ABOUT THE CITY
Life in the city began over 1700 years ago, when the Roman emperor Diocletian had his palace built in the vicinity of the Roman metropolis Salona. Since then, Split has been living a life both rich and tempestuous, affected by many predestining events. Many such events have left scars on the city’s face and it’s unique architecture. In time the palace became the core of the new city. Only the walls, gates, tower, and cellars of the place survived. UNESCO has established the Dioklecijanova palača (Diocletian Palace) with the historic core as a part of World cultural patrimony. Today with a population of about 300 000 Split is the second largest city in Croatia. It is surround by the towns of Solin, Kaštela, Trogir and Omiš, forming a unique urban entirety with them. The modern city of Split is intensively oriented towards tourism, both as a transit location for the off-shore islands and as an unavoidable destination in its own right. Due to its central position on the long eastern Adriatic coast, Split is the beginning and the end of all roads leading to the central part of the southeastern Europe.
Split is a festival town with music and drama performances. Every summer from July 14 to August 14 Split is one big festival stage and there's something going on every day (opera, drama, concert…) somewhere in town. The festival is known as Splitsko ljeto (Split Summer). There is also a Jazz festival, and there are two festivals of modern domestic music called Melodije hrvatskog Jadrana and Splitski festival during July and August. There are many museums and art galleries, as well as the Croatian National Theater and Opera house, which makes Split an important cultural center.
But most of all, Split is a city of youth - no matter what the season is - the streets and pubs in the center are crowded with young people. And to round it off, a little curiosity about Split, it is well known for its beautiful women.
Everything else about Split you are to discover for yourselves by encountering its hospitable inhabitants in a charming blend of the Slavic and Latin cultures.
