inside the Palace of Diocletian in the Middle Ages, we went through the Golden Gate to the square with the statue of Archbishop Gregory of Nin, in order for good luck to always be with you, you need to touch the big toe of his right foot, there are many who want to get good luck - finger and sparkles: ).
After passing through the Iron Gates, we exit to the lively People's Square with a clock tower of the 16th century. and the City Hall (15th century) and, of course, with many cafes.
If you leave the Diocletian's Palace through the Silver Gate, you will get to the market (to the right of the Old Town, if you stand on the embankment), there is also a supermarket nearby.
The old town of Split is somehow good in its own way, but a little eclectic, buildings from different centuries are mixed up, it doesn’t always look harmonious (this is my opinion). Trogir is somehow more comfortable for me.
When booking a hotel in Split, I somehow did not immediately want to settle in the Old Town (unlike Trogir), and my premonitions did not deceive me, and were confirmed after visiting it ...
Split, especially the Old Town, we examined in several visits, both in the afternoon and in the evening, and were able to compare our perception of it at different times of the day.
In the evening, there are many vacationers on the embankment, concerts and other events are held. On one of our evenings, Croatian Olympians were honored, because Croatia won “3 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze” at the 2012 Olympics!
Our plans were to take a ride around Split on an open sightseeing bus (stop on the embankment, 70 kunas), but we had to wait until those who wished to gather, they couldn’t tell us how long to wait, so we didn’t waste time ...
And of course, the sea!
The beaches closest to the center are Bacvice (sandy, but the water is clear), Ovchitse and Firule (stone) - located in the bays, one after the other, go towards the port and further. Of course, there are a lot of people on the beaches, especially on Bacvica (they are located both on the sand and on the slabs - there are ladders-descents into the sea), there are cafes, nightclubs nearby ...
For those who love tasting ice cream just like me : ), I will tell you the prices: in Trogir - 7 kunas, in Split - mostly 7 kunas, in the Old Town maybe 8 kunas.
The sea near the Bacvice beach is quite shallow - to get to the depth, you need to walk through the water for several tens of meters, or go down to the depth along the ladders.
The first time we came to Bacvica, we were a little surprised by an unusual spectacle when a fairly large number of adults (and not so) people play something like water volleyball with a small ball in shallow water, while falling into the sea with pleasure (the game is called "Picigin" - I already spied on the name : ). From a distance it seems that these are big birds frolicking in the water: )).
There are beaches on Maryana, but this is already further away. We wanted to combine a visit to Bene beach (on Maryana) with a trip on a sightseeing bus, but it didn’t work out: (in addition, the route offered to us at that time already excluded long stops with the ability to get on the following buses, as indicated in the prospectus ...
Those who want to study in more detail where which beaches are in Croatia can look at guides to the beaches of Croatia:
http://www. croatia-beaches. com/
http://croatiabeach. en/
To be continued…
