| |
 Split
A city and port in Central Dalmatia; population
189,388. Situated on a peninsula between the eastern part of the
Gulf of Kastela and the Split Channel. A hill, Marjan (178 m), rises
in the western part of the peninsula. The ridges Kozjak (780 m)
and Mosor (1,330 m) protect the city from the north and northeast,
and separate it from the hinterland. Split has the Mediterranean
climate: hot dry summers (average air temperature in July reaches
26 °C) and mild, humid winters (average annual rainfall is 900
mm). Split is one of the sunniest places in Europe: the average
daily insolation during the year is about 7 hours (in July about
12 hours). Vegetation is of the evergreen Mediterranean type, and
subtropical flora (palm-trees, agaves, cacti) grows in the city
and its surroundings. Marjan is covered with a cultivated forest.
Development of steam-shipping, construction of
railroad connections with the hinterland before and between the
World Wars, and particularly industrialization underlie the economic
prosperity and increase of the population in Split. Split is a business,
administrative and cultural centre of Dalmatia. Apart from shipbuilding
industry, other manufacturers include processing of plastic masses,
cement industry, food and other products. Vegetable, fruit and flowers
are grown in the surroundings. Split is an important Croatian port
in terms of passenger and goods traffic. It is the centre of the
maritime connections with the ports on the coast and the islands
and terminal railway station of the rail connections with the hinterland.
Ferries operate regularly between Split and the central Dalmatian
islands, as well as to Ancona in Italy. Ship connections are established,
except with the islands, with Pula, Venice, Dubrovnik and Greece.
The airport of Split is situated in Resnik (Kastela). Split has
many cultural and educational institutions and schools: the University
of Split (established in 1974), the theatre, museums, galleries,
institutes, and recently a specialized UN institution for protection
of environment in the Mediterranean (Regional Activity Centre for
the Priority Actions Programme).The Spit Summer, a cultural event
(open-air operas, plays and concerts), as well as music perfomances
(Melodies of the Croatian Adriatic, Split Festival of Pop Music)
take place every year. Split disposes of a variety of sports facilities,
swimming pools and piers for sports boats and similar. Both stationary
and transit tourism record a permanent increase. New port, hotel
and tourist facilities have been constructed. The coves within the
city offer several public beaches.
Split has four marinas: Split ACI Marina in the
north-western part of the City Port; the sports boats pier Spinut
on the northern coast of Marjan; the sports boats marina Poljud
in the Poljud Port; the sports boat pier Zenta on the eastern coast
of Split. The City Port of Split in the centre of the city is used
only for passenger and ferry traffic.
Split is not only an urban, cultural and traffic
centre of Dalmatia with road and sea connections to Dalmatia's numerous
summer resorts, but it is itself often a tourist and excursionists
destination. A city with a 1700-year old tradition, a variety of
archaeological, historical and cultural monuments, among which the
well-known Palace of Diocletian, inscribed into the UNESCO World
Heritage List, certainly occupies a special position, and the warmth
and offer of a modern Mediterranean city. The first detailed tourist
guide through the town and its surroundings, published in 1894,
bears witness to the long tourist tradition in Split. To be able
to grasp the historical significance of the city, one should first
visit the museums of Split: the Museum of Croatian Archaeological
Monuments - a capital Croatian cultural project, established in
1893 in Knin; the Archaeological Museum from 1820, one of the oldest
in Croatia; the Treasury of the Split Cathedral, including a valuable
collection of religious art; the Ethnographic Museum, founded in
1910; the Museum of Marine History; the Museum of Natural Science.
The Art Gallery, established in 1931, the Collection of the Franciscan
Monastery in Poljud, the Mestrovic Gallery, and other are also worth
visiting.
Split is a major sports centre (the 1979 Mediterranean
Games) with many famous and popular sports clubs and competitors.
There are also many sports facilities for recreational purposes.
The sports offer includes almost all types of water and other sports,
from football, basketball and tennis to mountain climbing and rifle-shooting,
water skiing and rowing.
Worth visiting is Marjan Forest Park, the green
oasis the citizens of Split have been proud of for generations,
carefully maintained and cherished. The park includes promenades,
vista points, solariums, nature paths, playgrounds and the Split
zoo. A marvellous view is offered from the top of Marjan on the
old and new parts of Split. It takes only 15 minutes of pleasant
walking to reach Marjan from the historical core of Split through
the old quarter Varos. The Marjan stairway, running along the crest
of the hill, leads to another, higher top of Marjan, Telegrin, with
a vista point offering prospect on the Split peninsula, Kozjak,
Mosor, the Kastela Gulf, Salona and Klis, Trogir and Ciovo, and
the islands of Solta, Brac, Hvar and Vis. The southern cliffs of
Marjan represent in recent times a very good training ground for
mountaineers and free climbers, who gather here every April on the
occasion of the traditional Marjan Cup.
Split has a variety of restaurants and wine cellars,
offering domestic specialities. There are many beaches and public
beaches in the city and its surroundings, the most popular of them
being Bacvice, a sand beach almost in the very heart of the town.
The cultural and entertainment offer of Split is
extremely rich, particularly in the summer, when the city squares,
yards and other areas turn into a large open-air stage. The Split
Summer, a traditional festival in the middle of the summer season,
includes dramas, operas and concerts (from mid-July to mid-August).
The Split Saturday Nights are de-voted to classical music. Split
also hosts pop-music events, the Art-Summer, folklore shows, the
folk feast Day of Radunica, and many other. Major cultural events
during the year are the Days of Marulic (in April), the Book of
the Mediterranean (in October), and the traditional events include
the Day of the Holy Cross, the Flowers Show, the Ball of Split,
wine show and other. The Day of St. Doimus (Duje), who is the patron
saint of the city, is commemorated on the 7th of May.
Split has several theatres, among which the Croatian
National Theatre, established in 1893, deserves a special mention
as a house hosting theatrical festivals, the Split Summer and the
Days of Marulic. There is also the Youth Theatre, and the Split
Puppet Theatre.
Split ACI Marina has 500 berths in the sea and
accommodates 100 vessels on the land. Open throughout the year.
Our recommendation:
"Adria
coral charter" Sailing and motor boats -Split
Apartments Villa Gluscevic - 20356 Klek
Villa "Danica" Apartments - Omis, Marusici
Apartments "Mirjana" - Luka Prozura, Island of Mljet
Apartments
"Cvitanovic" - Fra. Andrije Kacica Miosica 8 - HR - 21320
BASKA VODA
Apartments
"Radovanovic" - Kraj 39 - HR-20245 Trstenik
Villa
"Dalmatino" - Brela, Biskupa Bjankovica 1- HR - 21322
Brela
B&B
"Raco" Cesta Mutogras 20 - HR - 21 312 Podstrana
Appartments
"Pavlinovic"- Marka Marulica 23, HR-21327 Podgora
Apartments
"Carapina" Pralisce 19 - HR - 21222 Marina
Appartment
"Ines" - Praliscel 11 - HR- 21222 Marina
Apartments
"Marija" - Marusici- HR-21 000 Split
|
|
