Split, Croatia

We've spent five days in Split which is the largest city with the exception of the capital Zagreb. It's certainly the largest city on the coast. It's a beautiful one at that, featuring a large old town with the most notable landmark being Diocletians palace built in 350. The original palace (built for the Roman emperor Diocletian) encompasses about half of Splits old town. We saw the Palace, Bapistry (originally a Temple of Jupiter), Saint Domnius Cathedral. We also climbed the Saint Domnius Bell Tower to see beautiful views of the city.

If you're into Game of Thrones, a few key scenes were shot in the old town here. Diocletians palace was used as a stand in for the Daenerys Targaryen liberated city of Meereen. The Diocletian's Cellars were used as the caves where Daenerys kept her dragons.

Split was originally founded as a Greek colony and later brand the capital of the Roman province of Dalmatia. From there it was owned by the Byzantines, Venice, and Croatia. It was fought over by the Hungarian Empire, but apparently never conquered.Read more