Split and a ferry to Hvar.

We have booked into our room in the town of Hvar (on the island of Hvar). We will be here for 2 nights and will explore tomorrow. Soon it will be dinner time. The view from the hotel (first photo and video) is incredibly gorgeous as we look across to other islands. I'm feeling very spoilt.

I'll go back and describe the earlier part of our day.

Before leaving our hotel in Soltin (Split area) this morning I walked to the park right next to the hotel. There were 2 beautiful churches, one very old, one very modern.

We spent the morning in Split, the 2nd largest city in Croatia, population approx. 160,000. The Roman Emperor Diocletian built his palace here, and today it forms the heart of the Old Town of Split. We explored the 1,700 year-old palace cellars and learnt the story of the infamous emperor. Our guide then led us through the labyrinthine streets and arcaded squares to see St. Duje's- originally Diocletian's Mausoleum, and the Temple of Jupiter, which today is a baptistery, as well as the Golden Gate. After our walking tour we had almost 3 free hours. As we'll be coming back here after our tour ends we took it easy and decided to leave the further sightseeing until then. We strolled along the main walking promenade and checked out where our apartment will be next week. Another perfect location. Then we found a great restaurant and sat under cover enjoying the mild breeze. At 2:30pm we left Split on a ferry to the island of Hvar. It was a very pleasant 2 hour trip.Read more